The “Can’t leave anything alone” Thread

Im done with the Hinderer! wanna see a peak?
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Feca10ne said:
Thank you!
The bolster and liner are one piece. They started out as a full titanium scale. The added screw is just to balance things out (its pressed in), I thought the bolster was too plain without it.
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Gotcha, looks good:thumbsup: That's a lot of material to hog off by hand:eek:
 
FrannaM said:
No, mirror bit over the top for my liking.
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i had thought about polishing and or mirror polishing the suru blade since i have countless man-hours of (positive/negative/frustrating/etc) experience with mirror polishing efforts of blade faces. but for several reasons i won't go down that path, the most important one being: the original commercial beautiful suru finish variants (stonewashed, black stonewashed, black PVD-coated, black acid-etched, silver stonewashed, satin, etc) are "to protect" the finish from visible damages/scratches through use/wear/tear. Stonewash and satin finishes have a certain depth (micrometers) which can hide superficial scratches from use very well.

ah never mind.
 
Feca10ne said:
Needed a stop pin just a bit larger than the one I had, so I turned the top of my washing machine and my cordless drill into a poor mans lathe!
Cant believe this actually worked! :D:D:D
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Done that many a time in a pinch:thumbsup: Just a warning though, side loading like that trashes the drill bearings quick...
 
WValtakis said:
Done that many a time in a pinch:thumbsup: Just a warning though, side loading like that trashes the drill bearings quick...
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All the dust and metal shavings probably isn't good for it either. Maybe Ill win the loto one day and buy a lathe:D.....i wont hold my breath.
 
Feca10ne said:
This thing is looking better and better....Ill call it the "Poor mans Dauntless" .....it's beefier than the real thing!
Look at the blade stock compared to the XM-18! ......0.195":eek:
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What is it?
 
WValtakis said:
What is it?
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Its a clone of a Strider Tad Dauntless that my oldest son found at a used knife fair/flea market. Even the clone goes for a decent amount of change, so I figured it would be fun to "make better":rolleyes:
Its got a D2 blade that seems to have a good heat treat. We'll see how it turns out...:D:p just having fun with it.
 
Feca10ne said:
Its a clone of a Strider Tad Dauntless that my oldest son found at a used knife fair/flea market. Even the clone goes for a decent amount of change, so I figured it would be fun to "make better":rolleyes:
Its got a D2 blade that seems to have a good heat treat. We'll see how it turns out...:D:p just having fun with it.
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Gotcha, that D2 on the SMF clone that @South paw draw gave me seems damn decent too (incidentally it's both the only clone and only "Strider" I'm ok owning;)). Nice canvas for practice without much stress:thumbsup:
 
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