Recommendation? My bk16 and mods!?

[Dr Rez]

Here is my wonderful 16! Easily one of if not favorite fixed blade I have used. Shes got a stripped coating and a pretty heavy patina with a layer of gun oil over it all. Replaced the bolts and washers with stainless, as well as the scales with Kabar factory micarta which are heavily oiled with beeswax. Lastly in the second picture you can see the red scales I made for it today with some thin plastic cutting boards. Was my first try doing this but it seemed to work out allright!

Enough rambling and on to the question. I really like the ergos of this knife, just like I do the bk11 and 14 that I own...however I cant help but think I would find it even more comfortable and usable filing or grinding down the little finger guard before the blade starts. In the third pic I have drawn about where id like to remove. My question is has anyone else done this or altered this, and what do you recommend using?

edit: I find when using the knife for food prep the little nub finger gaurd gets in the way of cutting things in which the knife should sit flt on the cutting board/wood.

 

[bladesmith3]

here is one I did. really helped to choke up on the blade for precise work.

 

[Dr Rez]

here is one I did. really helped to choke up on the blade for precise work.

I love that. What did you use to do it? Files...dremel??

 

[bladesmith3]

I have a grinder. but a Dremel, files, sandpaper, and patience will do just as well. slow and steady wins the race. (not really but it sounds good. LOL)

 

[Tanker 1/66]

[QUOTE"bladesmith3, post: 18117426, member: 408803"]I have a grinder. but a Dremel, files, sandpaper, and patience will do just as well. slow and steady wins the race. (not really but it sounds good. LOL)[/QUOTE]
Blade Im still loving that 2 I got from you. Thanks again Brother

 

[Dr Rez]

[QUOTE"bladesmith3, post: 18117426, member: 408803"]I have a grinder. but a Dremel, files, sandpaper, and patience will do just as well. slow and steady wins the race. (not really but it sounds good. LOL
Blade Im still loving that 2 I got from you. Thanks again Brother

Pics or didnt happen.

 

[Tanker 1/66]

Pics or didnt happen.

Tomorrow Brother lol. Blade doesnt show up to often. Kinda like a Skunk Ape sighting Gotta say hey when I can

 

[bladesmith3]

Tomorrow Brother lol. Blade doesnt show up to often. Kinda like a Skunk Ape sighting Gotta say hey when I can

I just have that smell so people know that I am around. lol

 

[dresnor]

Gun oil and food prep? Sounds nasty.

Mineral oil is more like it.

Jeremy

 

[SALTY]

Sweet pics of the Sweet 16. Knice mods.

I coat my carbon steel food prep knives, as well as just abotu any knife that even so much as may come in contact with food, with mineral oil. It's food save, obviously, and doesn't do rancid like other food appropriate oils.

 

[DerekH]

Tradewater has a pic where he ground off the "tit" similar to how you have it drawn, it works very well. Go to it with vim and vigor!

 

[The Warrior]

Dex did quite a few 16 mods:

 

[Xr6x]

Dex did quite a few 16 mods:

Always admired his knife mods. and his Sheaths were very impressive as well

 

[tjswarbrick]

Did my FFG 16 like that.
Very happy with the results.

Hack saw, files and WSKTS.

 

[Kentwood33]

My humble contribution to this thread.

 

[Dr Rez]

Wow so many greats pics and replies. Dremmel I shall use. Thank you all so much!

 

[danny.k]

My humble contribution to this thread.View attachment 914561

Thats really purdy right there
Tkc scales?

 

[Kentwood33]

Thats really purdy right there
Tkc scales?

Thanks Sir, and yes, G10 TKC scales...

 

[danny.k]

Hmm... Might need a pair of orange scales for my BK15.

 

[nordicsniper]