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New Life for an old Knife Re-working an Imperial USA Barlow
The Inspiration for this knife came from the Trestle Pine Knives "Portage" as you can see an interesting (?) little design, I believe made by Queen ... But maybe "made to a price" as the photo's I have seen mostly show signs of lack of attention to detail in the Fit & Finish ... note the Pins in this Photo ...
So.... As you do ... I decided to make my own ... this was the secondary
blade in an old plastic sided Imperial USA Barlow. I recycled the blade and the back spring ...
Then added new brass liners, nickel silver bolsters & pins and Gidgee scales/covers ....
I think it turned out pretty damn good ....
Derek
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Permalink Reply by Ron Cooper on
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Bravo, mate! That turned out very nice!
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Permalink Reply by Derek Wells on
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Thanks Ron
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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on -
!!! .. Very very nice .. !!!
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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on
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Definitely an upgrade. Well done.
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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on -
Good job!
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Thanks for the positive comments folks ... I am getting a lot of satisfaction out of these refurbishment projects.
Another angle ...
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