I have always liked the shape of the blade on the Schrade XT3 except for the gut hook. After acquiring a couple of loose blades and some handles, I wanted to see what it might look like after removing the black coating and that silly protuberance.
The blades started out like this:

First mod:

Second mod:

The second one is kind of growing on me. I have one blade left to modify, do you have any suggestions as to improving the shape or trying something different?
The blades started out like this:

First mod:

Second mod:

The second one is kind of growing on me. I have one blade left to modify, do you have any suggestions as to improving the shape or trying something different?