Broken Tips

Pack Rat

Pack Rat

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Have read a few threads about broken tips and thought I would throw this out.
With my Lansky clamp system I reprofiled this Mentor model 470 what was loaned out and apparently used as a prybar. Took about 30 minutes using the diamond hones to get it back to this shape. I debated about taking a little more off the belly, but decided to leave it at this shape. This one is probably 420HC so was fairly easy to do.

Thought I would toss this out as example of what can be done yourself.
It is with another 470. Not the same knife.

A before and after.

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the reprofiled knife looks like it now has a better skinning profile than the original, great job!
 
RickJ said:
the reprofiled knife looks like it now has a better skinning profile than the original, great job!
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Thanks,,,I got that similar comment couple of years back when I first posted about it.

side note...don't loan my brother any knives..:eek::D
 
Thanks for the kind words Gentlemen... It is fun doing one of those broken tips. Son in law bought a 112 in a pawn shop a while back for $10. Missing a very tiny piece of the tip... It will probably be next.
 
Pack Rat said:
Thanks for the kind words Gentlemen... It is fun doing one of those broken tips. Son in law bought a 112 in a pawn shop a while back for $10. Missing a very tiny piece of the tip... It will probably be next.
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Hi Larry AKA Ratty;),

I like a 112 that has a fat re-profiled blade. Here are a few shot's of a pair of 3 dot's, the old used one has the fat belly.



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nice work there rattie !
I have reprofiled a few but I pre-fer to bring the back side down to a broke tip
more work but I like the results for a small tip break better ,,,
yea belly is nice to have in some knives
I have a few old 110s that have a LOT of belly in them from the factory
 
I have to agree with 110 Dave on this one especially with a folder, you need to take the spine down.
With the fxd blade at the begining of the thread I think I would have taken most from the spine also, or a little of both.
Ole belt sander on the back of the spine it'd be done in about 5 seconds.
 
okbohn said:
Sometimes a reprofiled knife is a good reminder NOT to pry!!! :)
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Heh. Or, a reminder to avoid knives with overly pointy tips.

110Dave said:
nice work there rattie !
I have reprofiled a few but I pre-fer to bring the back side down to a broke tip
more work but I like the results for a small tip break better ,,,
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For me, it depends on the blade. Knives like a 110 or 112, it's beyond my skills to bring the spine of the double edge down. Much easier to muck with the spine when it's flat.

Also depends on what I'm going to use the blade for. Both of these knives were tipped and reprofiled. The Schrade 5OT (similar to a Buck 501 in a lot of ways) had the edge brought up. The pen blade on the Micra had the spine taken down to the edge in more of a spear profile. I use the Micra occasionally for whittling and the spear (heading towards wharncliff?) profile works better for some cuts.


EDC - Shrade 5OT by Pinnah, on Flickr

I'm really liking the 112 and Vantage reprofiles. They look great.

I agree completely with DM. I really prefer more belly to my blades.

Another reason to want to see more (full belly) drop point options on the 110 and 112 frames.
 
Belly, Drop Points, Flat topped spine, Yall are getting pretty close to describing the Buck 450 Lockback. An underrated sleeper among Buck knives. Sorry I don't have a pic, but I believe there some maybe in the picture thread.

A schrade 49OT gut hook Liner Lock, Drop or Semi Clip is also one with a lot of belly.

No rights or wrongs on reprofiling. Its all personal preference.

And avoiding knives with overly pointy tips, well, in my 67 years I have never broken a tip. I don't think avoiding those is the issue. Improper use or dropping one has been the only thing I have seen for broken tips. But that is probably a whole nother thread.
 
Pack Rat said:
And avoiding knives with overly pointy tips, well, in my 67 years I have never broken a tip. I don't think avoiding those is the issue. Improper use or dropping one has been the only thing I have seen for broken tips. But that is probably a whole nother thread.
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Ya live and learn. I broke one tip that I know of many many years ago, (mostly unintentionally) have bent, slightly, a couple (testing my luck) but I don't think I've broke two. I do not intend to brake another. NOW I GO AND GET THE PROPER TOOL FOR THE JOB!
 
Good job Pack Rat . I feel like braking a tip just so I can send you something to do.;):D
Hawkeye
 
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