SAK Trekker as EDC mods

[Zombie Zeke]

Ground some grip lines into the back of the thumbhole ala Spydie Military

Found an extra clip from an old CRKT

These were the only things I could think of to make this great knife a little more handy.

 

[rebeltf]

Cool little mod , I love to see folks make thier knives more user friendly.
:thumbup:

 

[TIZWIN]

Chef--how did you attach the clip?

 

[Zombie Zeke]

Chef--how did you attach the clip?

I just set the marks with a punch and drilled through the plastic portion. Tapped the screws then set them with gorilla glue using a piece of friction tape as a spacer.

We'll see how it holds up long term seems to be brickhouse tough though.

 

[hardheart]

great, except you put the clip on the wrong side

 

[Zombie Zeke]

great, except you put the clip on the wrong side

very funny! I am south paw so for all the rest of you righties neh,,:barf:

 

[TIZWIN]

One of the things I like about the OHT is its lefty-friendliness. The liner lock on the main blade is actually set up to prefer a lefty--or so it seems to me. I usually avoid liner locks, as most are set up for righties, and they don't always inspire confidence. But I gave the OHT a whirl because I heard about its sinister quality. I tried the notorious spine whack, and lo and behold, it passed just fine.

I also like the serrations being found near the tip, rather than the rear of the blade.

A handy knife it is, and ends up on my belt whenever I boldly go trekking.

 

[hardheart]

is it a straight-up liner lock, or does the blade also have a backspring?

 

[shecky]

They do have a backspring, but a very weak one. Sufficient to hold the blade closed, but not good enough to hold the blade open reliably should the liner lock somehow not engage.

 

[Zombie Zeke]

True, but it gets everything I have asked of it and punched holes then cut through an 35x12.5x15 mudder I had laying around in the back. Thats my highly unscientific break in for most knives.