Mercator K55: Modified, Uglified

I've owned & edc'd K55's off & on since 5th grade. That means well over 50 years. Suffice to say, I'm very happy with it. Slim- easy to keep in pocket comfortably, long & sharp enough. In fact (IMO) a bit too long for legal carry in some states. The most recent one I got on ebay for less than my first one cost me at Modell's in the Bronx in 1962. Yeah, I got lucky. Thing is, it had the logo of some lumberyard on it, and I just didn't like that. Plus, at that low price, I figured I could mess with it. Took a Dremel tool & removed the logo & all the yellow paint. Then I cut a thumb indent, again with the Dremel. Followed up with an acid etch using mustard. May change that yet. And finally, concocted my own thumb stud, using a #8 machine screw, nut & some plumber's putty. A #6 would probably be better, but hey, it works.
A pleasure to one-hand open now. Something I could never say about the K55 before.