CRKT Forebear slip joint modification

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Gary W. Graley

Gary W. Graley

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While this was done to my CRKT Forebear slip joint, it could be done to any folder with blade spines that are too crisp for comfort. The spines of both blades were sharp 90 degree edges that felt a bit too keen when reaching through my pockets. So to alleviate that I used my Ken Onion Worksharp with bladegrinder attachment to round over the spines for a more comfortable carry and use.

See more detail here at Knife Center
  • Main Blade Length: 2.29" (58.17 mm)
  • Secondary Blade Length: 1.06" (27.03 mm)
  • Handle Length: 3.43" (87.05 m)
  • Overall Length: 6.75" (171.45 mm)
  • Blade Material: Sandvik 12C27 Stainless Steel
  • Blade Thickness: 0.090" (2.29 mm)
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The small blade is quite handy at times, both blades are chisel ground and very sharp

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and the longer blade has it's uses as well

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The deep nail nicks make it very easy to open, especially with them being ground in closer to the tip which gives a pull advantage over nail nicks that are more to the center of the blade.
Very nice folder and made more comfortable by rounding the spines of the blades now.

G2
 
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It certainly helps the carry as well as in use, I did sharpen both blades which ended up with two razor sharp edges ;)
G2
 
Gary W. Graley said:
It certainly helps the carry as well as in use, I did sharpen both blades which ended up with two razor sharp edges ;)
G2
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My CRKT Forebear arrived. Very nice modern traditional slipjoint.
I knocked off the corners off the tang that were very sharp, and this weekend will hit it the Work Sharp for the top of the blades.
Did you convert the blades to conventional double bevel or leave them chisel?
 
I left them chiseledged but I did sharpen them so they were like little razors
G2
 
Set 30 degrees on the KO and they came up to a beautiful mirror polished chisel edge (plus a strop on the non bevel side).
 
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