Junk Yard Dog Mod

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Joshua J.

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The Vassili choil is back...

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Sometimes you get these urges, and you just want to make something a little bit better.

I've been wanting to do this mod for quite a while, and found the time today. The JYD and JYDII are exceptional knives, very sturdy, but as with any good work knife sometimes you want to squeak your hand right up to the edge.
The new thumb ramp (or lack thereof) is also something I find works better for me. My thumb likes to stretch out a little, and the "humps" got in the way.

I don't know how often user mods make it into production, but I bet this one wouldn't be a half bad idea.
 
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Nice clean work. I did a similar mod to my JYD I a while back, as well as the pocket clip mod. I still have more work to do on it. I agree that tweakin', and moddin'; it makes the knife more your own. Again, nice work. :thumbup:

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yeah smoothing out the top hump really helps IMHO. But what I would REALLY love would be for the edge to come all the way back to the flipper, without any choil - THAT would probably make it my "forever" EDC!
 
Nice. Not sure I'd like that myself, though. The JYD has little enough edge as is (considering length closed). However, it does add considerably both to looks and for close-up work. Hmmm... now I might have to go thru with some ideas of my own...
 
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Nice. Not sure I'd like that myself, though. The JYD has little enough edge as is (considering length closed). However, it does add considerably both to looks and for close-up work. Hmmm... now I might have to go thru with some ideas of my own...
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I did cringe a little when I got to grinding the edge away with the JYD, luckily the JYDII has enough space that you don't have to touch the edge on that one.
 
What tool did you use to do this.
Very clean work. I was just looking at the G10 composite JYD, I didnt buy because I thought it needed a choil.
-Eric
 
The tools I used.

1. Resparator (G-10 dust is nasty).
2. Safety glasses.
3. A woodworking vice (better for holding flat objects, and it won't marr things like a regular vice will).
4. Angle grinder (for rough grinding, just to save time as it would take hours to do that with a Dremel).
5. A 1"x30" belt sander (not really necessarry, but they're nice for getting things flat and even).
6. A Dremel tool (for precision shaping and buffing).
7. Three grits of sandpaper (rough - medium - fine, for polishing after grinding).
8. Can't forget about the Sharpie, marking things down before disassembly is a must.

You also need a screwdriver set to take the knife apart, as to do all this with the knife assembled would be excessivly hard on the lock and pivot.
 
Joshua J. said:
I did cringe a little when I got to grinding the edge away with the JYD, luckily the JYDII has enough space that you don't have to touch the edge on that one.
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Okay, now I'm REALLY going to have to grind a choil in mine XD. It is an issue I've noticed (flippers in general, but the JYD II in particular - have less blade-length proportionally and no place to choke up on the edge.)
 
senoBDEC said:
Okay, now I'm REALLY going to have to grind a choil in mine XD. It is an issue I've noticed (flippers in general, but the JYD II in particular - have less blade-length proportionally and no place to choke up on the edge.)
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It's for this reason that I'm really looking into the the ZT 0200, and the Offset. Lots of edge and the handle gets nice and close.
They seem to be somewhat similar designs, but I'm going for the Offset first because it looks to have a thicker and bigger handle overall. Though the two share quite a few characteristics.
 
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