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My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:15 am
by IMBand
I got a good price on another GEC #56 Dogleg and decided to add an Easy-Open notch.
Was not too difficult and I am happy with the results........
IM
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:53 am
by knifetime
Very cool man. You can't go wrong with a eo knife. No matter what pattern it is it looks better with eo notched out,in my opinion.
Looks like you did a very professional job.
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 11:36 am
by jerryd6818
Good job Trevor. I agree with Phillip, I think it improved the appearance of the knife but then I may be prejudiced 'cause I'm an EZ-Open fan.
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 11:38 am
by tjmurphy
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:10 pm
by IMBand
Thanks guys......now I need to get up the nerve to try and install a lanyard tube......
IM
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:42 pm
by philco
Well done Trevor. You made it look like it came from the factory that way.
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 9:54 pm
by junebug
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:36 pm
by wildcat
looks really well done!
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:57 am
by TripleF
Awesome Trevor!
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 5:29 am
by orvet
IMBand wrote:Thanks guys......now I need to get up the nerve to try and install a lanyard tube......
IM
Very nice job Trevor!
I have not worked on that pattern, but I think a lanyard loop would be pretty easy to do on the bare end and look right at home as well.
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:11 pm
by Jody744
Very cool, what did you use???
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:20 pm
by muskrat man
very nice, dremel tool works wonders eh? if you can live with 3/16" lanyard tube the spring and liners can accommodate drilling out to the larger size and using the tube at the butt end pin
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:27 pm
by gino
Nice job trevor! I dig it!
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:51 pm
by IMBand
Jody744 wrote:Very cool, what did you use???
Used a dremel with a drum sander attachment and then a large bolt with fine sandpaper wrapped around it to finish.
Buffed with dremel a little to remove sanding marks.
muskrat man wrote:very nice, dremel tool works wonders eh? if you can live with 3/16" lanyard tube the spring and
liners can accommodate drilling out to the larger size and using the tube at the butt end pin
Thanks Kaleb for the info....just been trying to get up the nerve to drill on it. The EO notch came out real nice,
worried that I will crack the bone trying to do too much. Also I like a lanyard tube to be large enough to actually
use (hope GEC is listening, LOL)......I have some various sizes on hand, maybe I will dig out some 3/16" and see if
it will do.
gino wrote:Nice job trevor! I dig it!
Thanks Gino.....and everyone for the nice comments.
IM
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:55 pm
by glennbad
Looks stock to me. Great job!
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 1:45 am
by caddyman1973
Looks great!
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:51 am
by jmh58
Real nice there Trevor!!
John
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:55 am
by terdl76
That looks great! Real clean. Nice job for sure!
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:22 am
by muskrat man
IMBand wrote:Jody744 wrote:Very cool, what did you use???
Used a dremel with a drum sander attachment and then a large bolt with fine sandpaper wrapped around it to finish.
Buffed with dremel a little to remove sanding marks.
muskrat man wrote:very nice, dremel tool works wonders eh? if you can live with 3/16" lanyard tube the spring and
liners can accommodate drilling out to the larger size and using the tube at the butt end pin
Thanks Kaleb for the info....just been trying to get up the nerve to drill on it. The EO notch came out real nice,
worried that I will crack the bone trying to do too much. Also I like a lanyard tube to be large enough to actually
use (hope GEC is listening, LOL)......I have some various sizes on hand, maybe I will dig out some 3/16" and see if
it will do.
3/16 is what I used on the EO's I built you iirc
gino wrote:Nice job trevor! I dig it!
Thanks Gino.....and everyone for the nice comments.
IM
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:59 am
by IMBand
muskrat man wrote:3/16 is what I used on the EO's I built you iirc
OK, that would be fine then.....Thank You for letting me know, the EO's you built me are my favorites and the stag one is my main EDC.....it's a 100% perfect knife!!
How is the lanyard tube 'peened' without cracking the bone?
IM
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:28 am
by Chief RID
I can't wait to see your lanyard hole work. I have been interested in that part of knives for a while now. You never know how many people want a lanyard until you make one.
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 4:09 pm
by muskrat man
IMBand wrote:muskrat man wrote:3/16 is what I used on the EO's I built you iirc
OK, that would be fine then.....Thank You for letting me know, the EO's you built me are my favorites and the stag one is my main EDC.....it's a 100% perfect knife!!
How is the lanyard tube 'peened' without cracking the bone?
IM
use a tapered punch and go slow, you can also use short tapered pieces and flare it by compressing in a vice, I seen somewhere that's how Tony bose does it but can't remember where I seen it.
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 4:30 pm
by orvet
I have had success using a flaring tool made for flaring copper tubing when attaching fittings to the copper tubing.
The brass is not much harder than the copper; the only problem is getting something for the fingers of the flaring tool to grip. I usually have to make something to fit behind the knife for the flaring tool to grip. A piece of flat bar can work or a piece of thin micarta.
A hardware store or plumbing shop should have a flaring tool.
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:07 pm
by IMBand
OK, those methods make sense.......does the drilled hole need to be chamfered a little then?
IM
Re: My first knife mod.......
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 1:18 am
by muskrat man
it can be reamed a bit depending on the properties of the material. bone should be chamfered a bit to reduce the risk of cracking but tough materials like micarta or G10 you can just beat crap out of to flare it as much as you want with very little worry of damaging the handle material. natural materials are much more fragile though so go slow and steady.
