Finger Choils - My favorite way to void a factory warranty.

[steppinthefunk]

Finger Choils - My favorite way to void a factory warranty.

Ever since I made my first finger choil mod, every non-choil knife I have owned just felt like something was missing.
Now, every folding knife I own has one

-Let's see your custom finger choils-

I have posted the Cryo and one of the Opinel's previously but here are the rest:

 

[SirJames]

I see no reason for them, a knife is meant to be held by the handle and I've never bought a knife if I could not live with the handle. If a person needs a finger choil then they should just get a smaller blade.

However, your work is crisp and clean, nicely done mod.

 

[sodak]

Your title made me chuckle. This is my favorite mod, mine are all hack jobs, but much more functional with the choil, IMO. These make the knives much more functional, and the bottom one is now a true 4 finger grip while losing very little/none of the edge.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q203/sodak_photos/inventory/P1000568.jpg

 

[gooeytek]

I did my 560 a while back too.

and a finger choil on the JYD2 as well.

and enlarged the sharpening choil on my 550.

 

[vorpalblade]

Nice work.

But no choil for me. You get the most leverage from the section of edge closest to the handle. Since a handle won't gouge your hand, you can exert more controlled force than if your finger is in a choil. While gripping a handle, your hand contacts a larger surface than while using a choil, so you get better fine control also. A choil gives you a shorter blade when desired, but the advantage isn't worth the penalty. Choils look cool though.... Even to me.

 

[beaconterraone]

Not a mod for me, but you do absolutely beautiful work!

 

[Bludgeon]

Very nice work. What tool are you using to cut the choil?

 

[Jamesh Bond]

Finger Choils - My favorite way to void a factory warranty.

Ever since I made my first finger choil mod, every non-choil knife I have owned just felt like something was missing.
Now, every folding knife I own has one

-Let's see your custom finger choils-

I have posted the Cryo and one of the Opinel's previously but here are the rest:

Very nice work.

I agree not for me. Im cool with a great design incorporating intelligently executed choils, but in most cases they are an unnecessary waste of cutting edge.