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cpirtle

cpirtle

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I just finished customizing my SERE 2000 on my road to making myself ready to actually make a knife from scratch.

She got:
Desert Tan G-10 scales.
Black Micarta inlay dots.
Thumb ramp checkering.

She lost
The poorly placed factory lanyard hole..

I did not have a black button head screw that had the proper thread pitch but plan to dig one up somewhere so that the scale screw in the middle of the large dot is also black.

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Couple more shots...
 
Dude, you rock!

That's the nicest customization I've 'ever' seen!

Outstanding! Put my name on the list if you should ever decide to sell/raffle/auction off...(Yes, I'd like a shot at that one too!)

Nicely done!

Mel
 
:eek: :eek: Your wife must not be keeping you that busy!!:mad: :grumpy: :D That is one sweet customization and I can't think of too many factory knives that deserve the attention to detail you exhibited. And the Sere 2000 is one of them. You made a great knife OUTSTANDING!!
 
I like it, too! Nice work, Chad. I understand the stepping-stone process as well! This shows a great eye for design and good hands for skill. Keep at it.

Coop
 
That looks great, Chad - really nice work! This, and the work you did on that Socom, have a look of professionalism and a style all their own.

I'm beginning to wonder what you'd come up with if you had a larger canvas... say, a kit knife?
 
It definitely doesn't suck, which it would if I attempted something like that. In fact, the more I look at it, the better it looks. Great job! A BIG improvement over the factory version, and I like the factory version.
 
That is sweet -- I love the looks of the desert tan and black micarta.
 
I think you are one talented son of a bitch! That is awesome mate!

Looks like it cam that way...whens the debut?
 
Really nice work there.

You could heat color that screw and get it a deep blue/gray. For small parts, I heat a peice of scrap steel up with a torch and then set/hold the part on the steel till it gets the color I want. It will go through yellow to purple to brown, and then blue. Some steels take on a little more color than other but it will definitely make a difference. Once in awhile you have to heat it then scuff sand with 400-600 grit paper (something in that range, just scuff it up a little) then heat it again.
 
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