Thinking of modifying a Leek.

Scurvy092

Scurvy092

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I own two leeks, a G10 and a Blue anodized. Originally I was going to swap the scales so I could have blue scales with the S30V blade. I'm still considering doing this but I've been thinking of making some more extreme mods and I wanted to get people's thoughts.

My main issue with the Leek is the roughness of the G10 and the safety. I don't understand the point of having a Speed Safe knife (that theoretically you have that option so you can deploy it faster) with a safety. I can deploy my Skyline much faster than a Leek with the safety on. So here are my plans:

1. Polish the g10 to achieve a texture closer to my skyline

2. Grind out a larger relief area around the thumb stud to make it easier to reach

3. Cut off the flipper.

4. Remove safety.

What say you?
 
Are you understanding what Speedsafe is? It's not the fact that there is a lock on the knife. This is the definition.
 
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the safety comes off very easily, I took it off as soon as I got mine, it doesn't deploy in pocket easily. of course I carry it tip up so the blade would be hitting the seam of my pants if it did.

try adding just a bit of JB Weld or some kind of thick epoxy right under the pocket clip which will keep it from tearing up any pocket material but still leave enough grip to flip it safely.

TBH im surprised someone uses the thumbstuds on the leek, they've always been so close to the scales that I just considered them more of just an external blade stop then thumbstud. but if you feel it needs a trim, have at it. lots of them out there for replacements.

but remember CRK's motto, think twice, cut once
 
RevDevil said:
Are you understanding what Speedsafe is? It's not the fact that there is a lock on the knife itself.
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I'm aware. I wasn't trying to write a book but apparently I need to be a little clearer.

Assisted opening is a great feature and I own several assisted knives. The issues I have with the Leek and Speedsafe is the flipper. As far as I can tell, the flipper is the only reason the Leek has a safety. My Blur is Speedsafe and yet doesn't require a safety because there is no flipper. The addition of the flipper means there is a chance that the knife can open in your pocket, hence the safety.

I don't see the point of having a flipper on a Speedsafe knife. The only reason I use the flipper on the Leek is because the thumb studs are inaccessible. Hence why I want to cut the flipper off, flare out around the thumb studs and eliminate the safety.

The safety is my biggest problem with the knife. It is clumsy to pull the knife of out my pocket, disengage the safety (which you have to do with your other hand) and then hit the flipper. It takes too much time and IMHO defeats to purpose of the have an assisted open knife.

Does that make a little more sense?
 
brets-ftw said:
the safety comes off very easily, I took it off as soon as I got mine, it doesn't deploy in pocket easily. of course I carry it tip up so the blade would be hitting the seam of my pants if it did.

try adding just a bit of JB Weld or some kind of thick epoxy right under the pocket clip which will keep it from tearing up any pocket material but still leave enough grip to flip it safely.

TBH im surprised someone uses the thumbstuds on the leek, they've always been so close to the scales that I just considered them more of just an external blade stop then thumbstud. but if you feel it needs a trim, have at it. lots of them out there for replacements.

but remember CRK's motto, think twice, cut once
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I know no one uses the thumb studs because they are impractical/inaccessible, hence why I want to grind away. I know how to take the safety off, I've completely stripped down my blue leek and reassembled it.

Ultimately, there's no real reason to do any of this other than a desire to tinker.
 
the leek was my first modern pocket knife, the one that started the addiction, i've carried it everyday for at least a year with the safety removed. never opened on me.
 
if ur wanting to make the knife like ur skyline. take it apart, remove the spring. remove the safety lock with a t6 torx bit. and you will also have to put a little bead on the part of the frame lock that touches the blade when the knife is closed. and a little hole on the surface of the blade (not all the way through the blade) the same size and shape of the bead where the bead touches the blade when the knife is closed. idk how to do that last part, id wait for someone with more experience to chime in. Ive just taken leeks apart, know them inside and out. and i know how they work.
 
If you are sober, and you carry the knife in your pocket with your pocket clip, and you don't fiddle with it with your fingers, then you don't use the lock.

The lock is for carrying the knife in the bottom of your pocket, or in a purse, or leaving it in a drawer full of junk. Or when you've been drinking. Or when you want to take the knife out and fiddle with it.
 
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