My BK2 got jealous....WITH PICS !!!

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of all the attention that my BK7 & BK9 are getting from a custom sheath maker. She was calling to me, so naturally, i had to give in. Now she is truely mine forever. With all this talk of jimping, stippling & sheath making, she got the whole 9 yards. Not pretty, not perfect, but man do i love the results. Totally what i want now. Pure functionality.

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This is my sheath swivel mod. I bought some steel rod at the hardware store & bent it up to make my own custom width D-ring. Then used a belt keeper (any Police/Corrections supplier). I would only use double snap ones. You can wear it stock as well, just drop the D-ring to the bottom & remove the belt keeper. If you need it lower, use 2 belt keepers snapped together.

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This is my stippling job. Not as pretty as some, but it now grips my palm like sandpaper. If it is too abrasive, i can sand it down later. If i wear gloves, it will be a non-issue. :D If you look close, you can see i put my initials in the handle as well.

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This is the other side, also with my initials. Lying on top of my map, for the WNY Knife gathering.

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This is my jimping. Not pretty, but it works. I am still looking for a machine shop to do some professional jimping on a lot of my knives & maybe clean this one up a bit. So, what do you think ????
 
Groovy mods, brother. Looks like you're makin' it yours, and doin' good.

Moose
 
nice work man. never get tired of seeing the time-tested jimping technique of "fix knife in vise, close eyes, and toss grinder at blade until jimps are done." that stippling must have taken forever.
 
I like the way you put your initials on there. You don't really see them unless you look for them, nice.
 
BRL said:
nice work man. never get tired of seeing the time-tested jimping technique of "fix knife in vise, close eyes, and toss grinder at blade until jimps are done." that stippling must have taken forever.
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No knife in vise at all. Just removed the handles & used one of these dohickey's http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/woodburning-tool-with-5-tips-408096/
Only took me about 1/2 hr- 45 min. ONCE TURNED TO THE ON/HEAT POSITION, DO NOT TOUCH THE TIP FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER---EVEN AFTER YOU THINK IT HAS COOLED OFF. :o See blister below. LOL :o

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It feels like there is no way it will ever slip out of my hand now, regardless if wet, bloody, ect.. I REALLY like it.
 
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