Odd thought

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well I was thinking about having one of my rescues ground down from a sheep foot to a nice sharp point. Is that a good Idea?

I think it would look really neat

FLOOSH!!!
 
Why???

Wouldn't you just end up with a knife that looks similiar to a Police/Rookie?

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Bill
"Walk softly and carry a big folder... and a small folder... and a SAK... and a multi-tool..."
 
I think there are two questions you may be asking. One is "would this be a cool way to modify my knife?" The other is "will I screw my knife up if I regrind it?"

Let me answer the second one first. If you have the experience and the proper tools, what you propose should be a simple task. I'd consider the proper tools a decent small belt grinder, an assortment of belts from at least 120 grit down to about 320 grit, and a bucket of water (don't want to ruin the temper). I wouldn't personally do this with a bench grinder or a Dremel tool, though I know there are some folks who can do wonders with either. The proper experience would include having ground a few blades yourself. If you're not experienced in grinding, the last thing you want is to start with a piece of hardened steel that's extremely sharp. Start by making some wooden blades, then aluminum, before tackling unhardened steel. And even if you are experienced, working on a sharpened blade is dangerous. Mask it, make sure it can't close, and stay alert - but if you're experienced I'll bet you know that.

If you don't feel that you have the equipment and background I described, please do not try this. If you are uncertain, please don't try it. And if you really, really know you shouldn't but you've decided to try it anyway, please send it to me and I will do it for you - I don't want to hear about somebody on this forum getting hurt. Also, don't expect to ever send that knife into Spyderco, I doubt they'd honor the warranty.

Now, should you modify your knife that way? That's something only you can answer. In my opinion, it'd be butt-ugly and the point would be very brittle, but it would certainly be unique. Your call.

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-Corduroy
(Why else would a bear want a pocket?)
 
The proposed modification would turn a sheepsfoot blade into an all-serrated Wharncliffe. Spyderco's factory-issue fully serrated and pointed blades have a 1/4" to 1/2" of plain edge out at the point. This would not, so you would want to grind it so that it ended at a large serration instead of one of the little ones.

Or you could buy the Spyderco-Centofante liner lock, or beg Spyderco to make a lightweight lockback version of it. More SKU's!!!


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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com


[This message has been edited by James Mattis (edited 22 May 1999).]
 
well I was just thinking about it as a full serrated sticker but I don't think that spyderco will do this for me? I hope that they can but if they can't I will probibly not do it.
 
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