disassemble knives with pivot pins (spyderco salt 1)?

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skinnybenny

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i'm positive i want to disassemble my new salt 1 i hope to get for christmas and i am positive that it is a bad idea (so spare the criticism). i'm a novice that wants a good, unique knife. i'm somewhat of a knife nut and in my personal opinion i think it'd be awesome to have a spyderco knife with a wooden handle. i think the hard part isn't actually making the handle (although i'm sure cracks will be an issue) but rather, taking the original handle off to start with. i'm asking for advice primarily with loosening the pivot pins, but also, any other advice you guys might be kind enough to offer. i've seen another guy's knife, named str, with the exact same type knife with an awesome wooden handle that is exactly what i'm thinking of. from him or anybody else, advice will be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
 
skinnybenny said:
...i'm sure cracks will be an issue.
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To avoid cracks and end splits in the wood handle material, use stabilized wood.

As for advice on disassembling the Spydie, you could also post the question on the Spyderco Forum here on Bladeforums. Those are folks focused on Spyderco knives, so there may someone there with knowledge of the interior workings of the Salt model and caveats when working on them.

Since you liked STR's mod of the Salt, have you contacted him about it?
 
If the knife is assembled with pins, file/grind off the heads and drive them out with a pin punch. Replacing them is a little harder, but you can do it.
I'll be happy to help tell you how.
Bill
 
info on where to get replacement pins would be appreciated. i'd like to fine some that would make the handle easier to get off for general cleaning purposes, maybe some type of screw-like pin. it's strange how they don't already come like that. as far as the stabalized wood, i read that it was reinforced with some type of plastic-like resin. my question is - does if feel like actual untreated wood? i don't want it to feel plastic smooth like on most gentlemen's knives or like the gear stick on a nice luxury car.
 
skinnybenny said:
info on where to get replacement pins would be appreciated. i'd like to fine some that would make the handle easier to get off for general cleaning purposes, maybe some type of screw-like pin. it's strange how they don't already come like that. as far as the stabalized wood, i read that it was reinforced with some type of plastic-like resin. my question is - does if feel like actual untreated wood? i don't want it to feel plastic smooth like on most gentlemen's knives or like the gear stick on a nice luxury car.
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Stabilized wood does feel as if it's been finished. The good news is that not all woods need to be stabilized for your purposes. But if you want to use something like spalted maple or another wood that needs structural help, you'll need it to be stabilized.
 
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