Spey blade to warncliffe mod?

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Ekalb2000

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Has anyone done this on a trapper? Not saying that I would (yet), but looking at that blade design. It is long enough to alter and still have enough metal left to function as a warnie (it should).
If you have done it (or not) post pros, and cons please.
Flame on if needed as well.

Andy
 
Its something I have wanted to do with my trapper for a long while but I never had the right tools. I think it would be an awesome mod when I get the chance. Go for it I say. I'd love to see it.
 
Why on earth would you even consider doing this? ;)

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The biggest drawback I saw was the position of the nail nick on the spey blade. The standard position seems to be right out at the tip. In other words, the part you grind off to make a wharnie. Moving the nail nick back reduces your leverage for opening, which can turn it into a nailbreaker. As you can see, grinding new nail nicks is not within the scope of my talents, either. :o
 
I did it inadvertently to a Buck Stockman when I was younger. I was using a RazorEdge clamp in those days and didn't use it correctly. It was very easy to turn the spey into a Wharncliff...:o

Stitchawl
 
Ekalb2000 said:
Has anyone done this on a trapper? Not saying that I would (yet), but looking at that blade design. It is long enough to alter and still have enough metal left to function as a warnie (it should).
If you have done it (or not) post pros, and cons please.
Flame on if needed as well.

Andy
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It would be an easy twenty minute mod for me.


Twenty because you want to take it nice and slow if your using say a beltsander , which is what I would use.
Mark the area you want removed with a sharpie , get a glass of ice water handy and sand away , stopping every few seconds to dip in cold water , you do not want that metal to heat up much , of course.
When you get to the desired shape finish it off by hand sanding maybe 400-600-1000-1500 to get the scratches out.

Walla!


Tostig
 
I've turned several spay blades on Stockmans into Wharncliffe types. For the shorter blades, where the nail slot is, it works well. On a Trapper - I'm not talented enough to do the nail slot neatly. I like Wharnies, they make great pinpoint razor cutters & splinter pickers. :thumbup:

~Chris
 
coyote711 said:
Nice work on the blade, Jack! :thumbup: I've thought about doing that to my Case mini trapper, but have hesitated because of the nail nick issue. I think I might try to make a "nail hole" like the one on this knife:

http://www.eknifeworks.com/webapp/e...ith+Indian+River+Ebony+Wood+handle/NWK02.html

Whaddya think? Drill a few holes and finish it off with a small file - should work, shouldn't it? ;)
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With carbide bits and good files, it should work. Probably take a while, though.
 
yab,
Thanks for posting those pics. That was exactly what I was looking for. Going to take the files to it very soon. Just got to determine where I want the nail nick. I might do a long pull...
 
Good luck doing much anything with a file on your knife. Unless the blades hardness is somewhat lower than a file you will have an excercise in frustration.


Tostig
 
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