Modified Production Knives (traditional only)

[rarreola]

Remington Bandit Camp with ebony scales.

 

[Ramrodmb]

A couple 15 Navy knives modded to wharncliffe blades. The 440c was noticeably harder to grind than the 1095

 

[BigBiscuit]

I really like your Wharn mods Mark.

 

[Ramrodmb]

I really like your Wharn mods Mark.

Thanks Bob!

 

[Ramrodmb]

My first attempts, a few years back, on a couple tl29s
Imperial with Bocote
Camillus with Ebony

 

[3-1-1]

Couldn't leave well enough alone

 

[redsparrow]

Couldn't leave well enough alone
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Just saw this and... WOW, nice mod!!! Sometimes well enough is asking not to be left alone.

 

[redsparrow]

little bit of sanding just to even up the micarta's texture

 

[FOG2]

A couple 15 Navy knives modded to wharncliffe blades. The 440c was noticeably harder to grind than the 1095

Those look great!

 

[mrknife]

Couldn't leave well enough alone
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gorgeous, a shot of it closed please

 

[Ramrodmb]

Those look great!

Thank you!

 

[redsparrow]

A couple 15 Navy knives modded to wharncliffe blades. The 440c was noticeably harder to grind than the 1095

Makes me wish I had a navy knife just to try the mod. Those turned out very well, nice job Mark!

 

[3-1-1]

Now I gotta figure out what to do with the spare blade and spring.

 

[Ramrodmb]

little bit of sanding just to even up the micarta's texture

Makes me wish I had a navy knife just to try the mod. Those turned out very well, nice job Mark!

Thanks alot my friend! Your denim looks great! A drop of mineral oil helps even everything out too! Pm me your address, if you would

Couldn't leave well enough alone
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Now I gotta figure out what to do with the spare blade and spring.

Great idea! Looks like a splendid job too! Spare blade would make a great one too!

 

[Lapedog]

I started with this Case mini trapper that came with some sorta plastic scales that made a nice knife UGLY!
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I put these Wenge Wood scales on it.
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Added some palm swellView attachment 722640
And now she is NO ugly duckling.
I still need to put some kinda finish on her, I tried a couple different one's but sanded them off as they darkened the wood to much and I couldn't see the grain of the wood well enough to satisfy me.
Does anyone have some advise? Maybe some wax?

Did you change the bolster at the butt end of that knife too or am I just trippin'?

 

[FOG2]

Did you change the bolster at the butt end of that knife too or am I just trippin'?

You may be trippin but yes I did file the rear bolsters to a easier shape to match the scales to.
Good eye!

 

[redsparrow]

Ramrodmb
Mark, in this photo the Northwoods zulu's micarta had just been treated with a light coat of oil,

so I tried sanding and this is how it looks now.

BTW, my current BF membership does not allow PM. You can email me at redsparrow317 at gmail dot com

 

[Ramrodmb]

Big improvement James!
Email sent!

 

[r8shell]

I decided to try a silly experiment involving epoxy and glow-in-th-dark powder.

I started with a knife my friend @LEGION 12 sent me in a box of various old knives. The tang stamp just says U.S.A., but I suspect it's a Colonial, judging by the construction:


I mixed the glow powder with the epoxy, and used an old Schrade shield @Codger_64 once sent me to mold an impression.
I filled in the impression with the green glow powder, and let it set. Then filed and sanded the covers to refine the shape.

Like I said, it was a silly experiment, but I learned a lot for next time. I need to learn how to mix epoxy without getting a lot of bubbles. They really show since I used a powder that's neutral colored. It's OK though, since I like the "cheap toy knife" effect. Next time, I want to try a faux-bone handle using brown pigment that will look more solid. If I mix various amounts of color as I build up layers, I think it'll look more like natural bone. I'll probably use the actual shield in something like that.
Thanks Codger and Legion!

 

[WhittlinAway]

Neat r8shell ! What a fun idea.

It looks like that glow in the dark powder comes in a lot of other colors as well. Any plans to sneak a little into the layers of your faux-bone handle?