Chris Reeve Modifications

sextant said:
Due to current German laws you are not supposed to carry a knife that can be opened one-handed to a locked position - not without a "legal reason" and regardless what size :(
So I decided to eliminate the corresponding feature and push out the thumb stud on my small Regular :eek:
To make sure the remaining hole wouldn't get mixed up with other maker's holes in blades :D I filled it with a mixture of Green Glow in the Dark Powder and epoxy. Now it looks good in the dark, too :)

In fact the first owner had already anodized it to a golden color so it had lost it's warranty anyway...
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Hey sextant...do you have a daylight picture of the knife? Id like to see how the epoxy turned out.
 
PropThePolecat said:
Hey sextant...do you have a daylight picture of the knife? Id like to see how the epoxy turned out.
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Here is a detail of the pic I took two years ago right after I filled the hole with epoxy. The surface was pretty smooth except the little bubble I found on one side after I had cut the excess epoxy off.

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I took a new pic close up today. Two years later the surface is a little rough. I should fill it again I think :)

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I just ordered a replacement thumbstud from Texas Knife Supply. I'm going to replace the stud on my Large Sebenza. It's the only thing I don't like about my Sebenza as it hurts my thumb.... Pics will be posted once I've done it....
 
Maprik said:
I just ordered a replacement thumbstud from Texas Knife Supply. I'm going to replace the stud on my Large Sebenza. It's the only thing I don't like about my Sebenza as it hurts my thumb.... Pics will be posted once I've done it....
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Curious which stud you ordered?

I've been using Benchmade 470 studs on both my small sebs and really prefer them to the stock stud. Had to mod them slightly to fit into the blade hole, but work just the same.
 
SMI said:
Curious which stud you ordered?

I've been using Benchmade 470 studs on both my small sebs and really prefer them to the stock stud. Had to mod them slightly to fit into the blade hole, but work just the same.
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I ordered what they call the "fancy" stud. It's the taller of the 2. Cylinder barrel with stepped top. Countersink screw from the other side...
 
Maprik said:
I ordered what they call the "fancy" stud. It's the taller of the 2. Cylinder barrel with stepped top. Countersink screw from the other side...
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The Fancy Stud looks very nice. I checked out their website and I really like their Damascus studs too.
 
I just hope it's a good fit into the hole. If its not then I'll have to tap the original back in!!!!
 
lisantica said:
What? This old thing? :D Seriously though, it's the BEST warranty voided knife I've ever had, much credit to Chris Reeve, and certainly to the engraver (Tim George) as well!
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Damn, that's beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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