My custom PPT

Eastwood · Apr 16, 2013

Here's one I just finished this morning. I reshaped the blade, rounded the spine, put a brushed texture on the whole liner and made bamboo scales for it. I hope you guys like it.

rexromic · Apr 16, 2013

Very nice looking blade and scales.

johnnytoxin · Apr 16, 2013

Nice!

KrisOK · Apr 16, 2013

Nice! It gives the PPT a completely different character.

tinwiskers · Apr 16, 2013

This is what happens when you have a Spyderco 2nd in the hands of a customizer!! I can't wait to have this one back in my hot hands. Great job Clint, I am floored!

Clint, by the way, you should include a shot of the clip side

Eastwood · Apr 16, 2013

Thanks Ian, I'll take all the 2nds I can get my hands on.
Pic of clip side added.

Hairlesstwinkie · Apr 18, 2013

Very nice. Maybe stain the bamboo to a darker color?

ncanert · Apr 18, 2013

Wow! Those bamboo scales look amazing.

viper89 · Apr 18, 2013

Beautiful scales. Love the bamboo. Makes the PPT look like a completely different knife.

Eastwood · Apr 18, 2013

Hairlesstwinkie said:
Very nice. Maybe stain the bamboo to a darker color?

I was going to but the buyer wanted them natural. I have some orange colored stain for the next one.

bronyblacksmith · Apr 18, 2013

nice man.

sogflash · Apr 18, 2013

I have to do this with my PPT. It looks great.

abcdef · Apr 19, 2013

Wow - completely different knife.

Minibear464 · Apr 19, 2013

Wow. That looks nice. Just wondering, where did you get the bamboo?

Eastwood · Apr 20, 2013

I got this bamboo from a "Home" improvement store. They have free samples and that's enough to do one knife. You'll have to rip it in half on a table saw to get the thickness close enough though.

Mr Blonde · Apr 21, 2013

That looks really nice, excellent work!

Don W · Apr 21, 2013

It looks great. I like the rounding o the spine and the brushed liners. Nice and clean look.

Eastwood · Apr 21, 2013

I was wondering if anyone was going to notice the liner. The brushed finish makes the back spine look one piece instead of 3 pieces. Thanks for the comments guys. I think my next project is going to be a Yojimbo2.

donutsrule · Apr 25, 2013

Eastwood said:
I got this bamboo from a "Home" improvement store. They have free samples and that's enough to do one knife. You'll have to rip it in half on a table saw to get the thickness close enough though.

Great looking job. :thumbup:

I have some purpleheart in my garage that I've been meaning to turn into scales for one of my PPTs, but it's about twice as thick as the scales should be. I think that means it's too thin to rip with a saw without messing it up, so i'll have to sand them waaay down, I guess. Any tricks to the screws/fasteners in a project like this?
Just cut out rough shape, drill (countersink) holes, add clearance to back of scale on lockbar side and then final sanding/finishing?