Modifying the Case 62032 Texas jack

JohnDF said:
and you obviously have a keen eye and a steady hand. It's nicely done. :thumbsup:
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Thank you.
All I had to do was make sure to hold the knife square , but you have to be consistent to hold the blade square after each time you dunk it in water.
In my case it was at least a dozen times since my 220 belt is pretty worn out and that's when heat can build up quickly.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Just a handheald belt sander clamped in a vice , and a cup of water for dipping to keep it cool.
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:cool::cool::thumbsup:
Do you have a photo of your set-up?
Have you ever tried sharpening or re-profiling an edge with your clamped sander?

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
:cool::cool::thumbsup:
Do you have a photo of your set-up?
Have you ever tried sharpening or re-profiling an edge with your clamped sander?

- GT
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Yes I have, did this old broken tip Camillus / Kent fish knife Monday.

I don't have a picture since my work bench is a huge mess right now, but I simply clamped my cheap Skill hand belt sander upside in my bench vise.

When I finish cleaning my bench off in the next hour or so I'll try to get a picture.
 
Very cool, H&S! :cool::cool::thumbsup:
Looks like you're getting some nice knives by your rehab efforts with that knife lot you picked up recently!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Very cool, H&S! :cool::cool::thumbsup:
Looks like you're getting some nice knives by your rehab efforts with that knife lot you picked up recently!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

- GT
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I got 4 good users out of that lot for sure
The fish knife is a perfect back pocket knife, nice and slim / thin and next to a my handkerchief it doesn't move.
I've never really been into the idea of back pocket carry but this one was begging for it.
 
I've Carried my Texas jack quite a bit over the past year, and have gotten really familiar with it and it's secondary blade as I modified it.
Originally I just wanted it to look better and my modification was the easiest without touching the edge.

With this

I felt the knife looked better and the secondary blade was perfectly serviceable, but I have come to desire a small sheeps foot for this knife so I decided to bite the bullet today and go for it.
Over the past year the secondary blade has come to look almost factory, but it's going to take some time for it get back to that point.
 
I've Carried my Texas jack quite a bit over the past year, and have gotten really familiar with it and it's secondary blade as I modified it.
Originally I just wanted it to look better and my modification was the easiest without touching the edge.

With this

I felt the knife looked better and the secondary blade was perfectly serviceable, but I have come to desire a small sheeps foot for this knife so I decided to bite the bullet today and go for it.
Over the past year the secondary blade has come to look almost factory, but it's going to take some time for it get back to that point.



Overall I'm as happy with my work this time around as I was last time, I only lost a couple mm and while I wish I could have kept the width the same I think it's functionally just fine.
It came out nice and straight as a sheeps foor should be too, and thing I'm happy about.
 
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I like your second mod much better. I find a Sheepfoot to be as useful a blade as the Clip - now you have the two most useful blades in one pocketknife. OH
Ps you have arrived where this Craftsman started out.
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Modoc ED said:
You did a fine job with your modification H&S. It looks good. Although the pen blade is very useful, I think I would have modified it to a sheepfoot blade instead of another clip blade.
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Like the updated mod ... I really like a straight edged blade on a knife ... be it either a sheepsfoot or wharncliffe - always use that more than the clip.
 
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We'll see where I'm at in another year ;)

I never imagined I'd end up loving this knife so much, it's pretty much become my favorite and until I can get a half whittler in amber jigged and CV I don't expect that to change.
 
Good Job. That modified Sheepfoot will come in much handier than the original modified pen blade to clip blade.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I've Carried my Texas jack quite a bit over the past year, and have gotten really familiar with it and it's secondary blade as I modified it.
Originally I just wanted it to look better and my modification was the easiest without touching the edge.

With this

I felt the knife looked better and the secondary blade was perfectly serviceable, but I have come to desire a small sheeps foot for this knife so I decided to bite the bullet today and go for it.
Over the past year the secondary blade has come to look almost factory, but it's going to take some time for it get back to that point.



Overall I'm as happy with my work this time around as I was last time, I only lost a couple mm and while I wish I could have kept the width the same I think it's functionally just fine.
It came out nice and straight as a sheeps foor should be too, and thing I'm happy about.
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I'm with the crowd on this one... if you had to modify it, I think the sheepsfoot will be much more useful. You did a great job on it. Looks "perfessional" :D
 
hornetguy said:
I'm with the crowd on this one... if you had to modify it, I think the sheepsfoot will be much more useful. You did a great job on it. Looks "perfessional" :D
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Thanks.
A Texas Jack with a sheeps foot secondary and an amber jigged CV half whittler are two knives Case absolutely needs to make.

I don't know if I wanna be done looking, but if that CV amber jigged half whittler ever becomes a reality I will be.
 
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