Did you ever have to file your kick down on your traditional?

I think if I hadn't done anything, after a few sharpenings, the blade tip might have caught more than just my finger. :eek:
I couldn't take the chance of not doing anything.
 
All this talk is encouraging me to do this on the sheepsfoot blade on my Case sowbelly. Not only is it extremely high, but it is very thin at the top and really digs into my hand when using one of the other blades. I'll heed the advice and go slow and see how it goes!
 
When the tip comes above the liners after years of sharpening and use, I get out the file and touch up the kick. It extends the life of a good user. I'm going to hit the kick on my 2013 BF congress jack after I send it back to GEC to rework the pivot. The tip of the sheep foot is above the liners.
 
I use a belt sander to lower kicks, regrind blades, swedges, tips, etc. Done so many now I can't remember them all. Only made one boo-boo to date, so that one of my EDCs carries a sliver of toothpick down in the well to keep the over-ground kick afloat. It only bothers me when I think about it! ;)
 
I had just received a old boker barlow gifted to me by another member. I thinned the edge a bit to make it a better slicer, but afterwards, the very tip was just barely stick out. Enough to catch on your finger if you brushed over it. Grabed a cheap smith pen diamond file. Took it down a tiny notch and now it sits flush. Simple to do and keeps the knife user friendly.
 
I do it all the time. I use my Sharpmaker diamond stick and check every few passes.
 
black mamba said:
I use a belt sander to lower kicks, regrind blades, swedges, tips, etc. Done so many now I can't remember them all. Only made one boo-boo to date, so that one of my EDCs carries a sliver of toothpick down in the well to keep the over-ground kick afloat. It only bothers me when I think about it! ;)
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Can't you just peen the kick to widen it?
 
I've did some minor alteration to a few over the years. I'd rather use a bench grinder, most blades are hard enough to not cut well with a file. Gentle touch on a grinding wheel or belt sander with touch up via sandpaper or bench stone, usually will work. I'd like to have a coarse diamond file of some sort, that would work great.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
Same here, I've done it enough times just to make an older knife usable.
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Zuchus said:
All this talk is encouraging me to do this on the sheepsfoot blade on my Case sowbelly. Not only is it extremely high, but it is very thin at the top and really digs into my hand when using one of the other blades. I'll heed the advice and go slow and see how it goes!
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That's the key! Slow is the best way tto do this... Ask me how I know!

I use my 1 X 30 belt sander with a superfine belt on it to do this work. Just a tiny touch, then check. Tiny touch, then check. Easy does it and you'll be OK.

Robert
 
Yes a few times.I use a DMT green stone.Took the cutting edge on this one to <three inch and lowered the kick.
 
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Yes. Here are a couple I adjusted....

The Schrade 505 was a factory second and the sheepsfoot was sitting way too high. I lowered the kick till it was just right and adjusted the spey to match it...the main got lowered a smidge too. Turned out to be a nice EDC for my 9 dollar investment.
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The second was an old Case Jack that had been abused..It needed both edges re-profiled and the kicks lowered.
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Phil in Alabama said:
I've did some minor alteration to a few over the years. I'd rather use a bench grinder, most blades are hard enough to not cut well with a file. Gentle touch on a grinding wheel or belt sander with touch up via sandpaper or bench stone, usually will work. I'd like to have a coarse diamond file of some sort, that would work great.
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You can use emery cloth wrapped around a file or somesuch thing.

When you do this you can drop the nail nick too low. So I usually hit the kick a little, reshape the tip a little, and make little notch for the nail nick so as to make things as unnoticable as possible.
 
csisland said:
It's a personal preference thing I guess. It was bothering me so I sent it in and I'm happy with it.
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Oh it did bother me, I knew it was there and every time it was in my pocket I was constantly running my finger over it.

I took a ceramic stick to it and few time and made it better.

Dave
 
I'm curious, the knife I sent back, do they file down the kick on a grind wheel or take a file to it?
 
I've been thinking about this on my Case Medium Stockman. The sheepsfoot rides very high and makes using the other blades very uncomfortable. I was worried that it might slightly sink in the back. Glad to see its a pretty common mod. I think I'll give it a go and just go real slow and careful.
 
yablanowitz said:
I've filed down dozens of kicks. The latest was a Ken Coats custom that was standing a bit proud after a few years of working for a living. Like someone else said, it's my knife and I don't care how it's " supposed to be", it's going to be how I want it to be.
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:thumbup::thumbup::D
 
Kleingra said:
I've been thinking about this on my Case Medium Stockman. The sheepsfoot rides very high and makes using the other blades very uncomfortable. I was worried that it might slightly sink in the back. Glad to see its a pretty common mod. I think I'll give it a go and just go real slow and careful.
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I wrap the knife in masking tape to keep the grindings/abrasives out of the pivot. Just something I learned on the first one I did.
 
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