Thumbstud Mod Complete -- Step by Step Instructions

LightGuy

LightGuy

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As many have said, CRK puts the pointy thumbstud on for a reason. But I just couldn't get used to it, and this simple mod made this knife perfect for me.

Thanks for all your help in making sure I didn't totally destroy my new Sebenza. This combined with having CRK swap the blue for silver has made this the perfect blade - period.

Here is the process I ended up using to do this mod start to finish:

  1. Dis-assembled knife
  2. Wrapped blade completely in thick layers electrical tape, including base of thumbstud
  3. Used a Dremmel to grind thumbstud down to what appeared to be close (but not all the way) to the depth I wanted
  4. Wrapped an Altoids (Smalls) tin in 1,000 grit wet/dry sandpaper and sanded down further, focusing on creating a very flat and level surface
  5. Wrapped the Altoids tin in 2,000 grit wet/dry sandpaper to finalize the surface and get ready for polishing
  6. Took a small piece of 2,000 grit sandpaper, and (by hand) slightly softened the outer edge of the newly flattened surface of the thumbstud
  7. Used a Dremmel with a buffing wheel to buff the flat surface of the thumbstud
  8. Used a Dremmel with a pointed buffing tip to do more detailed buffing of portions of the thumbstud that still needed it
  9. Re-assembled knife
  10. No more pointy thumbstud!

The results
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Thanks!!

-Rich
 
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That looks real nice, would be even better if it had double thumbstuds like that.
 
Franz_N said:
That looks real nice, would be even better if it had double thumbstuds like that.
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Thanks for the nice comments. :)

I do like the look of dual thumbstuds, but since I only use the one, I prefer the reduced chances of it snagging my pocket, etc. over the looks factor.
 
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Okay, why'd you show that and not give us the "how to" details! :D
 
cziv said:
Okay, why'd you show that and not give us the "how to" details! :D
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All you had to do was ask! :D

  1. Dis-assembled knife
  2. Wrapped blade completely in thick layers electrical tape, including base of thumbstud
  3. Used a Dremmel to grind thumbstud down to what appeared to be close (but not all the way) to the depth I wanted
  4. Wrapped an Altoids (Smalls) tin in 1,000 grit wet/dry sandpaper and sanded down further, focusing on creating a very flat and level surface
  5. Wrapped the Altoids tin in 2,000 grit wet/dry sandpaper to finalize the surface and get ready for polishing
  6. Took a small piece of 2,000 grit sandpaper, and (by hand) slightly softened the outer edge of the newly flattened surface of the thumbstud
  7. Used a Dremmel with a buffing wheel to buff the flat surface of the thumbstud
  8. Used a Dremmel with a pointed buffing tip to do more detailed buffing of portions of the thumbstud that still needed it
  9. Re-assembled knife
  10. No more pointy thumbstud!
 
LightGuy said:
All you had to do was ask! :D

  1. Dis-assembled knife
  2. Wrapped blade completely in thick layers electrical tape, including base of thumbstud
  3. Used a Dremmel to grind thumbstud down to what appeared to be close (but not all the way) to the depth I wanted
  4. Wrapped an Altoids (Smalls) tin in 1,000 grit wet/dry sandpaper and sanded down further, focusing on creating a very flat and level surface
  5. Wrapped the Altoids tin in 2,000 grit wet/dry sandpaper to finalize the surface and get ready for polishing
  6. Took a small piece of 2,000 grit sandpaper, and (by hand) slightly softened the outer edge of the newly flattened surface of the thumbstud
  7. Used a Dremmel with a buffing wheel to buff the flat surface of the thumbstud
  8. Used a Dremmel with a pointed buffing tip to do more detailed buffing of portions of the thumbstud that still needed it
  9. Re-assembled knife
  10. No more pointy thumbstud!
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Thanks for the info LightGuy and one super nice job you did there! :thumbup:
 
Looks just like the Hinderer XM-18's thumbstud now which i like better than the Sebenzas,,,,nice work and thanks for the pics!
 
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