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Reprofile, or leave alone?

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Reprofile, or leave alone?
on: July 06, 2016, 10:29:05 PM
I got the Wenger (er, Victorinox Delemont) Junior 09 off Amazon for $12 in today. It's the ultimate basic SAK for me, as it only has my basics--locking blade, nailfile (thought it had a small blade there, but it's got the nail file), saw, and Phillips driver.   Problem is, it has the blunt blade, typical of the Junior series.   It's bugging me, but I feel I should leave it alone--that way, I can use it in close quarters to people, animals, or things I might risk puncturing with a normal knife if I have to, especially considering most of these things will have to be done in an emergency.   My first knife was a plain old beat up Schrade Old Timer 34OT Stockman.  It didn't have such a blade.    I want to reprofile the Junior 09's blade to a sheepsfoot pattern, which should be the easiest to do, but I don't really want to modify it and risk goofing up.

So, what's your opinion--fix the dang blade, or leave it alone for use as an emergency blade?
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Re: Reprofile, or leave alone?
Reply #1 on: July 06, 2016, 10:53:23 PM
If you have access to a decent grinder and some finish tooling to do it properly, then I would go for it.  Modifying a knife blade isn't all that scary, just make sure you keep it cool so you don't mess with the blade's hardness.  Take your time and do it right, then post pics!
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