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I decided to do a little modification to my Pacific Salt and I think it turned out pretty good. Had this knife only a week and somehow it has displaced a lot of more expensive knives that usually occupy my pocket.

My goals for this modification were two-fold. I wanted to make a light-weight EDC even lighter, and I wanted to make it more use-able.

The weight reduction is not paramount (stock is 3.0 oz. (86 g.) and now it is 2.8 oz. (80 g.)

The knife was very usable as it came, but I prefer tip-down carry so I can Spydie-drop. Since this is tip up only and the handle is so light that dropping is difficult, I wanted to try something different.







 
I have been thinking about doing the exact same thing to my endura 4. Your salt lokks really clean. Nice
 
Looks real nice, job well done.

Does it really feel much lighter to you?
 
Thanks for the kind words. I was surprised at how hard the H-1 was based on how easily it sharpens up.

Does it really feel much lighter to you?
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No, honestly I can not feel any difference in weight, but perhaps if I had another Pacific that was not chopped up to compare with I could notice? It is a pretty small change, and the knife is already the lightest knife I own (this size). The knife has a strong bias toward the blade since the handles are so light...this should have shifted the balance point slightly, but I did not do a before and after.

Thanks for looking.
 
That wave looks REALLY clean, but a little sharp. Hows it tearing up the pants looks like it works really well. What did you use to cut out the wave?
 
chococrazy said:
That wave looks REALLY clean, but a little sharp. Hows it tearing up the pants looks like it works really well. What did you use to cut out the wave?
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I am no expert on waves, nor have I ever owned or tried one prior to this, but the hook does not seem sharp to me. I radiused all the edges so there are no sharps. I probably deployed it 50 times today and the liner on my pocket looks the same as yesterday. I will keep watch on it, but I am optimistic.

childzplay said:
--is it consistent?
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Pardon my ignorance on this, I have no idea what you are asking. It seems to deploy very fast and every time. But the hook is small enough that if I do not want it to deploy I can pull the knife up more slowly (and with no backward motion) and deploy it as a regular Spyderco.

Thanks for the encouraging comments. I enjoyed doing the mod. I really enjoy the results too.

I used a grinder with a composite wheel. Then sanded the burs with Emory cloth and polished it with the reverse side of the Emory to match the scratch pattern and luster of the untouched portions of the spine.

 
Nicely done. Certainly better than most wave jobs I've seen.:thumbup:

I would finish it off by raising the grind line to the spine.
 
tnt-user said:
Nice job:thumbup:. I waved my centofante 3 with a 25 cent zip tie:D.
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I think this might get at the answer to the question of consistency posed above.

Now that I have tried the zip tie and this (permanent) modification, I must conclude that there is a remarkable difference. With the Emerson hook (or wave) formed as an integral component of the blade, the deployment is very consistently and can be done really fast or very slowly in a very controlled, deliberate manner every time.

The zip ties are a great way to help decide if you might like such a feature, but a permanently modified blade performs much differently in my opinion.
 
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