How I made this 93mm Copper Dragonox
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2022
- This was a fairly straightforward build since I used the original liners and kept the stainless finish. Let me know what you think about this knife and the mod. Thanks for checking it out! Hope you enjoyed it.
Victorinox Farmer X: amzn.to/3KyjBDl
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Through these 'how I made' videos, you've inspired me multiple times to do my own. I absolutely love that you make these and share your experiences with us. Thank you very much. Keep up the great work!
You are very welcome! I am thrilled to hear that you have found them helpful in making your own mods.
This is KILLER. Wow.
Thabks
As a knifemaker I'm digging the overall appearance on the beautiful piece. Enjoy your day Fit to Survive.
Thanks! Thrilled to hear that! You too!
Beautiful! Well done. Nice Spyderco addition to this setup! Would love to get my hands on this exact mod! I'm glad the CZcams algorithm suggested me to this channel! New subscriber here!
Thanks a bunch especially for the sub! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Totally awesome. Simple nice work. I like this the best of your custom Victorinoxes. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you! I am glad to hear that!
My favorite of you build videos yet!!
Cool! Glad to hear that.
All of your creations are amazing! Really inspired me to have a go myself... you're definitely a pioneer in sak customising 🏆
Wow, thank you! Best of luck on your project!
This is beautiful! You do really nice work on customizing these pocketknives.
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Looks great with the copper Scales and I like the torx screws too. Gives it that modern edge and ease of maintenance. Great job.
Thanks! I appreciate it.
Just a stunning piece. Great job
Thanks a bunch!
That truly turned out beautiful.
Thank you!
I really like this build. Copper is appealing to my eye. The Spyderco blade is definitely a feature I would like. I also like the simplicity of the barrels with screws. Very nice!
Thank you! Glad to hear that!
Love it, what a fantastic build!!!
Thank you!
Nice Build . I like the way you do your grinding with your finger near the point of contact so you can immediately feel heat build up and quench . good method
Thanks! Nice eye catching that! 👍🏻👍🏻😉
Having daily carried a Victorinox Swiss Champ for the last 47 years, I'm not usually particularly interested in the modifications I come across.
Until I saw this!
Right from the start I felt that this was going to be something very special indeed, and so it proved to be!
Clean, precise, exquisite, its simply beautiful!
I really liked that you used threaded bolts in place of rivets, they were really lovely pieces of engineering.
Scales are such a personal thing, but I liked these copper ones, they were beautifully made.
Watching you work was a real pleasure and I'm delighted to have found your channel and to have subscribed.
Your work is to a very high standard and I believe Victorinox would be very pleased with your craftsmanship.
Wow! Thanks a lot for that! Really made my day reading that. I am glad that you enjoyed the build and the video! Thank you for the sub! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That turned out beautiful.
Thanks!
Copper and leather is the theme I want in my edc gear, IMO this came out wonderful brother.
Copper and leather look great together! Thanks! I appreciate it.
Amazing work as always kody bro keep up the good craftsmanship
Thanks! 👍🏻😎🔥
Please more 93mm builds. They are my favourites!
They look way better than 91mms and they are way more unique without the tools on the back.
Ok, I will keep that in mind. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks.
That thing is awesome !!! I think it has it all. It’s unique, pretty, and I bet it’s super useful. I want one bad !!! lol
Thank you! Glad to hear that!
Beautiful work.
Thank you!
That’s crazy! And so cool 👍🏻 love it
😎👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks!
Several generations of knives makers 👍👍
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Wow what a great mod! The Farmer X is my favourite SAK, and although I don't have that model of Spyderco (it's locking and I'm in the UK so wouldn't be able to EDC it) I bought a Spyderco Urban a couple of weeks ago and have been loving it. I was sceptical of them until I bought a Byrd Tern (it's a Spyderco design, and although made in China so are some actual Spydercos which cost a lot more) and loved the ergonomics and easy opening, both the Byrd Tern and Spyderco Urban have become an extension of my right hand and when I don't carry them I'm conscious of how much more of a hassle it is to open whatever knife I'm carrying. Having said all that I won't modify my Farmer X, firstly because I don't think I am as competent as you in that respect, and secondly I like the ergonomics of the Byrd/Spyderco handles. At the end of the day I can easily carry both types of knife.
Thanks!
Yeah, I can understand what you mean. 👍🏻👍🏻 Two separate knives will of course perform better.
That's rad! Nicely done, Sir.
Thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I found your videos yesterday without knowing spydernox's were a thing. Today i decided my favorite set of SAK tools were the farmer x but didn't know if you had done one. This is literally the exact custom i want. Beautiful. Time to save up and shoot you a message
Glad to hear that you found my CZcams channel and are enjoying it.
Sounds like a plan. 👍🏻
Excellent mod, love the spyderco blade on the SAK.
Thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁
I cant aford a regular victorynox and this guy makes mega ones… great job keep it up. I hope some day i can aford to do the same
🫣 Thank you!
Great job! The knife turned out to be a dream come true for any Victorinox fan ! Thanks for the introduction !!! 👍 👍 👍 Отличная работа ! Нож получился как осуществление мечты любого любителя Victorinox ! Спасибо за представление !!! 👍👍👍
Thank you! I appreciate it. 👍🏻😁
The patina on it is probably amazing by now. You do great work mane
Yes, I am sure that the copper has a lot of personality by now. 👍🏻👍🏻
very nice work! and a great final product!
Thank you
I love this video because some parts are like asmr when u were cutting down the metal.
That's cool. Didn't even think about that.
Awesome work man!!! Congrats
Thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻
Great build again
Thank you!
I didn’t think I’d like this as much as I do, was thinking the og scales would be better but this turned out really smooth looking
Cool! Thrilled to hear that!
Nice job, very nice. The music was nice, not over bearing. Overall another great video. 👍👍
Thanks! I have tried to keep the music down after a couple of people mentioned it being too loud. 😅
Thats awesome, how I wold love to own this ,be very proud of your work 😀 👏
Thanks! I am pleased to hear that.
Yay! More awesome SAKs!
😅 Thanks!
Gorgeous!
Thanks!
Cool as always!
Thank you!
I love your work
Thanks a bunch!
I'm in luuurve!!! Beautiful piece.
Thanks! 😅 I appreciate it.
@@FittoSurvive i shared the video in a couple of groups too. 😉
What a great knive jewelery
Thanks!
Looks incredible! not gonna lie, I want to buy one.
Thanks! That's great. 👍🏻
I really want a knife like this one.
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Man really digging the dragon fly blade mod!
Thanks! 👍🏻😎🔥
This ia exactly what I was looking for! Thanks so much for the awesome content! Stay sharp!
Cool, you are very welcome! 👍🏻😎🔥
@@FittoSurvive Hi! By chance can you supply me with the pivot and standoff rod diameter and length?
Can you also let me know where you get the extra stock spring spacer you had to modify?
Thanks so much!
@@Wheres_Waldos_EDC The pins are 3mm and 2.5mm. The spring was from a 93mm scissor.
@@FittoSurvive Thanks so much man! What's the length of pins you used? I greatly appreciate your help!
@@Wheres_Waldos_EDC Seems like they were 14.2 mm, but I may be wrong.
Howdy! Casually binge-watching your SAK build videos, and now I really want to see a build with a full size utility knife holder in it. I specifically am thinking about building one myself, but just haven't taken the plunge just yet!
Hey! Glad to hear that! Sounds like an exciting project!!
Nice job! Love and hate these vids! They make me more anxious for mine to be ready! Great things are worth the wait though.
Thank you! 🤣🤣 That is funny. 🙃
Well that is the coolest mod of anything I've seen in a very long time. Just exceptional. A pdf of your steps and the grind pattern for the backspacer would be amazingly useful.
Thank you! Glad to hear that!
@@FittoSurvive would you be able to produce a stencil for your grind pattern on that spring?
@@bennyc409 Possibly... Not sure how well it would turn out. 🤔 Good idea though.
@@FittoSurvive yeah tough to get it to accurate scale on a pdf. But worth a shot!
@@bennyc409 For certain. 👍🏻👍🏻
Omfg this is hands down my favorite build like this so far I love copper and that dragonfly blade is beautiful
Nice, I am excited to hear that! 👍🏻🔥😎
Omg I need one of these sooooo bad!!!
Check out my website for information on how to order one. www.f2scustoms.com
Happy Sunday Maestro FtS, truly another masterpiece modification by you. I Love the 93mm Farmer X, its the King of the Pioneer series & I have two of them - one silver & one black. I am not a big fan of Spyderco blades but it seems to work well in your modification.
I would like to see a 4 layer 93mm Pioneer with a large Clip Point blade paired with the Combo tool from the Compact, Scissors, the Metal File from the Mountaineer & a Wood Saw. The Farmer X is a work horse & really doesn't need the opening tool layer or the awl but could use a metal file & the combo tool to keep it to a manageable 4 layer size .
Hey! Thank you! That would all be possible except that I am not sure what blade I would use for the clip point blade. I've added a metal file to a 93mm before.
@@FittoSurvive a Wenger clip point blade, some of the 85mm series & all of the Swiss Buck series use Clip point blades or a suitable sub 3" sized clip point from a Rough Ryder or similar knife that is not too expensive to utilize for its blade.
@@stevesinclair4159 Interesting, the Wenger blade might actually work.
Damnnnnnnn that the perfect one.. That will never be mine coz it will break my pocket.. But I would really love to own one not with all the fancy scale and stuff but Farmer x and the spyderco knife combine.. ❤️
Thank you very much! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Amazing!!
Thanks!
Love it.
Awesome!
Excelent, congratullations since buenos aires
Thanks! 👍🏻😎🔥
Amazing!!!
Thanks!
Genius!
Thanks!
wow wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!
Awesome 👍👍👍
Thanks!
excellent!
Thank you!
bon travail j'adore !
Thanks!
That was really cool. It looks like the dragonfly blade was resting the edge on the spring though. Saw a little cut-out, but IDK. If the edge dulls on that spot, that would be annoying. I think those screws would need at least some blue Loctite as well. Other than that... pretty cool.
The Dragonfly was resting on the edge of the spring during assembly because there was not any tension yet. After assembly, it does not touch the spring at all even with snapping it shut.
Thanks! 👍🏻👍🏻
Great job !
would have put the blade in the middle?
Then on either side scissors and saw to finish with the smaller blades ?
Any thoughts with this suggestion?
Yeah , now I have to have one ! 😉
😅 Sounds great!
Great looking mod. I’m curious. Would this be possible with everything the same except on a 91mm Climber. I would like to try to modify mine. You really explained everything great and made me want to try.
This turned out great, i just may have to try one of these. Could i swap the saw for a 91mm metal file on a 93mm frame?
Stumbled across your channel a while back, I’m very impressed, you do absolutely stunning work.
As a bladesmith / knifemaker I’m very impressed with the quality and variety of work you do with relatively modest tools. You have inspired me to try some SAK customisation of my own.
One question is how to find these custom SAK scales, pins, tubes etc? parts? Is it just a matter of searching? I have seen a box of diff SAK parts and a box of diff coloured lanyards, toothpicks and tweezers in one of your other videos, are these available from Victorinox or did you just collect them through disassembly of a lot of knives? Hope you don’t mind the questions. Keep up the awesome work.
Hey, glad to hear that you found my CZcams channel.
The custom scales can be found on Etsy or by doing a Google search.
The brass pins for the 91mm SAK are 2.5mm and 2.2mm. They can be found on Amazon here:
amzn.to/3NosdOF
amzn.to/3NrFK8d
The spare parts can sometimes be found on Ebay, but I have collected my part box from knives that I have disassembled over the years.
The colored accessories box can also be found sometimes on Ebay or on other knife shops selling SAKs.
Truly an International effort! The best part is the American know-how used to bring it all together for a beautiful finished product! It looks like a jewel...if this build had scale tools I'd try to get them a forest green color & call the knife "pinks&greens"...good job!
Well... I didn't want to boast on myself. 😋 Thank you though! I've seen modders add scale tools, but it is no easy task for sure.
@@FittoSurvive yup!
Your work is amazing
I would love to see you modify the leatherman skeletool
Thank you! I appreciate it. I actually have looked into modifying a Skeletool before. I want to add a scalpel holder to it.
💬 Beautiful composition, congratulations! ✊🏼📌
Many thanks!
Great job! And beautiful result as usual, stumbled across your channel some days back, and found a new world of SAKs... All beautiful!
However... Why only spiderco blades? Understand the thumb hole advantages, but that part profiting out... You know what would be great, in my opinion? A front / top flipper blade! Maybe not easy to combine and make it work good with a backspring though... But for instance if a suitable dimension knife with a top flipper and a liner lock exists you could include the whole thing as a layer... Maybe draming, I know 😁
Thank you! Glad to hear that you stumbled across my channel!
The front flipper idea is great, I will have to try and figure something out. 👍🏻👍🏻
@@FittoSurvive thanks for the answer! For the from flippers probably the challenge would be the integration of a lock, but you could also place the blade layer in the middle of the knife... Nice! I don't know many knives but in case probably the Civivi ones could be a starting point, some of their front flippers have relatively low profile blades that could fit, and are relatively affordable...
In any case, thanks for taking the time to even think about my idea👍
Pretty snazzy
😎😎 Thank you.
Love your work! Quick question: do you modify the Spyderco blades pivot hole when fitting them to 91 and 93 knives?
Thanks! I modify the pivot hole when I use the Spyderco on a 91mm but not on the 93mm.
Bravo 👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks!
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Отличный кастом получился! Из алоксовских накладок и виксовского ножа получится однорядный сентинель. Лайк, недавно подписался на твой канал.
Спасибо огромное! Да, кстати, из запчастей можно и второй нож собрать. 👍🏻👍🏻
@@FittoSurvive "отходы" в доходы! Такую красоту в мусор не выкинешь, как донор пойдет на будущие проекты.
@@mailtoramil 😅👍🏻👍🏻
I want one!
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Wow that's pretty awesome👍 Two questions. First, are you able to rearange the layers to make the blade more centered in the knife, and if so does it make it more difficult to access the opening hole? And second do you think it would be possible to modify a Victorinox One Handed Trekker in a similar fashion? The OHT is my EDC knife and I love it but the Victorinox steel does dull a little quick with heavy use and though the partial serrated blade does still get the job done it might be pretty neat to replace the blade with a Spiderco blade of hard wearing steel.
Thanks!!
Yes, the tools can be rearranged. The Spyderco can be accessed without difficulty as long as there is just one layer between it and the side where your thumb would be.
I have not placed a Spyderco in a 111mm SAK yet, but I am sure with some experimenting it could be done. I have seen some custom scales for the 111mm too.
Very nice build. Love the copper with the polished stainless Victorinox parts. So the Spyderco blade has the same pivot bore as the SAK? Or do you weld the hole closed and re-drill for the SAK pivot pin? I would think the Spyderco may be a bigger hole than the SAK. Thanks for your great work and videos.
Thank you!
The Spyderco pivot bore is barely larger than the 93mm pivot pin. So I do not redo the pivot bore for it. But, when I place the Spyderco in a 91mm SAK, I do have to redo the pivot bore because there is a significant difference.
Glad you enjoyed my work and videos. 👍🏻👍🏻
That's so much easier than I thought it would be. Does the knife edge make contact? I might have to try this on a Pioneer, I wonder how a Manbug blade would work.
👍🏻👍🏻 The knife edge does not make contact with the spring, during assembly there was not any tension yet. That is why the blade was so loose.
I've never tried the manbug before.
Super
Thanks!
Have you ever made one with a locking knife blade? Have you tried using the locking mechanism from the s series Evo line with a spyderco blade? Nice work as always!
I have not done much experimenting with the locking mechanism. I have seen others use the locking mechanism from a 111mm, so I know that it is possible.
I’m enjoying watching your mod videos and I’m really wanting to do a 93mm electrician spydernox mod myself , just curios which spring you used from another SAK and if you may know of any other videos or tutorials specifically on the spydernox mod ,
Thanks. Mick
Glad to hear that. I used the scissor spring for the Dragonfly blade.
Do the custom 93mm scales come with plus scales? That would be soooo coool!
Unfortunately, the 93mm scales do not come with any accessory slots.
Fantastic looking piece, do you think a UKPK blade would fit in the 93mm ?
The UKPK is about 0.6 inches longer than the Dragonfly, so I think it would be too long.
Since the scales are no longer available, is there another place to get similar scales with the screw instead of rods?
Or better yet, does anyone have an Amazon link for replacement screws for any victorinox SAK?
These scales are still available on Etsy. Search for W3rktrieb.
The pivot barrels and torx screws can be ordered from DeCustomForge.
So, I am assuming the use of the Spyderco blade means you lose the awl!
How did you decide how to profile the spring for the dragonfly blade?
I used the rough shape of the Dragonfly and just marked on the spring where it would tap.
Do you happen to have drawings of how to sharpen the insert for the blade?
I do not unfortunately.
Did you use a 93mm scissor spring for the Dragonfly blade?
Yes, I did.
Hi there! Great job! Long time follower, recently subscribed and first time commenter here. Must say your videos inspired me to do my own hybrid. That would be a Endurnox, an spyderco endura blade on a victorinox ranger grip. Have you ever tried something similar? Would it fit? I would love to hear about your opinion. Cheers!
Hey, glad to hear from a long time follower!
I have not tried placing the Endura in a Rangergrip yet. I'd recommend measuring the thickness of the blades first, then measure the length of the Spyderco blade. If those match or are close, then there is a chance that it'll be compatible.
Awesome! I know a couple of people with Rangergrips so that won't be too much of a trouble and I have myself an endura so... Fingers crossed. Thanks for the answer! Cheers!
Is there a version of these pivot barrels for a normal sak? Would be much better than grinding and hammering the normal brass posts
You can source 2.5mm pivot barrels but, I can not find the 2.2mm pivot barrels.
I've seen people drill out the center tools to 2.5mm.
There are also titanium scales with torx screws available from China for the 91mm SAK. It has the 2.2mm pivot barrels. But it is limited to just 4 thin layers maximum.
What type of Spyderco knife did you use for making this knife? S30V is the type of steel they use for the blade.
I used a Spyderco Dragonfly 2 S30V
I am attempting my first Spydernox mod. As I am pretty unfamiliar with dissasembling victorinox I have decided to play wit counterfeit dragonfly I bought for cheap and some 5$ huntsman and climber. Later on I will install plus scales or attempt pocket clip mod. Where can I source copper pins to install them and what is the best backspring to use for mod (I saw you talk before about scissors one)? Thanks, long time watcher, first time subscriber!
Hey, I am sure that you will enjoy the project!
I use the old scissor spring on the 91mm SAKs. It's the one without the parcel hook.
Here's some links for the brass rods:
2.5mm: amzn.to/45jiUXd
2.2mm: amzn.to/3LNRfqA
You will need both sizes.
Hope that helps!
@@FittoSurvive Thanks! I am across the pond so I will look to source simmilar stuff. You gave me good reference point, much appreciated!
I like you pink knife 😄
I thought that you would like the pink. 😉
This is beautiful. Is this copper treated to avoid tarnishing? I would love to order something from your site if you are still selling.
The copper is not treated as far as I know. I do accept custom orders. But my waiting list is about 44 weeks.
Это просто идеальный нож EDC!!!
Спасибо. Согласен
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