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This group is hosted by D ale, for knife enthusiasts who are interested in repairing, modifiying, restoring or improving knives, including fixed blades, folders and automatics of all types.

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Case Three Blade Trapper Modification

Started by Andy Larrison on Tuesday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

This Case trapper started out as a 2 bladed purple barnboard jigged bone knife. Had a fella aske me to make it a 3 blade and add some filework to it. I used a spey blade from a donor trapper and modified it into a wharncliffe blade for the 3rd…Continue

USN MK2

Started by Kevin D. Last reply by Lars Ray Nov 13. 11 Replies 3 Likes

Good Evening!I just acquired a USN MK2 knife a couple of days ago. The grip's leather discs were horribly dehydrated, and the guard was a bit bent; but for the most part, it was in pretty good shape. It really needed some cleaning and just a touch…Continue

An old Rapala (Marttiini) fillet knife

Started by Kevin D Sep 21. 0 Replies 2 Likes

I found this old fillet knife literally in pieces.The blade was bent. The tang was warped. The handle was too small (in my opinion). And the mechanical connection of the tang behind the handle was destroyed. The edge being useless was an obvious…Continue

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Case Vault Release Razor rehandled in Mammoth Ivory

Started by Andy Larrison. Last reply by Andy Larrison Jun 12. 4 Replies 2 Likes

Had to try one out, so I sacrificed a jigged black synthetic handled razor and added some mammoth bark ivory that had some great character. First razor I've ever done, very easy pattern to work with.…Continue

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Schrade 194OT Rehandle

Started by Andy Larrison Mar 13. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Had a customer reach out wanting me to barehead and add stag to this great Old Timer. Original handles and box can be seen in the pictures.…Continue

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1972 Case Sodbuster Rehandle

Started by Andy Larrison. Last reply by J.J. Smith III Feb 25. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Recently removed the original black covers and replaced them with European red stag on this 1972 Case Sodbuster. Original covers can be seen lying to the left of the knife.…Continue

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Comment by Mike Botts on March 3, 2023 at 21:28: That's some nice work Andy. Very professional looking. I've also been trying my hand at knife restoration and rehandleing. I just finished this old Case coke bottle jack. This was handled in bone. When I got it, the back scale was shattered, and the front scale was loose. The blade was pretty rusted, and very badly scratched. It looked like someone tried to sharpen it on their driveway. I step sanded it down to 3000, then used some metal polish on a rag. I didn't use a wheel at all. Some shallow pits remain. I didn't get them all out because I thought there would be too much blade loss. I decided to handle it in ebony just because I don't really do bone. At least not yet anyway, with all the jigging and the dyeing. Not crazy about the smell of burning bone.

KnifeMaker Comment by Andy Larrison on March 1, 2023 at 5:14: Thank you Jan. It's definitely someting I'm enjoying. I never ever thought I'd be doing something like this, but hey...here I am .....LOL

Comment by Jan Carter on February 28, 2023 at 13:41: Andy,

You have sure been doing some very very nice work!

KnifeMaker Comment by Andy Larrison on February 27, 2023 at 19:30: Thanks Kevin. It is "fun" to do these pieces. Very cool to watch them transform on you bench. Look forward to seeing some of your projects in the future.

Comment by Kevin D on February 27, 2023 at 17:12: Very nice work Andy!

I honestly was not that impressed with the 'before' knives. But after you disassemble them, clean then up nicely, and re-handle them, they are looking pretty classy. I like to think that I appreciate good work. Seeing some of your work has helped provide me with some ideas for some of my fun 'projects'. ;)

KnifeMaker Comment by Andy Larrison on February 27, 2023 at 6:46: Popped the plastic scales off of the Schrade O.T. liner lock. Installed black micarta and black sea dichrolam in their place plus filework and some bolster work.

KnifeMaker Comment by Andy Larrison on February 16, 2023 at 13:55: Case folding hunter in for cleaning and rehandle

KnifeMaker Comment by Andy Larrison on August 19, 2022 at 5:52: Started to open this one up just for filework and the handles snapped (it happens). So I fileworked it and thought about what route to take on the handles. I'd never done a cigar band but had the material...so...I put a cigar band on her and found scraps from my last 2 giraffe handles that fit the bill. So, here's my first cigar band on a Case slimline trapper, I laid down a hybrid form of a vine pattern along the spine and back spring..

Comment by Jan Carter on August 16, 2022 at 16:51: Andy those are some beautiful scales and you certainly did them justice with that work!

KnifeMaker Comment by Andy Larrison on August 16, 2022 at 5:34: Dressed up a Remington USA Big Daddy Barlow in cinnamon washed giraffe bone and also fielworked the mechanics.