How To Help (modification) needed on screwup.

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Lavan

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I almost used Tinkering, but it's something that NEEDS tinkering.
(actually more than that I think)

Anyhow..... If I didn't have a sentimental factor in this knife, I wouldn't be going to all this trouble.

I got (and had engraved) a cool stainless Delica.

But..... on a whim, I decided I wished it was serrated instead of plain.

Soooo... I took it to a local guy who serrated it for me and I thought he did a respectable job. :)

Then.... in my infinite wisdom (read "foolishness") I decided I really DID like the plain edge better and had same guy do an UN-serration. On SAME blade. :eek:

Now, for some unknown reason, he ground down the kick and returned it and I discovered that he ground it down SO far that the edge was smacking the backspring and dulling it every time it was closed.

I successfully got the edge reprofiled down ENOUGH to clear the backspring.

BUT..... AND HERE'S MY REQUEST

Can anyone grind the last pic down from Line B to Line A (the edge) and THIN the partially hollow ground portion to a sort of saber grind and finer?

If you can or know anyone who could, please contact me. After his grinding on the kick, I don't want to go back to the original modifier.

Thanks.

:)

Ac7gUj4


I'm not sure if that image is showing, but here's the URL that....SHOULD work

https://imgur.com/Ac7gUj4
 
OUCH!!!
It looks like the dude did a pretty nice job on the serrations.
I would definitely get another Delica and put a new blade in that bad boy!
Sweet looking knife!
Good luck.
Joe
 
Why would you initially do something like that on such a beautiful and functional knife? Why and Why?:eek:
 
That is beyond a screw up - thats a clusterF!

As others advise; buy a new blade.

BTW thats a very fetching Nimschke-style engraving.
 
Thats not a bad suggestion and would go well with the engraving.

So to recap - its the standard scenario; ask for advice on a knife forum and you are instantly out more money, than you ever envisioned :)

Knee jerk knife forum answer: "Buy them both!" :)
 
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BladeScout said:
So to recap - its the standard scenario; ask for advise on a knife forum and you are instantly out more money, than you ever envisioned :)

Knee jerk knife forum answer: "Buy them both!" :)
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LOL. But it's the right answer. :p

And that damascus blade suggestion is fantastic.
 
Looks like you spent a bit of cash on that beautie already , might as well spend a whole bunch and do what jwh720 suggest it will be pefect
 
Replacing that blade is not an entry level task, especially on an engraved knife. It may be hard to find someone up for the task and it probably isn't a DIY for most people.

That is a stainless Delica. It came with pinned scales with a flush pivot. You would need to find someone to punch the pin out, swap the blade, make sure the lock bar fits properly, push a new pin back in and then re-engrave the pivot pin to match the knife.

Sadly it may be more feasible to just start over and do it all again.

This was the original knife. No visible pivot.

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I have ...NO.... idea how one would replace a blade on a stainless model that isn't put together with screws.

The "reason" I did it in the stupid first place is that the original plain blade would NOT hold an edge.
Sooooo.... I thunk that serrations would CUT better.

But..... being a knife NUT..... I hadda go and get to wishing I had just left it alone.

So, how DO you replace a blade on a stainless handle?


I did NOT..... mess with the Police I also had engraved. See, there's SOME hope and a smidgen of brains crouching there in my skull.

Plus I cobbled together a HILT! So. PARTIAL yay! :D

Spyderco_Police_Hilt.jpg
 
Lavan said:
I have ...NO.... idea how one would replace a blade on a stainless model that isn't put together with screws.

The "reason" I did it in the stupid first place is that the original plain blade would NOT hold an edge.
Sooooo.... I thunk that serrations would CUT better.

But..... being a knife NUT..... I hadda go and get to wishing I had just left it alone.

So, how DO you replace a blade on a stainless handle?


I did NOT..... mess with the Police I also had engraved. See, there's SOME hope and a smidgen of brains crouching there in my skull.

Plus I cobbled together a HILT! So. PARTIAL yay! :D

Spyderco_Police_Hilt.jpg
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You should post this in the Spyderco subforum and see if Sal will help you out with a new blade. I'm sure he would give you a good price if it can be done and it would be done right.
 
And if all else fails, talk to Josh at Razor Edge Knives. He's a wizard on the grinder. He doesn't do knives with sentimental value but maybe if you beg.
 
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very nice piece, thanks for sharing :thumbsup:

I would guess that he ground the kick because it protruded so much that he thought it might be obnoxious, forgetting the importance. Before you have the knife disassembled, I have read of folks putting a "catch" inside - like a piece of credit card set or glued to the spot inside where the blade is striking, as a means of preventing edge-damage; or even a thicker but shorter piece glued to the kick-stop to catch the kick...

As for thinning the grind, a number of folks here could do that for you, but you may also be interested in doing it yourself if you have the stones (not a euphemism ;)). You can just lay the bevel on the stone and work it down to the thickness that serves your needs, then progress to finer grits. When satisfied, flip the knife over and proceed with the other side. You can go slow and enjoy the feeling of the metal grinding away.

Here is one grinder that could do that work for you: @razor-edge-knives http://www.razoredgeknives.com/
 
I have already rather made a mess of trying it....myself.

Even a coarse stone cuts soooooooo slowly.
 
bearfacedkiller said:
Replacing that blade is not an entry level task, especially on an engraved knife. It may be hard to find someone up for the task and it probably isn't a DIY for most people.

That is a stainless Delica. It came with pinned scales with a flush pivot. You would need to find someone to punch the pin out, swap the blade, make sure the lock bar fits properly, push a new pin back in and then re-engrave the pivot pin to match the knife.

Sadly it may be more feasible to just start over and do it all again.

This was the original knife. No visible pivot.

C11P.jpg
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For all the bolded reasons your best bet is gonna be to send it back to Spyderco. Even then with the extensive engraving it won't come out the same as when you first got it. I'd chalk it up to a lessons learned.

I have to ask, didn't you realize that every time he changed the edge profile he removed metal? You can't put new metal in so as you remove more the edge rises, the only way to lower the edge is grind down the kick.
 
The problem wasn't metal level.
Even after grinding, the edge was well below the handle edge.
Grinding the kick down just moved it WAY lower.

I have to decide what to do now.
If anything.

I made a big mistake a long time ago.:(
 
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