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Camillus US Military Pilots Survival Knife
I was hired to repair, well that might not be the right word.. lets say build a Camillus US Military Pilots Survival Knife. My customer Allen gave me a Camillus blade and guard and asked me to put it together, It will be a gift for a friend of his.
This company went out of business in 2007 so I did some research and was able to find the drawings for the parts I need to make, the pommel and Case.
This is what he gave me, I took a picture of it on top of one of the drawings I found online:
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Howland on
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Gluing the leather spacers, I put them on this piece of brass stock so they stay even.
Gluing the leather spacers
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Clamping
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More clamping, I am finding it is more manageable doing 5 washers at a time.
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Hardening the end and guard plates
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Harden the pommel because the claim is to be able to use it as a hammer.
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I know I wanted to keep this original but after I soldered the guard that was a wash so I decided to try bluing salts, I am still waiting for a thermocouple so I can measure the temp decided to do it anyway, I think it was too hot.
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I'll try again once I can monitor the temperature
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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on
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All the parts are looking good Daniel!!
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Thanks Jan,
I have several ideas for treating the leather handle once it's all shaped up, I'm thinking maybe hot wax, clear lacquer or maybe oil it down.
I am really not sure what the best method would be.
Any ideas would be great.
Thanks !.
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