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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 Jan Carter on November 17, 2016 at 19:10: It is really beginning to come together!

Comment by Ron Cooper on November 17, 2016 at 14:41: Wow! That looks incredible, Derek! Good show, mate!

Comment by Derek Wells on November 17, 2016 at 14:16: At the test fit-up stage with this project...

Comment by Derek Wells on November 12, 2016 at 15:41: Pottering with another TL 29 refurbishment project. This time going with bone (Bovine) for the handle scales... a first for me...

In the bottom of this pic an experiment with coloring the bone with Condy's Crystals

Comment by Michael Squier on November 10, 2016 at 16:54: looking good Derek.

Comment by Derek Wells on November 8, 2016 at 21:47: Thanks Jan, I always wanted a nice Bowie but the usual story with me. Champagne tastes and a beer budget ... so this was my way of getting one - just how I wanted it - without too much expense & a bit of fun along the way.

Dale yep that is the little wooden vice "thingie" very handy it is too.

Comment by Jan Carter on November 8, 2016 at 15:28: well since I am not a file work person, I agree with the "improvement"! Blanks are how Donnie started, there is nothing wrong with it. I do not feel there is anything wrong with selling a knife from a blank as long as the buyer knows. They tend to like to know where the blank came from

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on November 8, 2016 at 15:23: I know the "endless test fit-ups.

Just part of the procedure.

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Is that the "wooden vise thingie" you made ??
Nice job !!

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They are Handy !!!

Comment by Derek Wells on November 8, 2016 at 14:01: This started life as a Blade Blank so as I didn't make it I will slot it in here under Knife "Improvement". Firstly the blank had some tacky looking file work on the top which I promptly removed ... used a big block of bronze for the guard .... and some Jarrah for the Handle.

More pics to come as I progress. (Photo file sizes have been reduced to save your download.)

Mostly this has been a LOT of sanding filing and endless test fit-ups

Comment by Derek Wells on November 4, 2016 at 15:45: Hi John, like you I experimented with a couple of things... at the top of my pic below you can see a small yellowed area on the antler - that was a Leather dye called Whisky which is a muddy brown but it turned the Antler yellow. (?)

I understand the Potassium permanganate is not dying the antler/bone as such it causes a chemical reaction oxidation - like rust on steel. Or bluing on a rifle barrel.

When it was done the area was totally brown, I scratched across it with the edge of a steel rule to create a few high whiter spots then a rub with fine steel wool gave the final result.