Rounding off the tip of a blade?

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xekablu

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So, bear with me, i'm pretty knew to knives etc.

I've recently starting collecting and EDC'ing, and i've got myself a couple of spyderco's. I live in the UK so to me, only things that are EDC are really useful, so sub 3 inch, non locking blades. Scotland as well no less so, knife-crime central. Knives are fairly stigmatized in "civilized" company around these parts.

I got myself a drop point UKPK to start with, which is gorgeous, totally fell in love with it, but man if it isn't scary looking to your average coworker. It's also fairly "big" as well and despite being sub three inches, looks overly large for every day warehouse/office worker EDC. So it stayed in my pocket and was never used at work, because i was just too self conscious about the comments i was getting.

Decided to swap that out and get the friendliest looking knife I could find (above a SAK), and that was the spyderco pingo. That thing looks like a toy bread-knife with it's blade shape. So unoffensive and friendly. That has caused no comments or stray looks at all. Fantastic steel as well i've found so far. Brilliant...

But it's not a OHO! And thumb studs and thumb bars look ugly on it. I missed using the thumb hole of the UKPK. So I had an idea.

What about the spyderco squeak? It's very similar in size to the Pingo, but it's OHO. Ah...but It's got a distinctly pointy end to it however! Even though it is still fairly small and "non-stabby" looking.

So, my idea...What if I was to round off the tip of the knife, give it a kind of a sheepsfoot end, and resulting in a really friendly, stubby, one handed opening, cute little, sharp as hell, every day carry.

Is this doable/advisable? If so, how cheaply could one achieve decent results. I'm imagining a grinder of some sort would be ideal but, say, if i was patient with a vice and a metal file then some wet-dry paper for finishing, could i get there?

Below is a quicky photoshop of the sort of thing I mean. Above is stock, below is what i envision. Just a "softening" of the tip.

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Let me know what you think. Also hello. First post :)
 
Can't see why not, I used some files to round the tip on a Shrade I have that was all messed up.
 
Just go buy some wet/dry sand paper in 800, 1200 and 200 grit and drag your knife spine along it while rocking from spydiehole to the tip getting steeper towards the tip.

Easy to do, and you won't have deep gouges like a file would leave you with.
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Unless you have a belt sander or high quality single cut file designed for metal, the above method is what I would do
 
Wow to live in a country where a sharp point is outlawed in court of public opinion. People are SO distrusting these days they can't trust theirncoworker with a UKPK? For god's sake what paranoid people live on our earth today.
 
Take a look at the Spyderco Byrd Tern. I think it's UK legal and looks non-intimitating to me. Not sure what's a really good carry in the UK. Fortunately not a problem in most of the US.

Rich
 
Honestly I doubt a minor mod like that is going to matter. I think if people in your area are that weary of knives that the very tip is going to constantly be overshadowed by the larger glaring blade.
 
I accidentally rounded the tip of my Dragonfly II while sharpening it on a Sharpmaker, therefore, it is possible and not very difficult...
 
I like to reshape blades to suit the picture in my head of what they SHOULD look like. For what you are going to do, a grinder is overkill. A belt sander and a light touch would be ideal, as long as you keep the blade fairly cool with a squirt bottle or dip it in water. Tape the blade up to protect it from scratches from the cutting tool you choose, or from your clamps or vise.
 
I had a Benchmade Griptillian with the tip missing (1/8 in.). I dressed it without any problems just using a file and stone. If I can do it so can you.

1. File to shape.

2. Wet and dry sandpaper (or stone) to blend file marks with finish of blade.

3. Enjoy knife!
 
A bit of file work and sandpaper should take care of that mod for you. Just work slow and think about what you're doing... Remember, you can't put material back on once you take it off (I'm often guilty of doing things a little too quickly).

Or you could just accidentally drop it on a hard floor like I did with my military. Seems to take a tip right off. ( Luckily I didn't lose much of the tip... But I'm still ticked off about it)
 
That would be perfectly legal out of the box, so you don't really need to bow down even more to an already humiliating law system...
 
That might have been the most depressing first post I've read on these forums. As far as your knife mod goes, my advice is to move to a less ridiculous country.
 
How would your coworkers handle a Spyderco Spy-DK?

It is based on the Spyderco UK pen knife but has a lower blade profile.
 
I can't help but wonder if people around him/her are actually put off by these knives or if maybe he/she is just projecting.
The Squeak is hardly a knife I'd think of if someone asked for an intimidating knife. :confused:
There are other bladeforums members who live in the UK; I wonder what their experiences have been.
 
What about the Spyderco Roadie?
 
I have and will always carry what I want, and could not care less what others might think about it. I certainly would not mod a knife in such a way to humiliate it in order to appease others. I suggest you do not alter your knife, but rather carry and use it with confidence.
 
The mod youre referencing doesn't look that much different. That's like carrying an air soft gun instead of a .45 pistol. Your coworkers are only going to see the gun not the caliber just like here where they will only see the knife and not the pointless tip. If you want to desensitize your coworkers, I would suggest carrying a Bemchmade Bedlam around for a couple weeks. Then it will make your UKPK look much less intimidating ;D
 
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