BM454 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I had a new Kershaw Leek that the wife washed and ran through the dryer. Well when I found it it was open and the tip had been broken. My fault for not taking it out of my pants but, I still had a new broken knife. Anyway I took the time to make a pattern welded blade for it. It took me several hours to make the blade. Took me longer to shape and fine tune it but, it works flawlessly. I know this is not the first one ever been done nor will it be the last but, it's the first folding knife I've worked on and it turned out pretty well. The grinding is not perfect but, I'm very happy with it. Not to bad for my first. Hope you enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 nothing wrong with that!!! - looks very good, and you'll cherish it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM454 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thank you. It's going to be my daily knife for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Looks great! (You might think of adding your mark to it to indicate it's a modified Kershaw to avoid future confusion.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeshow Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I've held that knife. We were at the Choo Choo Forge when I first saw it. It is a great well made blade and he made it fit like it was factory stamped. I was going to throw away an old folder of mine. Not any more. I'll just wait until he's done with the damascus billet he's got in his truck and "borrow" a piece. Shhhh. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM454 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 You have enough of a billet now to make you a nice blade. I expect you to use it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeshow Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 As soon as I get my hammers finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman50 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 It is a looker! You should be proud. ______________________________ www.sawblade.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM454 Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Thank you Iron. Very proud of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unforgivun Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Not that the pattern welded isn't better, but for those not in the know, Kershaw has an outstanding warranty program. If anything on the knife breaks, just send it back to them to have it repaired/replaced. The warranty does not however cover things like broken tips or chipped blades. Kershaw charges US$10 to replace broken blades. BM454 I am an avid fan of the leek and have a composite and damascus version myself (both made by kershaw not me) Fantastic fix there. Aside from the edge profile it looks almost exactly like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windancer Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Nice reblade! Fixing broken/worn out Buck 110s is how I got started making knives. Never know where any road is going to wind up or branch again. You should be very proud of your effort. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweany Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Don't forget to thank your wife. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM454 Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Thank all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikecopXXX Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 that looks a lot better than the original, and i'm a kershaw/leek fan. do the speed flipper and blade lock still work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 NICE job! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benton Frisse Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Man, that looks cool! Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM454 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Thank you. Yes everything still works fine. I need to do some fine tuning on it but it works well as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 im glad this cycled back to the top, I have recently become a fan of the Leek, and now that I know what it is I am seeing it EVERYWHERE! That is a very fine replacement blade you made and certainly an EDC to be proud of! you have set the bar pretty high with that :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddly Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I have one of these that got ran over. (Mistakenly left it on the hood of the truck and took off). Kershaw has very good service, and sent me all the small parts that were missing. Minus blade and scales of course. I like the damascus, fine knife ya got there. Unique too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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