waved 0560 - Rival Style:-)

Rival1314 · Aug 3, 2013

I've seen a few waved 0560's around, but never done one myself. I have waved several other blades in the past, just never had the stones to do mine. This is a project I worked on this week, the gentleman wanted it waved & a CF scale made, and I jumped at the opportunity to give it a shot. I wanted to leave the logo in tact and not distract from the overall blade shape too much, though it had to be functional too. This one is not too deep, and is lightning fast coming out of the pocket (the KVT makes for a sweet deployment!).

Some may say the blade doesnt need a wave, cuz its such a fun flipper....but I'll tell ya, it fires lightning quick with the wave

KnottyEagle · Aug 3, 2013

Ahhh, that doesn't look that bad actually! Very nice work Keeth.

daveb068 · Aug 3, 2013

Nice work.

dishcore · Aug 3, 2013

Looks really good! Top notch.

NeverMore1701 · Aug 3, 2013

Not a wave fan, but that's definitely the best I've seen!

Bob6794 · Aug 3, 2013

I love how well that was done, it's subtle enough that it doesn't draw too much attention away from the logo which you kept intact. If you were to tell me that the knife came like that from the factory I would believe you and ask where did you get it, it looks like it belongs there.

Civil PE · Aug 4, 2013

What is the purpose of the wave?

NeverMore1701 · Aug 4, 2013

It hooks on the corner of the pocket during the draw stroke , making the knife open as it exits the pocket.

Civil PE · Aug 4, 2013

NeverMore1701 said:
It hooks on the corner of the pocket during the draw stroke , making the knife open as it exits the pocket.

Really? How well does this work? What's the chance the wave rips the fabric?

oregonknifenerd · Aug 4, 2013

I hate waves but the 0560s Ive seen dont seem that bad. It
fits better and doesn't seem to break up the lines. Probably because of the jimping size/style.
That it looks like it would work as a cap lifter is also a bonus.

NeverMore1701 · Aug 4, 2013

Civil PE said:
Really? How well does this work? What's the chance the wave rips the fabric?

Works very well, just not a feature I need.

Does tear up pocket corners over time.

JustSomeGuy · Aug 4, 2013

Civil PE said:
Really? How well does this work? What's the chance the wave rips the fabric?

Look up Emerson knives on youtube. They're the ones who came up with the idea.

PURPLEDC · Aug 4, 2013

JustSomeGuy said:
Look up Emerson knives on youtube. They're the ones who came up with the idea.

err, I think the correct term is they were the ones to patent the idea.

Pharmagator · Aug 4, 2013

if it opens a beer bottle, then it is an improvement!

JustSomeGuy · Aug 4, 2013

PURPLEDC said:
err, I think the correct term is they were the ones to patent the idea.

Hmm, I don't follow them that closely, but I had the impression they had invented it. Who did invent it, then? I sense something contentious that I wasn't aware of before...

Bob6794 · Aug 4, 2013

JustSomeGuy said:
Hmm, I don't follow them that closely, but I had the impression they had invented it. Who did invent it, then? I sense something contentious that I wasn't aware of before...

I was under the impression that they invented it by mistake. Though I could be wrong.

MooseStuff · Aug 4, 2013

Bob6794 said:
I was under the impression that they invented it by mistake. Though I could be wrong.

IIRC it started life as a blade catch and then after realizing it could be used to open the knife right out of the pocket it became the patented wave feature.