chopped down "Pocket Butcher" Kershaw Chill

[fluid_motion]

Hey guys, this is my first thread so less hate if I do somthing wrong/nooby is appreciated. I want to share my project today with you guys which is a chopped down version of a Kershaw Chill. This is also my first production knife mod so any advice is also appreciated. I think it turned out well, but if you guys think otherwise i'd like to know to improve my work. I don't have any fancy crazy tools so i just did this with a Dremel, a 6/8 Inch bench grinder, and some sandpaper. So with that out of the way here it is.

I only have a few WIP photos of the process because i tend to get absorbed in my work and forget to take pictures but here is what I have. First I had to clamp down the two liners and scales to together and cut off the bottom part with a dremel so i get this.

After that i cut off the backspacer to roughly the same length

Then I clamp the knife so I can smooth out the back and slightly round the corners with some sandpaper

After that I go to flatten the top of the handle. This is also how I flattened the bottom

All the handle pieces cut and shaped to size

Fast forward to after i've cut the top of the blade off because i forgot to take pictures before

After that i just rounded the corner of the blade that sticks out the handle and knocked the harsh edges off with some sandpaper and done.

 

[asdf12345]

Looks great, what's the blade length? Are you going to make that a razel grind?

 

[fluid_motion]

For anybody interested in the flipping action, it actually flips out faster now and feels more snappy, although it isn't a world of difference, it's still there.

 

[fluid_motion]

Blade length is 2.5" and overall length is 5.25" I actually can't make it a razel grind because a little bit of the corner of the blade sticks out when it is closed.

 

[Phydeaux]

That came out pretty sweet! Chills are a fun knife to mod.

Ric

 

[caseguy]

What did you use to cut down the blade?

 

[bpeezer]

Wow, I need to do something like this on my frankenchill. Sick idea.

 

[fluid_motion]

@caseguy To cut the blade I just used a Dremel with a cutoff wheel. I actually did all the rough cutting with the dremel, did the shaping on an 8" wet wheel bench grinder, and finishing with 60 grit then 100 grit sandpaper.

 

[cbwx34]

I don't see the point.



(Sorry, couldn't resist).

 

[Czechmate]

Nice clean work IMO. :thumbup:

Whenever I see a squared off point (aka Razel) I want to see it morphed into something like this:

Awesome Paint skills at work...

 

[lastbrunneng]

Neato.
Fyi, using the side of the grinding wheel is a big no-no, you can thin the inner areas and cause the wheel to explode.

 

[fluid_motion]

Yeah I try not to use the side of the wheel, but when you don't have a way of flat grinding things, it gets awfully tempting to.

 

[chucknduck]

I like it. Its missing something though. If it were me, id grind a big finger choil betwren the flipper and the edge. Not only would it look.pretty cool, it will add versatility and make sharpening a lot easier

 

[Czechmate]

I like it. Its missing something though. If it were me, id grind a big finger choil betwren the flipper and the edge. Not only would it look.pretty cool, it will add versatility and make sharpening a lot easier

Locking straight razor FTW!

 

[Hard H2O]

If you round or angle that top corner of the blade so that it doesn't stick above the handle when closed you could chisel grind the front of the blade.

 

[Spade115]

Raising an old thread, buddy shared this on Facebook, wife loved it, DAMN COOL!! how is it holding up?