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I usually try to keep all my mods in one thread, but felt this one needed some space of it's on.
I know this custom isn't everybody's thing, that's why it's called a "custom".
It's created to please one person, the owner.
And for right now, that's me.
From what I have read in THIS THREAD, this mod can be a good or bad thing, depending on the person.
But, after seeing that thread, I could not stop myself from custom making my vision of it. I still don't know what possessed me, but the finished product is one of my personal favorite mods that i have done for myself.
I had purchased a PPT last year and just didn't like the scales. It seemed to me that they threw off the balance and the knife just felt heavy. I know these are Steel liners, but perception was just wrong for me. This is an opinion not shared by many, but it is my opinion. So, I sold that knife pretty quick after that Catch and Release.
So, saying that, here goes.
I had bought a new PPT to do this. If it had went sideways, I was out a PPT.
My vision was a Post Apocalypse tool that was put together with what ever was scrounged. Brass, Aluminum, Steel, Silver, and Leather.
I wanted a finish that not only had that thrown away and scrounged look, but even with nicks and scratches from use, just looks that part more and more.
So, I did an acid etch, then stonewashed all the steel parts. I covered all the factory etching and all the sliding together spots with fingernail polish for the etch, and let the stonewash knock it off.
Since stonewashing IS scratching and dinging, more later on will just add to the look.
I radius-ed the non scale side to round off the sharp edges, then ground off the old clip slot and reshaped the butt.
I added one Jade G-10 scale as one liner is thinner than the other, so I evened them out for the hand feel.
I used an Endura stop pin as when the scales are removed, the stop pin can "walk" out. The Endura stop pin works perfectly. It is "D" shaped, so the flat side is up, and matches the back of the blade tang when open. I loc-tited this to hold the pin in that position.
The weight went from 5.3oz to 3.4oz without the lanyard! If I had the tools and the skills to do this in Titanium....., but, I don't.
I added a leather lanyard and a Sterling Silver "Lucky 7's" slider.
I will continue the narration as I post pics, and there are a bunch of them.
In this pic, I see I still need to sand and finish the back lanyard hole. It also shows the blade finish. I wanted to keep the "bug" and other factory etchings.
This shows the Titanium clip. I wanted to use a low ride, but there just wasn't room at the back after I ground down the butt to get rid of the old clip slot.
I can also see that I missed etching the 2nd clip screw, I will do that later.
Yeah, there is a round "wheel" back there, I will get to that later. The orange shine is reflection from my t-shirt, lol.
Two closed blade shots.
And here is ONE of the reasons I used this thumb wheel bolt. The bolt came off an old screw size gauge (probably 40 years old) and is spring loaded. I wanted to be able to remove this bolt at will to change accessories.
Here, it is a lanyard. I am in process of making a brass shackle and a key ring attachment. The shackle will allow this to be attached to a pack or a neck lanyard. The keyring is self explanatory.
The wheel will also be used to grip the knife as it is pulled from the pocket, a little extra help.
ALL the brass fittings were SteamPunk Patina'd. The shackle will be, too.
The brass used right now is just bushings for spacers and a sleeve for the wheel bolt.
And here are just a couple of pics for more eye candy.
A LOT of work went into hand fitting each part. Each spacer, screw, and pivot barrel, had to be cut to fit. And it took a lot of changing parts, ordering stuff as I found I didn't have it, and just plain grunt work to do this.
So, love it or hate it, it's one of a kind. The PPT Outlander.
Now, I am curious to see what others think.
Regardless of that, I like it, and it will be in my pocket, a lot.
I know this custom isn't everybody's thing, that's why it's called a "custom".
It's created to please one person, the owner.
And for right now, that's me.
From what I have read in THIS THREAD, this mod can be a good or bad thing, depending on the person.
But, after seeing that thread, I could not stop myself from custom making my vision of it. I still don't know what possessed me, but the finished product is one of my personal favorite mods that i have done for myself.
I had purchased a PPT last year and just didn't like the scales. It seemed to me that they threw off the balance and the knife just felt heavy. I know these are Steel liners, but perception was just wrong for me. This is an opinion not shared by many, but it is my opinion. So, I sold that knife pretty quick after that Catch and Release.
So, saying that, here goes.
I had bought a new PPT to do this. If it had went sideways, I was out a PPT.
My vision was a Post Apocalypse tool that was put together with what ever was scrounged. Brass, Aluminum, Steel, Silver, and Leather.
I wanted a finish that not only had that thrown away and scrounged look, but even with nicks and scratches from use, just looks that part more and more.
So, I did an acid etch, then stonewashed all the steel parts. I covered all the factory etching and all the sliding together spots with fingernail polish for the etch, and let the stonewash knock it off.
Since stonewashing IS scratching and dinging, more later on will just add to the look.
I radius-ed the non scale side to round off the sharp edges, then ground off the old clip slot and reshaped the butt.
I added one Jade G-10 scale as one liner is thinner than the other, so I evened them out for the hand feel.
I used an Endura stop pin as when the scales are removed, the stop pin can "walk" out. The Endura stop pin works perfectly. It is "D" shaped, so the flat side is up, and matches the back of the blade tang when open. I loc-tited this to hold the pin in that position.
The weight went from 5.3oz to 3.4oz without the lanyard! If I had the tools and the skills to do this in Titanium....., but, I don't.
I added a leather lanyard and a Sterling Silver "Lucky 7's" slider.
I will continue the narration as I post pics, and there are a bunch of them.
In this pic, I see I still need to sand and finish the back lanyard hole. It also shows the blade finish. I wanted to keep the "bug" and other factory etchings.
This shows the Titanium clip. I wanted to use a low ride, but there just wasn't room at the back after I ground down the butt to get rid of the old clip slot.
I can also see that I missed etching the 2nd clip screw, I will do that later.
Yeah, there is a round "wheel" back there, I will get to that later. The orange shine is reflection from my t-shirt, lol.
Two closed blade shots.
And here is ONE of the reasons I used this thumb wheel bolt. The bolt came off an old screw size gauge (probably 40 years old) and is spring loaded. I wanted to be able to remove this bolt at will to change accessories.
Here, it is a lanyard. I am in process of making a brass shackle and a key ring attachment. The shackle will allow this to be attached to a pack or a neck lanyard. The keyring is self explanatory.
The wheel will also be used to grip the knife as it is pulled from the pocket, a little extra help.
ALL the brass fittings were SteamPunk Patina'd. The shackle will be, too.
The brass used right now is just bushings for spacers and a sleeve for the wheel bolt.
And here are just a couple of pics for more eye candy.
A LOT of work went into hand fitting each part. Each spacer, screw, and pivot barrel, had to be cut to fit. And it took a lot of changing parts, ordering stuff as I found I didn't have it, and just plain grunt work to do this.
So, love it or hate it, it's one of a kind. The PPT Outlander.
Now, I am curious to see what others think.
Regardless of that, I like it, and it will be in my pocket, a lot.
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