question about after market mods

[Waldganger]

Hey there people
I'm curious about a few things, this one in particular

Will making modifications to my knife affect the blades integrity?

I'm thinking along the lines of adding thumb ramps to a blade or turning a spyderhole into a wave feature.

basically will minor grinding (introducing a high temp) to sections of the production blade create weak spots?

I've added a wave to my centofante III for the sake of it but if I add one to something else do I risk screwing my knife?

Thanks in advance

 

[Bill DeShivs]

Possibly, but removing large sections of the blade reduces blade strength, at least.
Bill

 

[rebeltf]

Hey there people
I'm curious about a few things, this one in particular

Will making modifications to my knife affect the blades integrity?

I'm thinking along the lines of adding thumb ramps to a blade or turning a spyderhole into a wave feature.

basically will minor grinding (introducing a high temp) to sections of the production blade create weak spots?

I've added a wave to my centofante III for the sake of it but if I add one to something else do I risk screwing my knife?

Thanks in advance

In another thread one mentioned that getting your finished blade over 400f will screw the temper , a responder said that , that depends on the maker , the steel and so forth, basically it is a bad idea to get your blade hotter than you can comfortably hold it or touch it.
I think the blade integrity question is sort of common sense , no offense meant bro , do you yourself think if you remove X amount of material from your blade,handle,clip etc etc is going to weaken it ? If so , then you are probably right.
Thumb ramps and making a wave is most likely pretty safe as far as doing any undoable damage to your knife's blade.