How do you remove the wave?

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I'm seriously thinking of removing the wave feature on my Commander.
I love the knife but dislike the wave on this user. I'm always grabbing
it out like I do my other edc's that don't wave and I end up
with a blade half deployed.
If I don't like it, don't use it, and don't plan on selling this fantastic
knife why not?
How is the best way to remove one, slowly on the grinder is what
comes to mind? Thanks.
 
DO NOT REMOVE THE WAVE, YOU'LL REGRET IT :thumbup:

THE WAVE FEATURE IS INSANESLY PRACTICAL!!! :D
 
I have de-waved a few knives in my time, one of my favorite EDC knives is my de-waved 12.

I find the wave is soft enough to remove with a good file and you can just clean up the area with diamond files and a spot of sanding. This is the safest way but is going to be a good couple of hours worth of work.

Using a grinder (as in bench grinder with wheels) is not usually the best idea as they turn really fast but will work. You really need to make sure you cool the blade after every couple of passes. A belt ginder is going to the job as well and you can run them slow enough to stop too much heat building up.

The one thing you might want to do is give the blade a satin finish or at least polish the spine. I personally don't like the look of a blade that is not uniform in finish but of course that may not bother you.

:):thumbup:
 
First of all, thanks for your posts you top two. I've made up my mind to take it off and
if I regret it I will let you know and you can all ha-ha me and say I told you so. :)

Haze,
Thanks for the info I think I will follow your advice and have at it with a file then sand
it down to a nice finish. I just have to figure out how I want to round it off and contour
it.
 
You can go for a similar look that the EKI waveless folders use, there are pics on the EKI site.

I have a few pics of the ones I have done some where, I'll try and find them and post them when I get home from work.
 
I can't seem to find the pics I'm looking for but here is one of my 12s with the wave removed. :):thumbup:

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Definately go with the file. After all, you don't have to do it all at once. The blade may look strange half way through dewaving, but it will still funtion.
 
Don't remove the Wave. Learn to draw the knife without deploying the Wave.
 
Would this work.

If you choose the grinder, make sure to have a bucket of water closeby to dunk to knife into every second or two, making sure it doesn't get to hot.
 
I simply grab the knife with a finger or thumb over the tip of the blade if I want to be sure it won't open.

If going ahead with the wave-ectomy, I would remove the bulk of the wave with a hacksaw, die grinder or bench grinder.

razorburn said:
Would this work.

If you choose the grinder, make sure to have a bucket of water closeby to dunk to knife into every second or two, making sure it doesn't get to hot.
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May help a bit to stop it getting too warm but by the time the metal is too hot, dunking in water won't save it.

Just a thought, as the wave is far from the egde, you may damage the temper of the metal at the wave without hurting the edge. I wouldn't let it get hotter than I could hold to my skin anyway though.
 
Lycosa said:
Don't remove the Wave. Learn to draw the knife without deploying the Wave.
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Doable except in emergency situations, exactly the situations where a half-waved open knife can be deadly(to yourself that is).
I'd prefer my CQC-12 be dewaved, except for the ugliness which would ensue(it's the BT coating).
 
I've de-waved a couple CQC-8's both custom and production. I used a dremel and grinding attachment. Went slow and steady so I didn't heat it up too bad. I lined up a factory non-wave CQC-8 blade as a template and the de-waved one came away looking about 95% factory. I prefer the CQC-8 without wave after getting tipped a couple times in my hand during training that involved drawing and having the wave not work at certain times. On the other hand, I prefer the wave on my Commanders and CQC-7's.
 
Like Haze suggested is probably best. Blend it with the hump already there and its far less grinding away and less time involved. Black blades would be problematic for finish but you can either hand rub it or have it bead blasted afterwards and that would match it all up again.

This is someone elses folder that came here to me for a frame lock. I thought Dave did a righteous job on the Wave removal. :thumbup:


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Thank you all for your comments, idea's, and pics.

Haze, I like the way the 12 looks in your first pic. I think I will do mine the same
way.
To me the wave is a useless feature. I have no reason to use it. I carry around
alot of different knives most don't have a wave. I use my knives as tools and not
for anything else. I could put my finger over the blade so it won't open but trying
to remember to do that everytime I draw would be impossible seeing that tommorow
I will be carrying something else.
In the end having the wave off the knife will save me alot of money over the years
to come as well. :)
 
I don't like the wave either. It has no practical value to me. It's opened my knife a few times when I didn't expect it by getting snagged in my pocket, resulting in a cut one time. I wish my CQC-7 didn't have it but it's a black blade and it would look crappy with the stainless contrast of a removed wave.
 
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