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Well....I jumped in with both feet!

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I had a couple of electricians knives, and after seeing some of the magnificent work of turning them into a single blade jack knife here on the site, I just couldn't wait. I tore into one of them....of course making all the mistakes you'd expect from a know-nothing beginner. But, I was having fun and there wasn't a "museum quality" knife at stake here, so what the hey?

I managed to get it down to the basic components. Blades, springs, liners, etc. The only real problem I had was getting the front bolsters apart. Finally, with a fair amount of cussin' and kickin', they cooperated.

I circular filed the screwdriver blade, reassembled the jack blade and liners and managed to get the rocker, bloster and butt pins back in place....piened over and filed/buffed up. I rehandled it with some Brazilian tigerwood. I haven't done the finish sanding on it yet. My only problem with the semi-finished knife is the gawd awesome "walk and talk". Holy cow! This thing is a nail buster! It's a Camilus knife and the springs are super thick. Is it permitted to sand them down somethat thinner to eleminate some of the extremely hard snap? I know this is supposedly a positive attribute to a knife, but this thing is incredibly "feisty"!

Overall, I'd give it a 5 or 6 out of a possible 10. But, I'll do better on the next one. I'm livin' and learnin', thanks to you guys. ::tu::

Maybe, when I'm through with it, I'll post some finished photos of it.
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Share the pics when you get time. I for one would like to see them.
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O.K.....here's the before and after. I'm thinking of putting a lanyard hold in the butt end. There's enough meat there, but I'll give it some thought before I possibly mess it up.
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You done GOOD! That's some pretty tigerwood too! I give it two thumbs up ::tu:: ::tu::
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YES ::tu:: ::tu:: I like the shape also, looks comfortable for hand or pocket. WELL DONE!
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Looks GREAT ::tu::
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I concur dew ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks for the encouraging words guys. :) Yeah....the handle shape is somewhat "different" eh? I call it my "cigar shape". What the hell....got to call it something, right? ::shrug:: :mrgreen:
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Dang dewman.........nice work. I especially like the electricians wood. That is some pretty wood. Looks good, thanks for sharing the pics.
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Wow. Nice work dewman. ::tu::
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