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Repairing a slightly abused Spyderco Native

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robin0999

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Hello, Bladeforums!

A good buddy of mine picked up a Native 4 a couple of months ago. However, he dropped it at work on a military base, which was pretty much all gravel. The knife is fine, with the exception of the tip snapping off. He just decided to order a new one, and he offered to send me the one with the snapped tip, in case I wanted to do anything with it.

Now, I haven't modified a knife before, though I have always had an interest in trying it. Considering this knife isn't costing me anything, I figure it would be a good guinea pig, as well as a nice customized knife when I'm finished.

So far, my ideas are grinding down the top of the blade stock near the tip to make it a reverse tanto and clean up the tip problem, stonewashing the blade and rounding off the FRN portion of the finger choil in order to make it more ergonomic.

Do you guys have any different ideas you think would look cool or interesting, and make the knife a bit more comfortable in the hand? The ideas I posted earlier are really just some thoughts. I think when it's finished, this knife would make a nice beater blade. My main priority is fixing the tip, all the other stuff is just for fun and is secondary.

Thanks in advance.
 
Posting some pictures that show the damage in scale would really help us assess the situation and give you some better advice. :)

That could make for a tricky fix, given the swedge that the blade has.
 
Komitadjie said:
Posting some pictures that show the damage in scale would really help us assess the situation and give you some better advice. :)

That could make for a tricky fix, given the swedge that the blade has.
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I would, but sadly, the knife is not in my possession yet. It should be arriving in a couple of days.
 
Ah, ok. When it shows up, might be a bit easier then to get a handle on exactly what needs to be done. There are certainly plenty of options!
 
Luckily the chipped tip isn't that big at all. Only about an eighth of an inch broke off, or at least that's what I've been told.
 
Oh, that's not bad at all, then! I'd be tempted to actually just take it back on both the edge and the spine to keep the current appearance. Will take some material removal and time, but done correctly I'd think you couldn't tell it was damaged at all.
 
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