Looking for a grinder monkey

[ron finkbeiner jr]

I want to buy a BK9 and have somebody regrind the top area into a true Bowie clip, anybody got any recommendations?

 

[Tommythewho]

Recommend not calling the potential craftsman a monkey

 

[ron finkbeiner jr]

No offense intended to said artisans. I cry your pardon. It was a nickname I heard from a steelworker friend of mine and it just popped out as I typed the thread.

 

[ron finkbeiner jr]

The 9 will be my first foray into the world of Becker knives .

 

[amflud]

Try posting in the custom services area. Its worked for me in the past.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/871-Wanted-Knifemaker-Craftsman-Related-Services

 

[Tommythewho]

No offense intended to said artisans. I cry your pardon. It was a nickname I heard from a steelworker friend of mine and it just popped out as I typed the thread.

It's ok I've called steelworkers worse

 

[mrn8]

Grab yourself a half-round file and go to work! $6-8 and a little elbow grease will get it done for you.

 

[worldwood]

Just curious but why a half-round file?

 

[Translash]

Just curious but why a half-round file?

the half round shape will create a 'curve' on the false edge to appear like the bowie clip OP wants.

 

[worldwood]

Thanks, makes sense!

 

[worldwood]

This guy has you covered, he is one of the original blacksmiths!

 

[NikkiR]

See I was thinking about filing the shark fin (jimping) off of mine, but I just got a sweet sheath from 710, and I don't want to mess up the retention.

 

[Lethal289]

See I was thinking about filing the shark fin (jimping) off of mine, but I just got a sweet sheath from 710, and I don't want to mess up the retention.

Buy another one. Problem solved.

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

What exactly are you looking for. Just a Haze style treatment? Or something more intense?

 

[ron finkbeiner jr]

Ya'll are right, I should try to do it myself. I mean that's what being a "Beckerhead" is all about right? I am not a BH yet but, I am working on it.

 

[tiguy7]

A 4" contact wheel with an assortment of belts will make the job fast and easy.

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

Or not even that. You could honestly probably do it with a dremel or basic tiny sander and some time.

 

[ron finkbeiner jr]

I have wanted a Bowie knife for a long time there's on AZCK that is a Jeff Chaffee SOG Vietnam Bowie but I just can't afford that beauty. Even if I could I wouldn't have the heart to use it. So I will try my hand at modifying and see where it goes from there. I may even try my hand at custom scales too.

 

[ron finkbeiner jr]

I just want the blade to look more like a traditional Bowie. I saw a picture of one on Google and that's how I want to do mine.

 

[worldwood]

check this thread out....

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/859050-My-BK9-Fighter-in-progress-UPDATE-Pg-4-amp-5