Firesteel notch in bk2 spine?

[clich]

Will filing a 3/8 firesteel notch in the spine near the scales compromise the bk2 strength?

 

[DerekH]

No. Or rather not enough to matter. It has been done in several variations, and none of them that I know of have catastrophically failed as of yet. I would say go for it, but your chances are better of it holding up if you post pics of course. Many pics. In high resolution.

 

[clich]

O will becuz if I don't then it never happened. I was thinking of doing some jibbing on the spine with a firesteel notch in front and decorative file work on the tang. Ya know spruce her up a bit. Show her off, then beat her up.

 

[maethor]

As you might know, I've done it. The knife doesn't seem like it lost any of its tankiness. Jimping and a firesteel notch are a great way to improve the BK2.

 

[clich]

What width was you notch?

 

[maethor]

5/8" wide and 1/8" deep.

More pictures in my thread "On my way to the LandShark"

 

[Idaho Guy]

Does the notch improve firesteel performance?

 

[clich]

From what I've seen it gives a larger spark and it wears better since the notch is the shape of the steel