Modified Production Knives (traditional only)

JTB_5 said:
That’s fine work! I can’t say I like the EO notches on this pattern, though. The Tidioutes are pinchable with a little patina. But some folks love the EO notches. Just not my cup of tea.
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I’d normally agree with you- but on this particular pattern it makes the totality of the shape look wicked interesting. It still causes issues for knife longevity due to wear and tear, but I think it looks exceptionally cool.
 
EngrSorenson said:
I’d normally agree with you- but on this particular pattern it makes the totality of the shape look wicked interesting. It still causes issues for knife longevity due to wear and tear, but I think it looks exceptionally cool.
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I prefer symmetry over the more abstract (?) lines. The eureka has a really nice sway from blade tip to butt on the edge and blade well side that gets really interrupted by the EO notch. Plus I have never liked the way an EO notch feels in hand.
 
JTB_5 said:
That’s fine work! I can’t say I like the EO notches on this pattern, though. The Tidioutes are pinchable with a little patina. But some folks love the EO notches. Just not my cup of tea.
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EngrSorenson said:
I’d normally agree with you- but on this particular pattern it makes the totality of the shape look wicked interesting. It still causes issues for knife longevity due to wear and tear, but I think it looks exceptionally cool.
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JTB_5 said:
I prefer symmetry over the more abstract (?) lines. The eureka has a really nice sway from blade tip to butt on the edge and blade well side that gets really interrupted by the EO notch. Plus I have never liked the way an EO notch feels in hand.
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Before doing it I was a little worried about how it might look, but in looking up EO notches to see if there were any photos of them done on this pattern but I couldn’t find any. It kept coming up on bullet end jacks which I think is one of the only patterns that lends itself to EO notches and looks good. The way the blade sits in these it looks the same as a bullet end with a different spine. I think it looks good and also mirrors the swell center on the spine just more extreme. For me at least and probably most others my ring finger sits right in the notch too so it’s very comfortable. These aren’t mine but I was thinking about putting one on my camel bone version. Not trying to convince you just giving my perspective on it. EngrSorenson does the notch add to wear and tear in a specific way or just in general?
 
jsdistin said:
Before doing it I was a little worried about how it might look, but in looking up EO notches to see if there were any photos of them done on this pattern but I couldn’t find any. It kept coming up on bullet end jacks which I think is one of the only patterns that lends itself to EO notches and looks good. The way the blade sits in these it looks the same as a bullet end with a different spine. I think it looks good and also mirrors the swell center on the spine just more extreme. For me at least and probably most others my ring finger sits right in the notch too so it’s very comfortable. These aren’t mine but I was thinking about putting one on my camel bone version. Not trying to convince you just giving my perspective on it. EngrSorenson does the notch add to wear and tear in a specific way or just in general?
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great post- love the insight. You think about things like I do. The wear and tear I was referring to was more as the knife ages and the blade gets sharpened. Eventually the edge or point will show in the EO notch. True of all notches, and a weakness of some pattern shapes in general. It looks like your placement for the EO is pretty great, and it’s not too deep; there’s plenty of hidden blade.

of course these days people rarely use one knife enough to whittle those blades down, so it probably doesn’t matter- it’s just something I think about.
 
jsdistin said:
Before doing it I was a little worried about how it might look, but in looking up EO notches to see if there were any photos of them done on this pattern but I couldn’t find any. It kept coming up on bullet end jacks which I think is one of the only patterns that lends itself to EO notches and looks good. The way the blade sits in these it looks the same as a bullet end with a different spine. I think it looks good and also mirrors the swell center on the spine just more extreme. For me at least and probably most others my ring finger sits right in the notch too so it’s very comfortable. These aren’t mine but I was thinking about putting one on my camel bone version. Not trying to convince you just giving my perspective on it. EngrSorenson does the notch add to wear and tear in a specific way or just in general?
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I hear you, and what you are saying makes sense. I realize that my reservations are personal rather than something universal. I do like how the notches you made aren’t excessively deep.
 
The #92 is easy to pinch as is but for some unknown reason I have always liked an EO notch and after looking at this knife for a long time and trying to envision it with the notch I decided to pull the trigger and move forward. After talking to J jsdistin I went for it. My 3 grandsons are very much into traditional knives and thought this would be something they would carry and use. The hard part sometimes is getting enough of a pattern to do the modifications.anything I have modded is for me and my grandkids so even if it doesn’t look great they will always remember that pattern.its such a great feeling when I see them sharpen strop and oil the joint and show off the patina and discuss what made it
 
I modified this GEC Tidioute Scout Linerlock with end caps knife with a Ford tractor and Brush Hog several years ago.

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14 recovered in lignum vitae. The two photos on each side are with the sun hitting in different directions to try to show the chatoyance. All you can really see is the same area lighter in on pic and darker in the other. Oh well. It’s such a hard dense wood it splits very easily as there is not much of any give to it so this was the second go at it. This one went out on Monday but I’m thinking of doing my own hummingbird Churchill in this
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jsdistin said:
14 recovered in lignum vitae. The two photos on each side are with the sun hitting in different directions to try to show the chatoyance. All you can really see is the same area lighter in on pic and darker in the other. Oh well. It’s such a hard dense wood it splits very easily as there is not much of any give to it so this was the second go at it. This one went out on Monday but I’m thinking of doing my own hummingbird Churchill in this
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THANKS JEFF! I can hardly wait to get home and get that puppy open.
I'd bet if you did your Churchill you wouldn't have as much trouble with splitting. I think making the #14 a bareheaded version you had to contend with putting a pin close to the edge of the grain. I'd bet you wouldn't have as much trouble on the 35 because of the bolsters. (I almost asked you to recover my Churchill instead of the #14, the only reason I didn't was I wanted to preserve my first GEC. Great minds think alike. :D)

Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for showing it off. Great work buddy.
 
Thanks! I think you’re probably right about it being easier with the bolsters, plus a little more practiced in working with it. Such odd characteristics to it.
 
interesting wood choice, I like wood handles on the darker side, especially ironwood but this lignum vitae sure does look nice
 
It’s from a piece I’ve had on hand for a while and have been wanting to use. It’s the known to be the hardest densest wood there is. Used as propeller shaft bearings on nuclear subs, very resistant to rot and moisture and has an interesting waxy feel to it. The piece it came from is much darker than that and I think it will be kind of like cocobolo and will darken over time.
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mrknife said:
didnt those have an end cap? :eek:
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EngrSorenson said:
they sure did ;). Jeff saw an opportunity to show off more of that handsome wood and took it. It was a bold move, and I think it paid off handsomely.
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Yeah, I’ve done it before on my favorite personal mod, my 77 caplifter. There’s a “nub” that holds the bolster on and to make sure it is sturdy, I leave it on the side that bears the pressure of the spring as the pin hole passes through there. I’ve done it before and was able to peen it so that it would hold itself in place. On this one it is all steel so much harder to peen and have it hold so it is epoxied to the material and then the spring now holds it in place so it is functionally one piece.
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