Case Mini Trapper Mod

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lciesielski

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Hi

I would like to share with you my idea for how to improve spey blade in this knife. I am a big fan of sheepsfoot type blades so now this trapper is one of my favourite. To made it I simply used grinder and cold water. Steel was cold so hardness should be fine.
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I've never liked nor found a use for the spey blade.

I have a couple of the mini trappers with the clip and warnecilffe bade combo and carry them a lot.
 
What a great mod, way to go!:thumbup: I always wanted to mod. the spey on my #66 calk roper into a pen, then I found the #62 Maverick, so the idea has been back-seated, for a while.
 
lciesielski said:
Hi

I would like to share with you my idea for how to improve spey blade in this knife. I am a big fan of sheepsfoot type blades so now this trapper is one of my favourite. To made it I simply used grinder and cold water. Steel was cold so hardness should be fine.


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Well done!
yup cool water and a slow grind is all ya need, ain't gonna hurt the temper at all.(I've probably modified a hundred blades that way :) )


Did you cross drill it and add the lanyard hole too? Don't think I've ever seen a mini trapper with one before.

Looks like a pretty close cousin to the one I did a couple weeks ago :D (I didn't have any choice than to do the clip blade though since some fool had broken that blade)

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Hi, yes I did but that was easy part because brass is super soft. Before drilling I marked two points (one each side) with Vic Farmer's awl. Nice wharncliffe too. If you can't find it, make it - this is always the best way to go ;-)
 
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Tonight, after I got home, I ground the long spey on my full-size Case Trapper into a wharncliffe blade. I find it a lot more useful than the longer spey!

regards,
Ron
 
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