CS Scimitar wave mod.

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Cicatriz

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I got this knife in a trade a while back and liked it right off. The only problem was it was not quick enough out of the pocket.
Thought of trading it, selling it, using it to trim chicken wings...

I also had an Emerson with wave feature for a while that I eventually sold.
So I really wanted to put a wave type feature on the Scimitar but didn't want to cut it.
Then my brain clicked in gear and I ended up with a mod I am quite happy with.

The brass is from a new/old stock slip joint liner.

Took it to a high polish but left some of the deeper marks because they looked appropriate for this type of knife.

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You know, I've been thinking of a similar mod but I always imagined something much more complicated and involving machining a little hunk of steel. Since I have neither the mill or the skill and never had the time, anyway, I never followed up. So kudos to you.
 
Looks nice. Do you have some better pix? I'm thinking about doing the same thing to a Bedlam. If I don't just take a grinder to it. :D
 
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Looks nice. Do you have some better pix? I'm thinking about doing the same thing to a Bedlam. If I don't just take a grinder to it. :D
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The thumb stud unscrews on the Scimitar so this one was fairly easy.
I laid the knife on paper and drew an outline of the blade and marked where I wanted the feature.
I made a rough template of everything to compare to as I went along.

I used a file tail that was roughly the same thickness as the Scimitar to form it on. Held the file in my vise.
Heated the brass with a propane torch, bent it with pliers and a small tack hammer. Used hemostats to hold it after it got really small.
I intentionally put a bend in the back to fit along the blade to make it stronger.
After I got the rough shape with a Dremel I used a chainsaw file to refine the notch.
Needle files and 600grit sandpaper, then felt wheel with polishing compound.
A clothes pin was the right thickness to jam the piece on while polishing.

I need a magnifying glass for anymore of this kind of thing....


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I've been looking at pics of the bedlam and thinking how I would put a wave feature on it.
Since the blade rises up to make a forward thumb rest it's easier then the Scimitar.
I think I would tap the back of the blade where the thumb rest is and screw on a thumb disc.
Kind of like how CS does some of theirs.
The stainless discs are $2 and it wouldn't take very long at all.
 
I put in a carbide tip(can just barely see it in the pic) and added a lanyard(with bronze skull).

The carbide is put into a too small hole, the back side of the ball of the handle is filled with epoxy then drilled for a lanyard.

Once I started the lanyard my old days at the saddle shop came back and I remembered how to do some of the braids...

Is there anything else to pimp???

I believe I am finished.

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Nice! May have to make one of those myself! Thought about making a piece to replace the studs but that seems a bit easier. Nice work!
 
You could fill the end hole with solder and then hit the whole thing with cold blue. It would make it smoother for less pocket wear and it would match.
 
Thanks Y'all!

Now that it's finished I'm wrestling with myself whether to trade it or not... I'll carry a while then decide.
 
I tried something like your mod, but couldn't get satisfactory results. Kydex would work if it was formed correctly, and was trying that but lost patience. Then I came up with this mod (posted a while back) -

http://s883.photobucket.com/albums/ac33/phatz22a/

The first one was made with an old "E-Z stud" that I had laying around. Then I did the rest of my folders by drilling and tapping round stock to accept a threaded insert and also drilling to accept a drill bit shank (epoxied in) to act as the wave .
It works just like the Spyderco P'kal. It's very difficult to even get the knife out of pocket without the wave deploying. Which is a good thing, IMO.
 
hey I just ordered a hold out ii and I want something like this for mine

all I have is a dremel and would much appreciate help
 
A Dremel is a must for things this small.
I used an 1/8in drill bit, a cut off wheel, a small round green grinding stone, and a felt buffer with rouge.

What info do you need?
I'll try and help as much as possible.
Either here or by email.
Cicatriz
 
well i was thinking of using the thicker metal out of a soup can or something but im not sure if that will be strong enough to deal with the triad lock
 
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Soup cans rust easily, are thin walled and will cut the crud out of you...

If you're in a hurry you could make a pattern out of a soup can and then make a permanent one out of better material.

What kind of resources do you have for brass, titanium, or stainless steel? G10 or fiber reinforced nylon would work too.
Choose the best material that you can get. It could be free or even if it's not, quality materials always produce a better product.
A bicycle chain link could work. Just look around and see what you have! Scavenging is part of the fun!
 
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