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Nice job, I like the black spacers he used. What material is it? Tomas The spacer is vulcanized fibre, a cellulose based fibrous sheet. It comes in several grades ranging from electrical insulation to simple gasket. It can be purchased online or you can likely find it at an electrical supply house....

Let me know how it works for you after a few weeks of using it. If you change your mind about a detail don't hesitate to contact me. Kind of tricky to get a decent snapshot of it with all the glare. I may need to invest in a light tent.

This my desktop image right now. :D

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Thanks you guys for the kind words. AngusW, the cut-out in the handle and the lanyard hole in the steel are both completely filled with epoxy. The S.P.O.T. has been out of production for a while now. It is much more comfortable to handle now, can't stress that enough. It is a neat little knife Charl...

Here is my personal S.P.O.T. witch, when I purchased it, at once I realized that the factory scales did not agree with my grip. Having been pretty busy with life in general and my customers various projects I have found little time for my own knives. I had it naked in my workbench drawer for maybe 1...

Hi, BigT. I do custom handle work for Mules, Swicks, S.P.O.T.s etcetera. I also press kydex sheaths. I don't work free but the result is always nice to look at. :D I can send you pictures of examples of my work if you like. Just need an E-mail address. Feel free to private message me if you like. -Z...

Wow, those pictures are killer. The look of that sand makes me want to become a beach bum. :D Are the sea turtles a regular sight there?

Thanks for sharing. -Zach

Let me know how you like it Charlie. I have wanted to get one for a little while now, I have not put H-1 to work. Very curious about it's edge retention.

By the way, it appears you have a spyder bite just there. :D

Yes, a newbie can use it. You can get a knife razor sharp with it. Tip#1 Watch the instructional video/DVD even before you assemble the unit Tip#2 Watch the video again after assembly and before starting to sharpen. Tip#3 Be very careful to end each stroke with the tip of the blade still in contact...

I would recommend Knife Center of the internet and Cutlery shoppe, both are top notch businesses. As far as the starting knife I have to say the Manix 2 is a huge bang for the buck. It has 154CM steel on regular production models though. I own plenty of VG-10 and CPM-S30V and would say that the 154C...

...sniffles... I lost my first Spyder (a black FRN SE Dragonfly) about two years after I bought it. But, in time, the wound heals. You will never truely forget that Dragonfly though. It is etched in time. No, I am serious. I still miss that little slugger. I ended up buying a PE and SE version to re...

Nice sheath! Now that you've shown that, I don't think I'll be posting pictures of my sheath that I have yet to make. My kydex work is functional, but not quite pretty yet. Pretty, not quite. Always share with us. I always fail a lot before any good results are found. "It wouldn't be fun if it...

:D Production model.

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ChapmanPreferred wrote:Thanks 8 of 8,

What do you use to press/mold the Kydex from the exterior? How do you set the grommets?

Thanks again,

Doug

I have a bench Arbor press with dies, and a few 600 lb clamps with molding foam.

ChapmanPreferred wrote:Looking forward to seeing some scaled Swick2s and sheaths.

Here are my prototypes. They are ugly thats why they are prototypes.
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speedmaster wrote:Can anyone talk me out of it? Or definitely into it? ;-)

Buy two. You won't regret it. Ball bearing lock is perfect. It is easy to use gloved or bare-handed. :D

I am now making Swick 2 sheaths. If you are interested, please let me know via IM or e-mail. I can also share pics if you are truly interested. (TazKristi please feel free to delete this thread if you feel it is inappropriate to post on your site)

I got home with mine a little bit ago. I like it, the swedge is a cool touch. Now I have something to do with my 11 pounds of dyed and stabilized Maple (curly and burl). :cool:

Here is one I finished over the weekend. Don't get the idea that I have only one pin. Though apparently I only have one good looking pin.

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wow eight of eight , that knife looks very cool, love everything about it! Thank you RIOT. The owner had a good idea with the double liner. :cool: Folks seem to really like that mosaic pinstock in particular. Today I will be putting the finishing touches on a Mule with stabilized Buckeye with black...