Modded HK

[Fiddleback]

I was totaly impressed with the HK as soon as I saw it. But I didn't feel like signing up etc. Anyway, when they were selling them at Blade I couldn't pass it up (hell, for $118, who could). Its a really sweet design, but as with all my knives, I had to make a few minor changes.

1. I took out the pointy hump on the spine and made it one sweeping curve.

2. I ground the guard until it was flush with the mikarta.

3. I widened the choil toward the handle. This was purely for aesthetics.

4. I oiled the mikarta with mineral oil.

Let me say that this knife had the potential to be the best Bushcraft knife since the F1. The choil, for me, screws that up a bit. I can't for the life of me see why this design needs a choil. Except that because of the rounded plunge line the dang edge would have started roughly there anyway... I'm not a big fan of rounded plunge lines either. They force the edge away from your hand, and thats where you get the most leverage for tough tasks like notching.

Regardless of this flaw, the knife is a sweetie. Its thin blade and high grind make it a mean cutter. The edge came a little toothy and rough, but sharp all the same. I spent some time resharpening mine, and now it'll slice through a sheet of paper like it wasn't even there.

Pics!

Before:

After:

Spine shot:

Choil area:

 

[xaman]

that looks AWESOME.

 

[steelnut]

Can't wait to get mine, may fiddle around with it:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[junoir]

With designs like this coming from the swamp Jerry should be afraid, very afraid!!!

 

[messer454]

Gret mods, and nice meeting you at BLADE.

 

[Fiddleback]

Gret mods, and nice meeting you at BLADE.

Thanks, and right back at ya. My favorite part of Blade Show is meeting fellow posters and putting faces to names!

 

[Jeepnut22]

Man, the H.C. looks great! Nice work sir!

Great meeting you at Blade this year as well. Nice stuff you are cranking out too!

 

[Fiddleback]

Man, the H.C. looks great! Nice work sir!

Great meeting you at Blade this year as well. Nice stuff you are cranking out too!

Hell yea! I hope you're there next year too!

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Lycosa]

That blade looks great!! It would look better if it was INFI!

 

[OldPhysics]

Outstanding!

Wow!!

Sharp!!!

...and a host of similar descriptive phrases. In short, very impressive. :thumbup:

 

[Fiddleback]

That blade looks great!! It would look better if it was INFI!

I got the only one made in infi, look closely, you can plainly see its infi, right?

LOL.

Outstanding!

Wow!!

Sharp!!!

...and a host of similar descriptive phrases. In short, very impressive.

Thanks bro! Someday I'll take the grinder to some infi! Too busy right now.

 

[Eric Isaacson]

Andy,
Great to meet you at the show and great looking job you did on that HC.

Thanks for sharing the pics

 

[mhawg]

Once you get it home make it your own! I did my re-profile on a SYKCO 154CM Mudpuppy for practice and no real surprise but it came out devastatingly sharp. Before I knew it I was sitting among hundreds of slivers of pages from an old A.G. Russell catalog. I just couldn't stop slicing, it just floated through the paper. Tonight I think I'll tackle the Red/ Black G-10 HC since it will be a user and hopefully make it up to the lake to clean some bream for frying!

 

[Fiddleback]

Andy,
Great to meet you at the show and great looking job you did on that HC.

Thanks for sharing the pics

Thanks Eric! It was great meeting you too! Can't wait for next year!

 

[Ban]

That HC is looking good Andy! :thumbup:

 

[texastonydobbs]

I love my HC ,does its job perfectly...tackle box duty..bait knife....

 

[Last Visible Canary]

I can't for the life of me see why this design needs a choil. Except that because of the rounded plunge line the dang edge would have started roughly there anyway...

the one redeeming quality of this model is that because the line of the choil is so close to being flush with the edge, it won't catch nearly as bad if you let stuff slip into it.

I to am a choil hater

 

[TurnerIII]

Can't wait to get mine, may fiddle around with it:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Fiddle about ...fiddle about ... fiddle about!! :thumbup:

Cant wait!!

 

[mhawg]

Since it's going to be Wicked Uncle Earnie and my sister I guess I should supply the beer and hope I'll kill some meat before I have to eat salad for supper. If you're not a butcher you might want to stay small so watch out you tree rats!! (mostly bream and crappie)