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It is your knife man, do anything you like to it!
Have you contemplated simply dulling the last inch of the blade with a fire steel, and trying it like that first? I did this and carved a few spoons with the knife in this configuration...
It might be worth it to try it out first before you invest a lot of time and money in the idea.
While this knife can be modified to do many many tasks, consideration might be warranted toward the question, "is this really the best platform for my needs?"
You have mentioned potential financial limitations with regard to the 6....I think considering the value of your time (and the expense associated with the tools you will wear out doing this), a 6 may end up being both better suited for you, and less expensive in the end.
The other thing that would really jump into the back of my mind and forever haunt me, is the idea that this weakens the knife in an area that, if a 5 will ever break, my guess would be it will be right in this area....and you are not only thinning that area, but potentially damaging the heat treat. Perhaps you can remove the stock without significantly weaken it...but will you ever have doubts about this in use? That looming doubt in the back of my mind (post-mod) would be enough to prevent me from trying.
Hope this insight is helpful. It is your knife, do whatever makes you happy...but this work will take a lot of time and effort...make sure you deal with any potential doubts ahead of time.
Have you contemplated simply dulling the last inch of the blade with a fire steel, and trying it like that first? I did this and carved a few spoons with the knife in this configuration...
It might be worth it to try it out first before you invest a lot of time and money in the idea.
While this knife can be modified to do many many tasks, consideration might be warranted toward the question, "is this really the best platform for my needs?"
You have mentioned potential financial limitations with regard to the 6....I think considering the value of your time (and the expense associated with the tools you will wear out doing this), a 6 may end up being both better suited for you, and less expensive in the end.
The other thing that would really jump into the back of my mind and forever haunt me, is the idea that this weakens the knife in an area that, if a 5 will ever break, my guess would be it will be right in this area....and you are not only thinning that area, but potentially damaging the heat treat. Perhaps you can remove the stock without significantly weaken it...but will you ever have doubts about this in use? That looming doubt in the back of my mind (post-mod) would be enough to prevent me from trying.
Hope this insight is helpful. It is your knife, do whatever makes you happy...but this work will take a lot of time and effort...make sure you deal with any potential doubts ahead of time.
