Show your mods!

[Mr Blonde]

That toothy talon trio looks terrific, great work.

[Pockets]

Wow! That looks like something I need to try...

[gooeytek]

A little acid bath to make the blade not-so-shiny.

[jackknifeh]

Manbug modifications.

Blade swap. Manbug G-10/bolster handle now has a ZDP-189 blade.


Manbug G-10/bolster handle with ZDP-189 blade. Blade and bolsters stonewashed. Spine modified to fit index finger. I used the Jester blade shape without the jimping.


Manbug VG-10 blade with a Jester type spine. Blade polished.

[RoBoTech]

A little acid bath to make the blade not-so-shiny.

I did the same

[gooeytek]

Yea, it was your PPT that made me decide to do this. Going to make some scales for it too.

[razorsharp]

reground this

[Polar L]

Sorry Jens, Jesper and Mr. Sal

[Evil D]

If it makes that thing one hand openable, i can justify the thumb stud. I'd rather have a stud than a two hand opener.

[Bladekeeper]

Anybody tell me how I could change the finish on the Elmax or is it not possible after ht I'm a novice with working on knives .
Any info would be a help thnx.
And I'm loving those matriarchs and the civi .

[RoBoTech]

Here is a Stretch in Ruby Red coarse G-10
(I am burnt out on orange).

[Jazz]

Nice, RoBo! Too bad that's a trainer color. It'd be nice to see more red. (I don't mean, too bad that's a trainer color, so smarten up, yo! I mean it'd be nice to have some red Spydies). :)

- best wishes, Jazz.

[Stew]

Sorry Jens, Jesper and Mr. Sal

That's a confusing pic to my eyes. :D Almost an illusion - the angle makes it look like a part drilled hole not a thumb stud. Weird!

Good mod though.

[Polar L]

That's a confusing pic to my eyes. :D Almost an illusion - the angle makes it look like a part drilled hole not a thumb stud. Weird!

Good mod though.

Less illusinating? :p

[Stew]

Less illusinating? :p

Yep. :D

That other one was like that classic picture of a duck/rabbit or eskimo/indian chief. :D

[kromo]

where we can find this?
tks

[toto07]

Embassy

[Igi964]

My first knife modificatins. Inspired by Gavkoo.

[jackknifeh]

Here are the two scales I ended up with. The color wood I ordered was black/silver. How would you guys describe these colors? It's NOT what I wanted even though they don't look bad I guess. I just think black/silver would look better with the silver bolsters, liners, etc.

I think if I sanded the center down until the dark color is gone it may look better with more of the lighter brown showing. Opinions? This scale is "rounder" than the other side.


This one is blurry. My fault, Sorry. This scale is flatter giving the surface a more consistant color pattern.


I would like for the sides to match closer but I think that would require a different amount of sanding on each side resulting in different thickness scales. The one with the very dark center is still thicker in the center which is what gives it more colors. Around the sides the scale is thinner revealing the layer below the dark center. Both scales are still quite a bit thicker than "stock" scales which are the same thickness as the bolsters. The thicker ones feel better (little bit) in my hand. But I do have some room for more sanding to get different looks.

I sanded up to 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper and polished with diamond paste at 15µ and 3µ on a small piece of leather.

Any suggestions about working with this wood (or anything) is appreciated.

Jack

Edit
A thought just came to me. I could sand the tops until I get the result I want and better matching appearance. Then sand the bottom to get the thickness to match. Duhhh!

[Pockets]

Here is a Lil' Matriarch with new Orange G-10 silkies, black pocket clip and screws.













And here it is with it's bigger brothers.
A Civilian in Blue Carbon Twill, and a Matriarch 2 in Ruby Red slippers.

I'm currently trying to do that to a D'fly, with moderate success. I want to do it to my Delica and a Stretch I will be buying in a few weeks. Do you have any tips or advice? :confused: :confused: