Frugal Carver's hooked skew

[Nomad]

This is pretty simple to make from the can opener on a swiss army knife. Grind down the point, cut off the hook, and flatten the bevels. It really cuts well too!

[dwlind]

I recently did the same thing to my swiss army knife except I left the hook, I may have to take another look and see if I want to remove it. Your right though I really like the way it cuts.

Doug

[mateo]

Hey, now that's a good idea. (as long as you don't need a can opener later.) And it looks like you've put a nice edge on it.

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

Great idea Nomad, looks like you did an excellent job on the edge !

Dave

[Nomad]

Thanks guys! The edge is very very sharp. it cuts deep and leaves a nice shiny cut with no scratches. I'm thinking of doing the screwdriver and making it into a bullnose chisel.

[bigEd_H]

Excellent idea, Nomad! I have already re-shaped the two blades on my Victorinox "Officier" and was thinking of doing something with the can opener and screwdriver blades. I'll have to get on that right away.

Ed

[Lightningbolt]

One of the best modification tips I've seen in a while. Never thought of that. Thanks for the new "food for thought" and what I'm afraid will be certain future action!

[bigEd_H]

I made the modification to mine this morning. It works great! I can't imagine how I did without a hooked skew before.

I also sharpened the screwdriver blade as a small chisel. The resulting pocket knife combo will be one of my favorites.

Thanks, Nomad, for the tip.

Ed

[Nomad]

Cool beans guys! Glad you found this useful. I need to get to work on the screwdriver tip.

[Agoodknife]

I love woodcarvers, their some of the smartest folks in the world. Thanks Nomad, for posting ! Modifications have saved me a lot of money, I'm not "cheap", just "frugal".lol. I won a Flex-cut "Carvin Jack", but I had no use for the square chisel, so I ground approx.# 3 sweep in top, then rounded the tip.
I have a much more usefull tool from this modification, for the way I carve.
It was a fun challenge, aswell. Great job, I can see a lot of "light-bub's" comin' on from this sweet mod. on a good knife ! Allen