Pimped my Byrd

Seals

Seals

Joined
Oct 12, 2007
Messages
2,655
I bought a Crossbill Byrd from a fellow BF member the other day.I can't believe how great this knife is.It locks rock solid and ,it took a while to get the edge exactly right because im not used to the curve,but it is now as sharp as anything i've ever had.The pocket clip is really tight and strong.I cant find a single fault with it.Since i had a whole $15. invested i thought id get out the old dremil and texture the frame a little.Also fileworked the blade.It actually gave it a little extra grip.These things are so great i may even splurge and buy me a brand spanking new one now.:D:thumbup:
DSCN0253.jpg
DSCN0252.jpg
 
That looks very cool. How sharp are the ridges on the handle now though? Looks like it might be rough on the hands and pocket...?
 
...nice job. You've turned a good knife into something very special for yourself. Congratulations ! :thumbup:...keep up the good work...who know where it will lead ?

- regards
 
gazz98 said:
That looks very cool. How sharp are the ridges on the handle now though? Looks like it might be rough on the hands and pocket...?
Click to expand...

I buffed the filework pretty hard and it's not sharp.You dont really encounter it on this knife anyway.These things are an amazing value.Thanks for the :thumbup: comments.
 
piglipsticker said:
I buffed the filework pretty hard and it's not sharp.You dont really encounter it on this knife anyway.These things are an amazing value.Thanks for the :thumbup: comments.
Click to expand...

First of all, the filework looks AWESOME!:thumbup: I really like that pattern. I've been fooling a bit with filework lately myself, and that blows away what I've done so far. What kind of files did you use?

Also, on the handle, what particular type of Dremel attachments did you use to cut the handle??

Thanks and nice job,

Jon
 
Very nice. personalized is always better, IMO. I've been thinking about getting a Cara Cara to mess around with. (My ideas were more toward handle mods.)

How is working 8Crt13MoV (the blade steel) with files? I can get a fairly good edge on the knives I have with it. Is the handle material stainless or aluminum? Looks like stainless in the photos.


thx - cpr
 
There are no files hard enough to cut this steel(easily).I used my dremil there too with sandpaper rolls and a thin cutoff.The handles are stainless.I have expensive knives i like,but i've been carrying this thing since i got it.It's great!Best thing is ,it can be replaced for $20.00.
 
Very good idea, Piglipsticker !

These Byrd knives are indeed very good value for money, so customizing one won't break the bank if it turns out less than you'd planned originally.

At the moment i'm considering doing something similar to one of them.
My idea was to drill a pattern of very small holes in the handle all the way through, thread the holes and fill them on both sides with screws with very small halfround or tubular heads.
This should enhance the grippiness of the otherwise slippery stainless handle quite a bit.

How is life by the way ?
Do you still use the Buck 186 sometimes :)
 
kwackster said:
Very good idea, Piglipsticker !

These Byrd knives are indeed very good value for money, so customizing one won't break the bank if it turns out less than you'd planned originally.

At the moment i'm considering doing something similar to one of them.
My idea was to drill a pattern of very small holes in the handle all the way through, thread the holes and fill them on both sides with screws with very small halfround or tubular heads.
This should enhance the grippiness of the otherwise slippery stainless handle quite a bit.

How is life by the way ?
Do you still use the Buck 186 sometimes :)
Click to expand...

The 186 is a treasure i just look at in my display case i'm afraid.I feel it deserves safe queen status.Life is good,still limping along down in Texas.I hope the same for you and good luck with your project.Sounds like a winner to me.If you're gonna drill,why not slip in a couple of mosaic pins to dress things up?You've got me thinking again.A dangerous thing.;)
 
kwackster said:
My idea was to drill a pattern of very small holes in the handle all the way through, thread the holes and fill them on both sides with screws with very small halfround or tubular heads.
This should enhance the grippiness of the otherwise slippery stainless handle quite a bit.
Click to expand...

With the screws, if you get them in stainless, you can hold them over a gas torch flame, and they'll turn a nice dark blue/purple color. It'll make a nice contrast with the stainless handle; I did it on a S&W green G10-handled tactical, and it actually turned out pretty nice. The flame on a gas stove works pretty well, too.

Since the screws aren't needed for holding something, the strength you'd lose in heating them up won't matter.

thx - cpr
 
Nice work, glad you're enjoying the knife. Honestly that one locks up better than some of the 100$ japanese and US made spydercos I own. That texture looks like it would improve the grip too.
 
That looks real good.

I was thinking of doing some texturing on my CB Shallot, to ad a little grip to it, but I was going to experiment on my Crossbill. I've already to a drimel to it and added some geto jibbing to it, so I figure if I did something that didn't work no great lose.
 
customizing Byrds are great, because they aren't that expensive. That being said, someone needs to "wave" a crossbill. I think that'd be sweet (if it works).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top