removing and replacing inlays

[EMcDannell]

So I emailed CRK and asked if there was anyway they would sell me a small senbenza 21 with inlays but not attach the inlays befor shipping the knife. They replied and said that they could not offer this service. Ok not a problem. But now I'm wondering if there is anway to remove the inlays without breaking them. The reason for me wanting to do this is because I want to have redwood burl inlays made to match a knife I have. Thanks for any help

 

[fionafa]

I think you'll be hard pressed to get them out without damaging them . It may help to heat the knife in boiling water for a minute before gently prying on them. The trouble is there's no gap between the titanium and the scale material to get purchase on.

Would like to see the redwood burl inlays once they're in. It would be best to stabilize them first as redwood is kinda soft.

 

[EMcDannell]

Yea I was acutually thinking heating them in some way might be the best way. Boiling water is a good idea

 

[bhyde]

Heat might work but some info on this stuff-

VHB- Very High Bond;

This holds glass panels on a tower in Dubai, impressive stuff considering the exposure to elements. I have even used this stuff at work in an environment exposed to isopar (highly refined diesel) with no sign of failure.
There is alot more information on the 3M website about VHB.


Bill

 

[Haze]

You can't get the inlays out with out destroying them or at the least damaging them to one extent or another. You will obviously also lose any warranty the knife had with CRK.
They don't take on custom orders very lightly as they are a knife company, not a what ever comes to mind company. Things like providing blank knives with out inlays is just never going to happen. There are a number of good reasons why.......

 

[EMcDannell]

They don't take on custom orders very lightly as they are a knife company, not a what ever comes to mind company. Things like providing blank knives with out inlays is just never going to happen. There are a number of good reasons why.......

I understand this which is why my post was not a complaint i was just giving all the info. What I'm looking for isn't really a "what ever comes to mind" kind of thing. I would imagine that in some stage of production the inlays are put into the knife be it by man or machine. I was simply wondering if this step could be skipped

 

[Haze]

I understand this which is why my post was not a complaint i was just giving all the info. What I'm looking for isn't really a "what ever comes to mind" kind of thing. I would imagine that in some stage of production the inlays are put into the knife be it by man or machine. I was simply wondering if this step could be skipped

I understand, my apologies if I came across as condescending at all.

One of the main problems here is CRK really have no way of keeping track of what knives they inlayed or what knives were done by a 3rd party. Get into the secondry market and things can get complicated for CRK pretty quick as far as potential warranty claims go etc. My use of the phrase "what ever comes to mind" was in line with the flood of ideas coming from customers if CRK actually did sell blanks, what would be next ? It was not intended as a jab. :thumbup:

 

[EMcDannell]

Haha o got ya. And I understand what your saying. Sorry I took it that way.

 

[Haze]

It's all good mate. For the record I wouldn't mind a couple of blanks my slef.