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TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:20 am
by glennbad
After seeing the fine work that Saw Filer did on his TL-29 (where he altered the screwdriver blade), I thought I would try one of my own.
Mine did not come out anywhere near as nice as his, but it was an interesting experiment. Bone is from Culpepper. I am planning to try something like this again.
Glenn
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:25 am
by FRJ
Glenn,
I think that is a great effort. Good job!
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:30 am
by goldpan
That is soooo kooool!
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:56 am
by RandyFew
L
ks great!
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:40 am
by whitebuffalo58
Nicely done, Glenn! I like it!
WB
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:51 am
by orvet
Nice job Glenn!
Is that marigold bone?
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:27 am
by ringergary
Nice work Glenn.
Love the handle, you can call him a Barlow now.
Gary.
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:00 am
by glennbad
orvet wrote:Nice job Glenn!
Is that marigold bone?
Yes, that is the Marigold. It was kinda "pitty", so I just left it like that. Gives it some character...
Glenn
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:17 am
by tjmurphy
Nice work Glenn, I like it
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:27 pm
by glenn
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:57 pm
by glennbad
Thanks for the comments everyone. I can't take credit for that idea, that was Saw Filer's genius
Glenn
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:29 pm
by jerryd6818
glennbad wrote: I can't take credit for that idea, that was Saw Filer's genius
Glenn
Ahh but you took it one step farther with the splendid idea of making it a sheepsfoot blade. I like it a lot. I'll be contacting you about this TL-29 I have...
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:30 pm
by TripleF
Beautiful!
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:39 pm
by Saw Filer
I like it!
If one blade is good...than two must be better
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:13 am
by 268bull
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
. I like it!
Dale H.
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:01 pm
by glennbad
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
. I like it!
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...
Glenn
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:04 pm
by IMBand
That may be the coolest TL29 mod I have seen yet. I LOVE IT!!
The bone is awesome too, but the secondary is just too cool.....
IM
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:55 pm
by novice
That is very cool. I have a couple of these kicking around. One may need to be offered up to the modifier gods.
Re: TL29 proto - update!
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:44 am
by glennbad
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.
Glenn
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:55 pm
by whitebuffalo58
Sorry the wharny didn't work out, but WOW the end result is gorgeous!! Very nicely done, Glenn!!
WB
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:30 pm
by glennbad
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.
Glenn
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:54 pm
by orvet
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:30 am
by garddogg56
Glenn Did you pinch the bolsters??If my electrical crew had 29's with handles like those nothing would EVER get done
Beautiful
Re: TL29 proto
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:38 am
by glennbad
garddogg56 wrote:Glenn Did you pinch the bolsters??If my electrical crew had 29's with handles like those nothing would EVER get done
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.
Thanks for the words!
Glenn