Modified Production Knives (traditional only)

Thought I'd share this "novice" attempt at a modification. Took a basket case Camillus electrician's knife and made it into a single blade 'boy's knife". Strictly user quality and will win no beauty contests but it works and it's sharp. :D

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Finished with this.....




 
These are 2 usa schrades I carry and didnt like the delrin on them. 108ot is white oak from the kindling pile. 194ot is bradford pear that broke one spring during a storm near the trunk crotch revealing curly grain.


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Bdev, that looks great to me. Careful, though, modding knives can be quite addicting...



Herektir, I love the grain on those woods. Those came out great also!
 
Here are a couple of Old hickory Buffalo skinners with the stamped pattern ground out, one with a Stag handle the other with heavy leather slabs. The blade on the grizzly claw friction folder is A piece of an early stainless butter knife. (Has a wicked sharp edge surprisingly) The two knife hunting set are made from a pair of carbon steel Dexter (Green river)knives, handled with a huge pair of brow tynes.

Have a great day

Robin
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Did you do that work? Those are amazing!
 
Thanks to Glennbad for posting a link to this thread.

Does anyone happen to have a video or good pictorial for doing rehandle jobs, along with possibly what tool I'd need. I don't really have anything at the moment but would love to find a clunker to tinker with and see how it comes out.
 
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Helle Scout knife,re-handled for a scout(not to young,hence no guard ;) )

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Danish Army Knife M71 i got from a friend ,broken spring on main blade was replaced with spring from can opener
 
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Well, I finally couldn't stand it anymore and took the plunge. My Burnt Arrowhead bone #73 jack has always been one of my favorite handles, but I haven't carried it because of the spey main. Great F&F and W&T, but I gotta have a pointy main blade. So . . . . I knocked off the spey spine down to a drop point, and reduced the belly down to a more gradual edge in line with their own drop point #73s. Now I can carry this baby with pride and joy! A forced patina for corrosion resistance may follow.

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Thanks, slide! I may still try to get the tip a little sharper, but I'm gonna use it some, first.
 
Great work, Jeff! You seem to be a proponent of the same school of thought as I am: if it doesn't work for you the way it is, make it yours!
 
At the risk of drifting into Maintenance and Tinkering territory, how did you do that? The results are truly impressive.
 
Thanks, Frank. One of the best investments I ever made (from a knife tinkering POV) was a $60 1x30 belt sander from Harbor Freight. The hardest thing for me is to go slow enough to avoid mistakes and/or cooking the HT on the blade. I make one pass (without a lot of pressure), then dip the blade in a wide mouth jar full of cold water, check everything out, then make another pass. Once the reprofiling is done, then onto the hand sanding, followed by course and fine stones for the edge. This mod took about an hour and a half.
 
Man, this thread is nothing but amazing work, makes me jealous looking at these posts!

Has anyone had experience with modifying a pen blade into a sheepsfoot or coping blade with a stone? I have a couple pocket knives (a canoe and a jack) that would benefit from a mod like this. I am just scared of it looking like a hack-job and messing it up.
 
Two full size scores that I changed..


My British MOD knife that I refined..


Classic Mora #2..


Old tramontina machete that I cut into a trade/camp knife..


Another score but in walnut..


This was a hultafors heavy duty, similar to a Mora..

 
Years ago, I took a sculpture/casting class, and decided to rehandle an old Craftsman pocketknife with sterling silver. I'm still not sure if I like the results, but I recently pulled it out and took some pictures.

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Maybe I should try some sort of engraving on it? Anyone else try something crazy or artsy/funky that you're not sure you like?
 
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