EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

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LimpCroissant said:
I ended up upgraded two knives today. I just wanted to share what I did just in case someone else runs into these two issues. First GEC 40's have a button on the sheath that is unprotected on the backside (inside), so it can scratch your blade up a bit. I cut a piece of 1mm leather to shape and glued it over the backside of the button to solve that minor issue. Now it slides in and out nice and smooth and the blade doesn't get unnecessarily scratched up for no reason. The knowledge and leather were all thanks to our man @Sharp & Fiery . Thank you very much for the leather my friend! It took me forever to actually do it, I know, but it's finally done! Haha
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Next, my Kershaw damascus Skyline has always had really bad detent lash. That is, the detent hole is too big for the detent ball, so there is some slop when the knife is closed, and also when you close it quickly the edge hits the backspacer a touch. Well, I fixed that with some leather today too. I cut two small lengths of leather the same shape as the inside of the backspacer and glued and pressed them together to make it thicker. After it dried a bit I chamfered the ends and then glued it to the inside surface of the backspacer. Now the knife has zero detent lash, the detent feels better, and it's no issue (to me) that the edge touches the leather. Worked out real well!
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And a couple beauty shots while I was outside tinkering on my motorcycle tonight! Sorry for all the pics, but man that copper patina pops!

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Wow man…great ideas and execution on that !
 
birdave said:
No apology necessary and good idea with the leather on the back spacer.
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Thanks man! Yea that detent lash is a pain in the butt. Luckily, the leather kind of goes with the motif of the rest of the knife with the copper and sort of low layer count damascus.
Sharp & Fiery said:
Looks great! Glad it worked out. Now it’s time to put some scratches on those blades. :) 😂🤣😁
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Thanks my friend, yea it worked great! I know you advised using contact cement for the sheath, but I had some Loctite brand super glue that says it works on leather, so I ended up using that since it's such a small piece. Yup, now that I've made it so it won't get scratched up, it's time to scratch and dent her! 😂👊🤙
bigolegator said:
Wow man…great ideas and execution on that !
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Thanks man, it all worked out easier and better than I thought. Especially the leather on the backspacer deal. The best thing about it is that it should be waterproof! 👊
 
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