Would be interesting to place yours near untouched AD10 though.While I absolutely loved my stock AD10, EDC that knife was a pain. Some little handle improvements helped a lot with the footprint:
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I'm thinking about doing this to mine as well. The hump is in the way no matter how I grip the knife. I knew someone had to have done it already.As a way to start off my Hump night (4/7), I removed the unsightly hump from the Espada handle
AD-10 with a Lynch deep-carry clip:
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I'm sure some of you have seen this elsewhere on the forum, but I've been on a huge Tuff Lite kick lately. I'm in love with the blade shape and ergonomics.
What is the handle material in the first 4 pictures ? Added weight compared to the original ?
Tuff Lite and mini tuff Lite are great knives. Nice work and next level in looks !
Thank you! Everything I've done has been aluminum thus far. I weighed the show side scales:
OEM plastic: 14g
1/8" aluminum: 16g
I much prefer the pocket feel of the thin aluminum handles. No noticeable increase in weight.
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Again, great work and thanks for the info.
Whew those things are nasty! I would not want to be on the wrong end of those knives! Nice job on the Veff's, they look very even!Custom made, Veff inspired serrations.
Stippling job for a less slippery grip.
oldmanwilly
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Well, folks, I did...something.
My good friend, @David Mary , once gave me some excellent advice about how to make serrations with a dremel. So, naturally, I ignored most of it, put in absolutely zero forethought, and hit send.
Not my finest work.
I'm calling it the Boucher Special, because it resembles a mean ol' alligator who's angry 'cause he ain't got no toothbrush for all them teeth.
But it is still salvagable. About 5 minutes of corrective surgery with a diamond rod has restored my faith in the project.
She won't be pretty, but she'll eat well once I'm done.
Moral of the story? Measure once and cut thrice, or just send your knife to David if you want serrations.
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
My good friend, @David Mary , once gave me some excellent advice about how to make serrations with a dremel. So, naturally, I ignored most of it, put in absolutely zero forethought, and hit send.
Not my finest work.
I'm calling it the Boucher Special, because it resembles a mean ol' alligator who's angry 'cause he ain't got no toothbrush for all them teeth.
But it is still salvagable. About 5 minutes of corrective surgery with a diamond rod has restored my faith in the project.
She won't be pretty, but she'll eat well once I'm done.
Moral of the story? Measure once and cut thrice, or just send your knife to David if you want serrations.
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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Good effort man. I mangled an old Voyager myself before taking the plunge and sending mine out to a proper knife maker. It ain't easy, for the foreseeable future I won't be attempting any of that, maybe I could experiment with Opinels and such since they're thin and basically all you need is a diamond file. The Opinel Tracker turned out okay.
CrepuscularGimlet
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That might be the only Opinel that has truly caught my eye
oldmanwilly
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Somebody stuck a nagle in the middle of this handle, so I fixed it.
Much better now.
Much better now.