Knife Repair, Modification, Restoration & Improvement

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This group is hosted by D ale, for knife enthusiasts who are interested in repairing, modifiying, restoring or improving knives, including fixed blades, folders and automatics of all types.

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MODIFICATIONS .. personalizing our knives !!!!

by D ale

Apr 27, 2010

Many of us have dreamt of  "improving"  our knives.

Some have even implemented their improvements.

Here is a place to share and document those modifications.

Before & after pics are great .. I realize this isn't always possible .. I did some of mine years ago. A statement of design goals or modification purpose is a good place to start.

Identifying the desired changes & modifications is encouraged. As is a description of

the tools, any problems encountered, & methods used in the process.

A summary statement & pic of the final result will wrap it up !! 

 

 

Also .. a place to share our mistakes.

Share what works & what doesn't.

Conquered a problem .. post a solution.

Up against a problem .. query for another's advice.

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    J.J. Smith III

    Diamond wheel on a Dremel, Dale.

    It left enough of the nail pull that I didn't have to extend it further back.  Need to take off some from the secondary blades as they're too large to be effective.

    Personally, I'm not a fan of colored scales, but these are actually died well.

    In what I've done, so far, the blue is still uniform.

    I've still got a couple more laying around here so this one is filling my desire for a mod.

    Feb 19, 2018

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    Scott Giacoppo

    That’s awesome! Love that knife. I’m not familiar with Copperlocks but I will be getting to know them now!

    D ale said:

    I have a serious fondness for Case's Mini Copperlock ..
    Frost offers a Cooperlock in his Steel Warrior line..
    I believe the same blue print was used for both ..
    .. making this a wonderfully cost effective prototyping platform in my quest for that perfect Culock EDC !!!!

    I added the thumbstud & a deeper tighter radius @ the front bolster .. slight radius to the scale & rear bolster edges
    Dremel tool for radius @ front bolster .. hand sanding for scale & rear bolster contouring ..
    Drill press, generic < $ 200, set to slowest speed, carbide drill bit ... should have used a cutting oil for lubrication and heat reduction .. NOTE: be cautious of heat buildup.
    This allowed me to prototype the thumbstud mod w/o risking an actual Case Copperlock.

    Mar 2, 2018

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    Jan Carter

    Mar 4, 2018