BK10 uber mods!

[tobiism]

At first I wasnt as thrilled with the 10 as I thought I would be. Then I modified it and now I love it! I think its my new favorite!
Enjoy!

 

[bigghoss]

Looks really good. Been thinking about doing a similar treatment to my 7 and 10.

 

[tfields]

nice work looks great!!

 

[tobiism]

Thanks guys, this is the first Becker I rounded the spine on and it makes a huge difference when assisting with your opposite thumb while carving. The jimping still throws great sparks on the ferro rod. The rounded pommel makes chopping feel less painful in the palm.

BH #347

 

[daizee]

Nice, you've got two souvenirs. Considering the same for mine.

 

[The Warrior]

Tradewater did something similar to that with his 10. Nice work.

 

[Dexwithers]

Awesome Man!! Great mods and I love the TWO Jimps!

Came out real nice.

 

[Tdhurl1103]

:thumbup:

What did you use to de-ramp and jimp?

 

[tobiism]

Hey Tom, angle grinder, belt sander and chainsaw file

 

[tradewater]

Good job :thumbup: Love the dually Waynes.

 

[hawaiianhawk]

Looks good! My 10 has become my favorite big fixed blade. What'd you use to strip?

 

[tobiism]

Thanks guys! Hawk I used off the shelf paint stripper. I think it was EZ strip

 

[hawaiianhawk]

Cool. You guys all seem to get cleaner results with the paint strippers than I do with CitriStrip.

 

[tobiism]

Well as the title suggests Ive been doing some more mods to the 10, or El Piloto as I call it.
Cut the forward finger guard forward some more to provide more room for my grip when Im wearing gloves. I cut the skull crusher down quite a bit. There will still be an 1/8th of an inch sticking out past the bottom of the handle. The handles are cut out of a block of curly maple burl. They have been put in a vacuum pot with polyester resin to stabilize them. The resin definitely darkened the scales more than I wanted but Im pleased with how they look. They will be put together with aluminum pins and lanyard hole.

 

[TBL]

Looks good! can't wait to see the finished piece!

 

[Cryptyc]

WOAH MOMMA! That's fantastic. Love it.

 

[tobiism]

Thanks guys, here is the almost finished product.
I have to say, making wood scales and stabilizing them is a pain in the ass. BUT the results are worth it. LOL





Here you can see that Ive gained more room in the grip for when I have work gloves on.

 

[The Warrior]

Very cool man.

 

[Cryptyc]

I really dig that look. Fantastic job and great end result.

 

[Eero]

That's some nice wood