TL29 proto

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Re: TL29 proto

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268bull wrote:Glenn, That's a great job you did with the screwdriver/wire stripper blade. I did the same thing, sorta'. I had a broken clip blade on an early model schrade 8 OT. I filed, like you, from the top down on the blade, and made my own version of a sheepsfoot. I didn't change out the scales though. You did really well on that ::nod:: . I like it! ::tu:: Dale H.

Thanks for the kind words. I hate to see good knife parts go to waste. When I saw what SF had done with his, it was a no-brainer. This project was a good one to experiment with. One of the issues I had was the screwdriver blade had such a stout snap on it, it was near impossible to open it as short as it was. I ended up filing down the tang some to ease up on the spring pressure.

I got some other ideas with this pattern, now just gotta find the time to work on them...

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Re: TL29 proto

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That may be the coolest TL29 mod I have seen yet. I LOVE IT!! ::ds::
The bone is awesome too, but the secondary is just too cool..... ::tu:: ::tu::

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That is very cool. I have a couple of these kicking around. One may need to be offered up to the modifier gods.
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Re: TL29 proto - update!

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Just a little update on this knife. The wharn/sheep blade did not have good snap on the close, as I had to take down the tang some so it would open easier. In the end, I decided to turn it into a single blade. I even played around with the bolster, cutting a thread and crimping in, and slimmed down the handles.

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Sorry the wharny didn't work out, but WOW the end result is gorgeous!! Very nicely done, Glenn!! ::tu::

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Thanks! It will work out, that was just my first try at that. I have a bunch of "first tries" at things that end up in the trash pile.

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It looks good Glenn! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Glenn Did you pinch the bolsters??If my electrical crew had 29's with handles like those nothing would EVER get done ::nod:: Beautiful
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Re: TL29 proto

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garddogg56 wrote:Glenn Did you pinch the bolsters??If my electrical crew had 29's with handles like those nothing would EVER get done ::nod:: Beautiful
Yeah, it's kinda hard to see in the pictures. It is amazing what a little sanding and a file can do to a knife to spiffy it up.

I've done more with this one knife than I have with most of the others I've worked on...and it still doesn't look too bad. :mrgreen:

Thanks for the words!

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