Show off your Sak mod's!

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #1230 on:** June 21, 2010, 10:34:30 PM

Great mods you two

Gareth · **Reply #1231 on:** June 22, 2010, 02:18:33 AM

Nice one Neil.

Ben X · **Reply #1232 on:** June 22, 2010, 02:30:27 AM

I had a NIB Trail Guide no one seemed interested in, so I dismantled it along with a Champion and made it interesting

. On a related note, it is also for sale- I am not a Scientist fanatic myself, but more and more I hear people looking for them unable to find one high or low, so I'll happily pass it on to a happy loving home

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porteiro · **Reply #1233 on:** June 23, 2010, 08:09:45 AM

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What wood is that, and what kind of stain/finish did you use?

ryan1835 · **Reply #1234 on:** June 23, 2010, 04:46:34 PM

Quote from: Neil on June 21, 2010, 09:52:24 PM

I called it The Inspecting Golfer

When I'm asked to make a mod for someone else I always use new or mint parts (unless vintage bits are required) but when building for myself to play with "good used" will suffice and if you look at the back, the liners give this away.

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Why did I make it? Well it was part of my ongoing experimentation to find the ideal IT SAK. This isn't it but its a pretty good tool combination, even if I say so myself

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stop posting saks you

thats another one i like

Sparky415 · **Reply #1235 on:** June 23, 2010, 04:52:10 PM

Quote from: ryan1835 on June 23, 2010, 04:46:34 PM

stop posting saks you thats another one i like

http://www.edcsource.com/Neil-Bees-Hive-of-SAKtivity,name,100034,user_id,shop

ryan1835 · **Reply #1236 on:** June 23, 2010, 05:06:50 PM

loli cant yet i only just got this

from the bee man

he lured me in with a spartan

Sparky415 · **Reply #1237 on:** June 23, 2010, 05:11:47 PM

He's like that.... you pop in and say “I don't need anything I'm just looking”

Before you know it he's

You wake up the next day thinking Oh no what have I done!

ryan1835 · **Reply #1238 on:** June 23, 2010, 05:40:01 PM

i ment the explorer not all of it

Taninaree · **Reply #1239 on:** June 24, 2010, 06:38:30 PM

Quote from: altered.ego on June 21, 2010, 08:55:56 PM

Here's another one. My old Huntsman has new wooden scales.

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nice work mate .

Ben X · **Reply #1240 on:** July 07, 2010, 02:41:46 AM

Gareth · **Reply #1241 on:** July 07, 2010, 06:55:24 PM

Nice Ben.

I'm guessing you like the Phillips rather than the corkscrew then?

Neil · **Reply #1242 on:** July 07, 2010, 07:34:08 PM

You reckon

Nice to see a Sportsman converted, its another configuration that I'm surprised isn't done by Victorinox.

nuphoria · **Reply #1243 on:** July 07, 2010, 07:53:41 PM

Quote from: Gareth on July 07, 2010, 06:55:24 PM

Nice Ben. I'm guessing you like the Phillips rather than the corkscrew then?

Super useful compact though eh?

I like that a lot

altered.ego · **Reply #1244 on:** July 13, 2010, 05:37:42 PM

Quote from: porteiro on June 23, 2010, 08:09:45 AM

What wood is that, and what kind of stain/finish did you use?

Sorry for my late reply, porteiro. It's just a piece of old wood i found in the woodshed. I was going to pay a visit to one of the local woodworkers and get some qaulity wood, but it was a weekend when i started. I used watercolors to paint the wood, a mixture of red, black and orange to be exact and sanded it down a bit to give it a nice looking texture. As for the finish, it's a clear matt varnish spray, but unfortunately i used too many layers, so a week or so ago I removed the scales, sanded them again and only used two layers of varnish. Looks much better now.

Thanks, guys! If it wasn't for this thread, I probably wouldn't start making my own scales.

Mike 56 · **Reply #1245 on:** July 15, 2010, 07:52:15 AM

This is my recycled chip point Trail Guide with pocket clip. I made this SAK all out of extra parts. I refinished + scales they were badly mangled. The pocket clip screws ware salvaged from a 5.00 folding box cutter. I reshaped the blade just for the heck of it.

Mike

josekym · **Reply #1246 on:** July 15, 2010, 08:31:01 AM

Brilliantly nice work, altered.ego!

Neil · **Reply #1247 on:** July 15, 2010, 09:50:17 AM

Mike, have you tapped the liner or is that clip just attached to the scale?

Mike 56 · **Reply #1248 on:** July 15, 2010, 11:55:17 AM

The clip is attached to to the scale. I make the holes in the scales a little small and take my time making the threads then i counter sink the back side of the holes. I attach the clip using J-B Weld under the clip, on the threads and on the counter sunk areas on the back of the holes. The clip is very sturdy.
Mike

Neil · **Reply #1249 on:** July 15, 2010, 01:57:09 PM

Let us know how it holds up day to day. I'd be a bit paranoid about not sinking the screws into the liner but that's just me

Mike 56 · **Reply #1250 on:** July 15, 2010, 03:14:49 PM

I have done a few like this my grandson has one i did a few years ago and it is holding up fine.

Mike

Neil · **Reply #1251 on:** July 15, 2010, 03:58:51 PM

Good to hear. Just me being paranoid as per usual

Gareth · **Reply #1252 on:** July 15, 2010, 06:46:24 PM

Quote from: Mike 56 on July 15, 2010, 11:55:17 AM

The clip is attached to to the scale. I make the holes in the scales a little small and take my time making the threads then i counter sink the back side of the holes. I attach the clip using J-B Weld under the clip, on the threads and on the counter sunk areas on the back of the holes. The clip is very sturdy.
Mike

That sounds like a good solution mate. Nice SAK too.

WH867 · **Reply #1253 on:** July 22, 2010, 06:23:31 AM

The latest arrival thanks to Mr. Bee

. My pics did'nt turn out well so needed to borrow one of his.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #1254 on:** July 22, 2010, 07:23:01 AM

Good looking mod that, even with the icky serrations

Neil · **Reply #1255 on:** July 22, 2010, 10:46:50 AM

I'm actually considering a serrated main blade for my own 84mm knife after doing that for Dennis. Its a small blade and serrations give you that bit more to work with.

MultiMat · **Reply #1256 on:** July 22, 2010, 12:12:15 PM

Quote from: WH867 on July 22, 2010, 06:23:31 AM

The latest arrival thanks to Mr. Bee . My pics did'nt turn out well so needed to borrow one of his.
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That SAK looks