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I got a Sere 2000 recently and instantly fell in love with the lines on this knife. To my eye, this is the stuff knives should be made of.
Unfortunately, I was also instantly dissatisfied with the finish of the piece. All the edges were way too sharp (except the blade of course, which was just right
) and the thumbstud was a bit slippery and hard to engage. So I got out the Dremel and went to work.
First I used a soft abrasive wheel with a medium grit to take down all the sharp edges. It did a pretty good job and I didn't make too many slips. After about half an hour of fiddling around the knife is super comfortable.
Next I hogged out the thumbgroove area of the handle so as to improve access to the thumbstud and liner lock. I used a drum sander on the Dremel and finished it off by hand with 180 and 220 sand paper. Much better clearance.
Lastly, I felt that my thumb was still slipping off the thumbstud a bit too often, especially when my hands are dry which they always are this time of year. I wanted a rock solid never miss opening on this great knife. So I decided to put a small piece of heat shrink tubing on the thumbstuds. It works well because the tube really conforms to the knobby design and the result is extremely comfortable and positive opening. Huge improvement all around.
Now if I could just figure out a more satisfactory way to eliminate that damned shiny clip in favor of a black one. I don't want to paint it and there must be a better way than the electrical tape that I currently have on it.... maybe more heat shrink tube. Maybe I should just make a new one out of titanium.
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Peter Atwood
email:fountainman@hotmail.com
Unfortunately, I was also instantly dissatisfied with the finish of the piece. All the edges were way too sharp (except the blade of course, which was just right
First I used a soft abrasive wheel with a medium grit to take down all the sharp edges. It did a pretty good job and I didn't make too many slips. After about half an hour of fiddling around the knife is super comfortable.
Next I hogged out the thumbgroove area of the handle so as to improve access to the thumbstud and liner lock. I used a drum sander on the Dremel and finished it off by hand with 180 and 220 sand paper. Much better clearance.
Lastly, I felt that my thumb was still slipping off the thumbstud a bit too often, especially when my hands are dry which they always are this time of year. I wanted a rock solid never miss opening on this great knife. So I decided to put a small piece of heat shrink tubing on the thumbstuds. It works well because the tube really conforms to the knobby design and the result is extremely comfortable and positive opening. Huge improvement all around.
Now if I could just figure out a more satisfactory way to eliminate that damned shiny clip in favor of a black one. I don't want to paint it and there must be a better way than the electrical tape that I currently have on it.... maybe more heat shrink tube. Maybe I should just make a new one out of titanium.
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Peter Atwood
email:fountainman@hotmail.com
