Chinook 1.5

[bquinlan]

I love the Chinook! I suspect I should have held out for a II, but I was able to afford a used I so I bought it. I like the blade shape of the I and much prefer the grip shape of the II.

So...what I ended up doing was to put my Chinook I on the belt grinder. I used a small contact wheel to deepen the finger grooves at the front and rear. The positions of the pivot and clip kept me from duplicating the shape of the II, but I did manage to steepen the angles enough to make me happier with it.



Am I crazy?

I still want a Chinook II, though...

--Bob Q

 

[Slvgx]

wow! it looks great!

 

[allyourblood]

heh! Bob, i've been to your website many times to ogle your pictures... never knew that was "bquinlan"...

abe m.

 

[bquinlan]

Slvgx: Thanks!

heh! Bob, i've been to your website many times to ogle your pictures... never knew that was "bquinlan"...

You just made my morning!

--Bob Q

 

[Ray Bair]

I have a Chinook I, and a Manix. I think the Manix handle is just about perfect (in my hand, at least). The old Chinook ain't bad, but I may need to do a little "tinkering," too. Yours looks great!