Fixing broken tip on SAK

[simioh]

I was at my friend's house and I spotted a SAK on his desk. He told me he hadn't used it in a while because it had gotten so hard to open (he's not the knife nut that would ever oil a knife). When I checked the knife out it was extremely hard to open, and when I finally opened it this is what I found (picture is actually after I cleaned it up):

I offered to take it home and clean it up for him. I cleaned it as best as I could and you can at least open and close it now, but it's still stiff. Well I had some free time yesterday so decided to attempt to fix the tip with a dremel (first time doing this). This was the final result:

The downside is the knife no longer has a sharp tip. This got me thinking that maybe I could put a reverse tanto tip on it (is it a sacrilege to do this on a traditional?), or maybe a clip point. What do you guys think?

 

[Shotgun]

I think your general idea is good. I would make the curve a little more gradual though and not so rounded.

 

[jonathan13]

I think it's doable as long as the drop is in front of the nail nick.

 

[jackknife]

If you send it back to Victorinox, they'll fix it or send you a new one.

 

[comis]

From the picture, it looks like the tip might have been broken off by prying. I think you've done a great job to make it usable and it would be silly to make it into a clip-point so the tip might fail again.
On the other hand, I do agree to check with Victorinox and maybe they will replace it with a new blade?

 

[simioh]

I didn't ask my friend how he broke the tip, but I'm sure he was prying with it. I'm just gonna tell him to pry with something else.

I think both a tanto or a clip point would be ridiculous, but at the same time funny.

I'll update with pictures when I decide what to do.

 

[Noctis3880]

I didn't ask my friend how he broke the tip, but I'm sure he was prying with it. I'm just gonna tell him to pry with something else.

I think both a tanto or a clip point would be ridiculous, but at the same time funny.

I'll update with pictures when I decide what to do.

Get him a SAK that comes with a prybar. Not sure if there is one though. I know my Victorinox Multi-Tool has one:thumbup:.

 

[simioh]

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

I would have removed steel from the edge, to keep the original profile. But still, good job :thumbup:

 

[simioh]

I would have removed steel from the edge, to keep the original profile. But still, good job :thumbup:

Can you explain a little more please? I sharpened it on the Lansky at 17dps finishing with the ultra fine ceramic and leather strop.

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

I meant something like this, well...the line isn't perfect, but you get the idea.


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[simioh]

Ohh ok! You're right, that would've kept more of an original look. I guess I wanted to turn it into a sheepsfoot or reverse tanto since I like those blade shapes the best.

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

Yeah, a sheepsfoot is always good to have around. Yours does look a bit like a higonokami blade.

 

[simioh]

Yeah, a sheepsfoot is always good to have around. Yours does look a bit like a higonokami blade.

I didn't know the higonokami blade by name, but I had seen them before. I'm very pleased with the results.

 

[Chris "Anagarika"]

If you bring up the tip, make sure it's still below the handle edge when blade is closed. An exposed tip is not what you want

 

[simioh]

If you bring up the tip, make sure it's still below the handle edge when blade is closed. An exposed tip is not what you want

Thats a great tip (pun intended haha)!