Thanks for the tip man, I tried that on one of leatherman's newer knives, the c33T, thinking that since the pocket clip was attached separately it would work real good. Unfortunately i was not able to get the knife back together again without the blade wobbling side to side. No amount of tighting would correct this, so I put it all back the way it was. Did you have any wobble to the blade with your custom job or was it just the clip? Or did i just completely read your post wrong?

Yeah, you'd think so but the knives are most definitely illegal here in Michigan and you can buy them at Bass Pro Shop, Target, Meijer's, Wal-Mart and most hardware stores! We're just a bunch of law breaking thugs up here in Michigan, but when I emailed the Michigan state police regarding knife laws they sent me links to Michigan Compiled Laws that unbelievably even covered knives made from stone! Which are quite legal at any length, but the blade on my leatherman fuse that justs makes it over 3 inches in length will land me a felony if i'm caught with it after shoplifting a candy bar.

Anyway, thanks for listening to me vent and for all the help.