DIY knife mods (Pics inside)

[Czechmate]

Very nice Begg! Now it's truly yours... :thumbup:


Some of mine.

Wave mods:

Opi handle & blade mods:

Scale mod:

Stripped & hand rubbed (LOL!) sating finish on this double edge dag, cut the double hilt off and sanded/polished:

Choil mod on the 511, plus a strip job to remove the remainder of the coating, then cold blued:

.45 Cal LBS on a ZT 301st:

Heat anodized the clip on this SNG then blew up the pic in a photo app for kicks:

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That's it for now... :thumbup:

 

[dcmartin]

Very nice Begg! Now it's truly yours... :thumbup:

Whoa! Nice mods all around Czechmate! The Wave mods look great and the GB orange scale looks awesome!

And thanks, yes the Bodega feels like it's truly mine now

 

[David Mary]

I have a recon 1 in XHP on the way, and I plan to do something like this with it. I will call it the "Sheepcliff mod". This is not my first mod; I have modded two voyagers to wharncliffes, a manix 2 XL to more of a "ParaManix", and refined the blade shapes of my endura, and resilience. But this Sheepcliff knife is going to be my perfect knife, I think. You know, the one knife to end my buying of more knives....

But I seek advice on which taps to get in order to move the pocket clip; I have never tapped before, let alone tapping G10. And if anyone has any ideas on how to blacken the spine after my grinding and polishing is done, I would love to hear suggestions.

Thanks, Dave.

 

[Czechmate]

I have a recon 1 in XHP on the way, and I plan to do something like this with it. I will call it the "Sheepcliff mod". This is not my first mod; I have modded two voyagers to wharncliffes, a manix 2 XL to more of a "ParaManix", and refined the blade shapes of my endura, and resilience. But this Sheepcliff knife is going to be my perfect knife, I think. You know, the one knife to end my buying of more knives....

But I seek advice on which taps to get in order to move the pocket clip; I have never tapped before, let alone tapping G10. And if anyone has any ideas on how to blacken the spine after my grinding and polishing is done, I would love to hear suggestions.

Thanks, Dave.

I'd suggest Ferric Chloride or, if you can't find that Muriatic Acid & Hydrogen Peroxide should work. :thumbup:

Great looking mod ideas BTW.

 

[Czechmate]

Whoa! Nice mods all around Czechmate! The Wave mods look great and the GB orange scale looks awesome!

And thanks, yes the Bodega feels like it's truly mine now

Sorry I did not see this sooner; thanks for the compliments. :thumbup:

 

[David Mary]

I'd suggest Ferric Chloride or, if you can't find that Muriatic Acid & Hydrogen Peroxide should work. :thumbup:

Great looking mod ideas BTW.

Thanks for the advice and encouragement. I really like your Voyager and Endura wave mods. Also, the orange scales on the Stretch (I think it's a stretch, anyway).

 

[TravisH]

Also, the orange scales on the Stretch (I think it's a stretch, anyway).

It's a Gayle Bradley.

Oh how I wish the Stretch came in M4! Guess I'll have to settle for HAP40.

 

[Czechmate]

Thanks for the advice and encouragement. I really like your Voyager and Endura wave mods. Also, the orange scales on the Stretch (I think it's a stretch, anyway).

You're welcome and thanks for the compliments. :thumbup:

It's a Gayle Bradley.

Oh how I wish the Stretch came in M4! Guess I'll have to settle for HAP40.

Yup.

I'd like a stretch in zdp, m4 or superblue; gotta say I don't know anything about hap40 whatever that is LOL. :thumbup: Edit: just did a quick read, sounds interesting. :thumbup:

 

[Czechmate]

Pics of some of my past work.. :thumbup:

Refined the wave a bit on my endura a couple weeks again by grinding and polishing the spine to open the hook up a bit.

Bamboo scales on a BM 586:

Blue G10 on my TUFF:

Three of my four waved knives:

Blue/Black G10 scales on my Gayle Bradley:

The old orange scales (got rid of em!)

Future thought (one of many LOL!)

 

[REK Knives]

Three of my four waved knives:

That's an interesting wave on the ZT... can't tell if it's just the lighting but it looks straight there? Does that actually work if so?

 

[David Mary]

Good idea on the Matriarch! It should come like that from the factory.

 

[blanex1]

i mod a lot of my knifes,mostly scales and clips are the things i like changing out,and polishing the liners/screws as well,makes it so i can call the knife my own!and feel its really mine.

 

[Czechmate]

That's an interesting wave on the ZT... can't tell if it's just the lighting but it looks straight there? Does that actually work if so?

It is straight; I contemplated rounding it similar to the sng & endura but like how clean it looks as is. Because of the forward angle towards the tip it works perfectly and catches the pocket seam nicely. :thumbup: My 561 has a heavy detent too.

 

[Czechmate]

Good idea on the Matriarch! It should come like that from the factory.

They do, it's just that I don't own one and want to DIY mine into a waved version... :thumbup:

 

[David Mary]

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[REK Knives]

It is straight; I contemplated rounding it similar to the sng & endura but like how clean it looks as is. Because of the forward angle towards the tip it works perfectly and catches the pocket seam nicely. :thumbup: My 561 has a heavy detent too.

Very cool. I've got a 0561 en-route as we speak... not sure exactly what I'm gonna do w/ it yet, but it's gonna be a major overhaul of just about everything!

 

[Kybosshog]

I have a recon 1 in XHP on the way, and I plan to do something like this with it. I will call it the "Sheepcliff mod". This is not my first mod; I have modded two voyagers to wharncliffes, a manix 2 XL to more of a "ParaManix", and refined the blade shapes of my endura, and resilience. But this Sheepcliff knife is going to be my perfect knife, I think. You know, the one knife to end my buying of more knives....

But I seek advice on which taps to get in order to move the pocket clip; I have never tapped before, let alone tapping G10. And if anyone has any ideas on how to blacken the spine after my grinding and polishing is done, I would love to hear suggestions.

Thanks, Dave.

I would like to make something like this, use the thumb stud screw to hold it on.

 

[David Mary]

Kybosshog, thanks for the suggestion. The recon 1 arrived a few days ago. Most of the work is done, and I ended up cutting a wave into the spine forward of the thumbstud. So I have three opening methods. Wave, thumbstud and flick. I might still consider making something like that if I can find a piece of metal suitable for it and if I can figure out how to bend and shape it. I am still pretty new at knife modding and metal working in general (aside from sharpening). I am at work right now, but will post a pic of my recon Sheepcliffe when I get home. I think I achieved close to the perfect balance between utility and pointy, more of a wharncliffe now, though, since I have refined the blade shape a bit more.

 

[David Mary]

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[Czechmate]

Very cool. I've got a 0561 en-route as we speak... not sure exactly what I'm gonna do w/ it yet, but it's gonna be a major overhaul of just about everything!

Pics pls. :thumbup:


Another mod on mine: