I know everyone is being kind of funny here, but in all seriousness, BE CAREFUL using it, before or after you mod it.
A friend of mine in Montana had one, and it was a good outdoorsy knife for a little while, then one day while he was clearing brush & cutting through a small limb, it finally broke, and he ended up with a large piece of the blade embedded in his forearm. Didn't hit anything important, but lots of blood & stitches.
I'd leave it on the wall, and get a tougher user.
thx - cpr