SAK Mods! Post your pics, questions and ideas

dogstar said:
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Turned the small blade into a wharncliffe for whittlin'.
Did all the work by hand with a file and stone. SAK steel is not so soft as I've been told 😄.
Now I need to whittle something :)
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Oooh, I like that! Nice job!
 
dogstar said:
IMG-2023-03-24-13-35-30-377-2.jpg


Turned the small blade into a wharncliffe for whittlin'.
Did all the work by hand with a file and stone. SAK steel is not so soft as I've been told 😄.
Now I need to whittle something :)
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That looks really nice and pointy, is there any nail nick left?
 
dogstar said:
When I had a stockman, I found I used the sheepsfoot the most. This blade will have good utility.
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+1, the sheepfoot, wharncliffe, straight edge blades can be very useful. One of my favorite utility blades is the short sheepfoot on the Victorinox electrician.

dogstar said:
IMG-2023-03-24-13-35-30-377-2.jpg


Turned the small blade into a wharncliffe for whittlin'.
Did all the work by hand with a file and stone. SAK steel is not so soft as I've been told 😄.
Now I need to whittle something :)
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All we need now are pics of your recent whittling showing the wharncliffe mod was indeed an improvement. ;):)
 
redsparrow said:
;) +1, the sheepfoot, wharncliffe, straight edge blades can be very useful. One of my favorite utility blades is the short sheepfoot on the Victorinox electrician.


All we need now are pics of your recent whittling showing the wharncliffe mod was indeed an improvement. ;):)
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I did a couple of posts ago, but I guess it didn't make an impression 😄. I'm not very good, so I'll keep at it.
 
Hi together,
i am not english - so sorry for bad english !

Im just wondering, what rivets or srews do you guys use for your mods ? Where did you get them ?

Also I like to see more of the process, how you have don your mods....how does it work ?

Have fun, Max
 
I was thinking that I would like to try and make a 84mm Sportsman with a saw, adding a layer...
I am thinking that the Walker or maybe My first Victorinox could be donors for a saw and spring. Does any one know if the will match the shape of a 84mm with back tools?
 
Barbababa said:
I was thinking that I would like to try and make a 84mm Sportsman with a saw, adding a layer...
I am thinking that the Walker or maybe My first Victorinox could be donors for a saw and spring. Does any one know if the will match the shape of a 84mm with back tools?
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Works just fine!

The *hard* part is adopting a 91mm backspring to add back tools for an 84mm saw. Haha.
 
I have seen examples of 91mm mods with the primary knife blade being replaced by the wood saw. It may also be possible to put the 84mm saw on an 84mm knife layer backspring along with the secondary blade. You can then put a chisel with a washer on the back side. This way you can have both the secondary knife blade and the nail file together on the same SAK.

In other words, 3 layers:

knife/ file/ corkscrew
saw/ 2ndary knife/ chisel
can opener/ bottle opener/ awl
 
Guy McVer said:
I have seen examples of 91mm mods with the primary knife blade being replaced by the wood saw. It may also be possible to put the 84mm saw on an 84mm knife layer backspring along with the secondary blade. You can then put a chisel with a washer on the back side. This way you can have both the secondary knife blade and the nail file together on the same SAK.

In other words, 3 layers:

knife/ file/ corkscrew
saw/ 2ndary knife/ chisel
can opener/ bottle opener/ awl
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That may also be an option if one wants to ad the penblade (2ndary blade) to the mix (the chisel being a bonus) :) . The main difference is that I would need more than a "My First Vic" as a donor. I would need the back tool spring, the penblade and chisel. At this time I don´t have those parts...
 
Barbababa said:
That may also be an option if one wants to ad the penblade (2ndary blade) to the mix (the chisel being a bonus) :) . The main difference is that I would need more than a "My First Vic" as a donor. I would need the back tool spring, the penblade and chisel. At this time I don´t have those parts...
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Hmm, yes... well...

Another option could be to grab a cheap used 84mm Recruit model from the popular auction site. That would give you the 2ndary blade and a knife layer backspring without a back tool slot. There would be no place for a chisel. Then you could also make your My First Victorinox into a Bantam.
 
Guy McVer said:
Hmm, yes... well...

Another option could be to grab a cheap used 84mm Recruit model from the popular auction site. That would give you the 2ndary blade and a knife layer backspring without a back tool slot. There would be no place for a chisel. Then you could also make your My First Victorinox into a Bantam.
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Yes, I have a Receuit lying around somewhere… If I would change the main blade with a saw from that, that could work as the middle layer… But then it’s adding up to using parts from 3 knives to make 1 instead of 2 to make 1 (even if the left over parts could make another one). I think I need to get more donor knives from that popular auction site… 😜
 
Barbababa said:
it’s adding up to using parts from 3 knives to make 1 instead of 2 to make 1 (even if the left over parts could make another one).
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You could also make a single layer knifeless build with the leftover can and bottle openers from the Recruit. Then you're 3 for 3. You'd have a slim custom SAK to put in the kitchen drawer that's also safe to leave out at family get togethers, barbecues, picnics, etc.
 
Question.
When building a mod with 91mm scissors in a 84mm frame, there seems to be som heavy work to be done to the spring to make it fit... Have anyone just made a new spring from a piece of steel/iron? I am thinking that that particular spring does not need much hardening since it´s only for one tool (and a tool that does not have much pressure to it while using the tool.
 
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