Griptilian with a wave!

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MicMurry

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Ok I'm sitting in composition class being thouroghly bored when a great idea sparks in my brain. (no it wasn't about writing):p

Anyway, I was thinking that it would be really easy to put a Commander style wave on my Griptilian. Just grind off the front half of the thumb hole and you've got it.

Now I'm obviously not knife maker, but seemed to me that if I ground it down nice and slowly keeping, it cool, it would work. I could then sand the edges nice and smooth and have a nice "wave."

Seemed cool to me, any of you boys tried it?


edited to change "stud" to hole
 
You mean remove half of the opening hole? It would work, but you can't call it a "Wave." ;)
 
Thanks for the link Quit Storm. Don't think I would modify it as much as that guy did, wow.

Anyway, would the heat from the dremel ruin the steel? Or is it just not possible for friction to heat it up enough?
 
The friction created by a Dremel tools should be able to ruin the blade´s temper at least in small section near the place where the Dremel works, but you might reduce this heat inducing process by pouring water on the handle and take long breaks between brief dremeling periods to allow the blade to cool down.
 
Before you grind up your blade why not try the zip tie trick? All you do is put a zip tie through the opening hole and pull it tight so the little square of plastic is on the spine of the blade. Trim the excess and it should wave open no problem.
 
I've been doing the zip tie trick with my my Wegner and my AFCK Axis Lock for some time now. they should be worn out, but I've had the same ones on my Wdgner for a few months now (It's also a heavily carried knife) Works great, doesn't commit to permanent changes, and doesn't really sacrifice yer opening hole.
 
I've taken a Dremel to a blade (edge-side) before and the only place where the temper is ruined is the exact area you're grinding. I wouldn't worry about the back edge at all, just make sure the whole blade doesn't heat up. Dunk into a container of ice-water every few passes and you'll be safe. If you angle the point of the knife downward in your vise (I do hope you use a vise! :)) you can probably figure out a way to dunk the grinding area in the water without removing it from the vise.
 
Leave your knife as is. A medium zip tie attached to the hole will wave just as good or better than the actual wave design, at least in my experience. Zip tie is temporary while modification of the type that you are talking about is permanent. Big D1
 
Holy Sh!t, that was one but ugly knife!!!!!!!!


ITs a crime against nature...or steel
 
If I were you, I'd use a small coping saw instead of a dremel. (if you can get ahold of one) That way, you would be sure not to ruin the temper on your blade. All you'd have to do is made 2 cuts (into the front of the hole) and sand the "sawed off" area afterwards. That's ONLY if you want to put a permanent wave on your knife though...

You might want to try the zip tie trick on your knife first. If it doesnt' work you can always go and cut a wave into your blade like you planned to, but if you cut it first it's real hard to put metal back on! Try the zip ties first.

Good Luck
 
Hmmm...I have to give those zip ties a try. Certainly alot cheaper than buy new bits for the dremel.:)
Anyway, were would the zip tie go? Towards the front or back? My guess would be just around the middle somewhere.

Another thing that I was thinking about was the lock. Will the Axis hold up to the abuse of a wave style opening? I was thinking it would, but hey I'm no expert.

Thanks for the tips guys!:) :)
 
BTTT to hear answer on his last question:

Another thing that I was thinking about was the lock. Will the Axis hold up to the abuse of a wave style opening? I was thinking it would, but hey I'm no expert.
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In my experience the only time an Axis or Arc lock fails to catch, and catch solid is when the lock is still pulled back when the blade reaches the fully open position. Then you could se the blade bouncing back if you arnt careful.

But since the wave opening does not manipulate the lock at all, it would more than stand up the force. My own Axis/Arc locks lock with the same fullness regardless of the force and speed of the opening. I would venture to say that it would stand up to a waving better than a linerlock and even a framelock because of the consistancy. Sometimes liners and frames can travel too far on the tang on a real swift strong opening, never happened to me on an Axis.;)
 
Yeah I've been snapping open for the past week now. It's holding up fine, just hope it lasts as you say it will.
 
What are you refering to? The twist tie or the axis lock???? The only problem that I can think of that may happen is that the stop pin may become dented with very hard wavings. However, from my experience, the axis pin is relatively hard to dent and is easily rotated to counteract any wear. As far as the mechanism itself, it should be fine. I would more worried about taking a dremel to your knife.
Matt
 
The dremel will not affect the edge temper (considering where your cutting). The one thing it will do, if not constantly cooled off, is discolor the (around)area being cut (changing the metal temp.). a coping saw is not going to be able to properly cut the blade.
 
Holy crap thats ugly. I'm crying I'm laughing so hard at that knife. micmurray please for all that is good about knives don't make it look like that!!!!:eek:
 
Originally posted by TLR
Holy crap thats ugly. ... micmurray please for all that is good about knives don't make it look like that!!!!:eek:
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Don't worry man. I wouldn't do something that radical. I was just going to remove half of the thumb hole on the top.

Besides, it's not that ugly....
 
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