Swedging The Manix? Who/How..

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alan aragon

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i can almost picture my fave spydie, the manix, being POTENTIALLY improved (for my taste) with a swedge on the spine of the blade, almost like a larger version of the native, well, sorta. this thought spawned from how sebs can be ordered with a swedge from the factory. can anyone direct me to a bladesmith who can do such a thing with skill & finesse? if i think about this too much, it might begin to sound like a bad/dumb idea, but please indulge me with your sources. thanks!
 
Are you sure you'd want to do that? With a full flat grind, there's already so little steel there. You would be weakning the blade a fair bit.

The native has a swedge because the main grind is a low saber, and the swedge increase penetration while decreasing weight.

-j
 
biogon said:
Are you sure you'd want to do that? With a full flat grind, there's already so little steel there. You would be weakning the blade a fair bit.

The native has a swedge because the main grind is a low saber, and the swedge increase penetration while decreasing weight.

-j
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great point. i knew that the more i thought about it the worse an idea it might become. anyway, any suggestions about guys who do extensive customization of existing knives?
 
Chase Axinn will do it.

www.chaxknives.com

I had a friend who asked him to swedge a Yojimbo and replace the G10 scales with CF.

Now that's something I wouldn't do personally, but it came out nicely.

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-j
 
WOW!!!

i just perused his site. chax' work is amazing. he must be one busy guy.. thanks very much for the link.
 
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