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Knife Repair, Modification, Restoration & Improvement

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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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Latest Activity: Dec 9

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Fixing mistreatment (AKA "I can fix it!")

Started by Kevin D. Last reply by Jan Carter Dec 9. 9 Replies 3 Likes

Once again that "I can fix it!" thing bit me...Someone mistreated a Japanese nakiri chef knife by using it as a cleaver. Needless to say, they put a healthy divot in the edge of the blade. .138" deep to be more exact...After they damaged the blade…Continue

A Japanese Floating Fish Knife

Started by Kevin D Nov 14. 0 Replies 1 Like

I acquired this Japanese floating fish knife in not so good condition.After it had been sitting around the house for a bit, I made the decision to redo the entire thing. As I started to clean and refresh the knife, I was surprised how rough and…Continue

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1972 Case repair

Started by Andy Larrison. Last reply by Andy Larrison Sep 15. 2 Replies 0 Likes

This piece belonged to a friends Grandpa. The main back spring was completely rounded off and there was no action left to it. Both blades had been loved on quite a bit.I had the main blade tang tig welded and reshaped, lightly cleaned both blades…Continue

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Case Trapper Mod

Started by Andy Larrison. Last reply by Andy Larrison Aug 4. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Removed the yellow synthetic scales from this Case trapper yesterday and fit it with green streaked smooth buffalo horn, nickle silver cigar band and a strip of black and gold webbed onyx. Also fileworked the blades and back springs. Oh yeah, i…Continue

Could not find the perfect place for this - looking for feedback

Started by Kevin D. Last reply by Kevin D Jul 25. 5 Replies 1 Like

M1913 'Patton' Cavalry Saber - blade.This thing was never finished, and as such never issued.It was made in 1915.Being as…Continue

The first of the ulu refurbishes

Started by Kevin D. Last reply by Jan Carter Jan 15. 12 Replies 3 Likes

I recently was able acquire a small lot of ulu knives that all needed to be cleaned, restored, or refurbished.Here is a before photo of one that was missing a handle.…Continue

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Comment by Michael Squier on July 9, 2015 at 7:45: Question for you knife builders and moders. Would there be any interest in black walnut cut from genuine civil war musket stocks for use as scales? These would be from unusable stocks, no good guns will be harmed.

Comment by Michael Squier on June 27, 2015 at 8:29: Great test, Ive seen it done before with gun parts and the results were the same. For me I like the wax because it leaves no film for dust to stick to, and if you really dont want your knife to rust dont leave it outside. But it is nice to know the best oil preventative is also one of the cheapest.

Comment by John w schmidt on June 26, 2015 at 19:57: Sorry ,could t add the pic! It's railroad bearing grease.

Comment by Jan Carter on June 26, 2015 at 19:01: Dale,

I feel the same way my rem oil LOL. But the chance that I am going to leave the collectibles, much less and EDC, out in the rain

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on June 26, 2015 at 16:50: I'm sticking w/ my Renaissance Wax.

Nice video, Jan .. thanks for posting !!!

Featured Comment by Charles Sample on June 25, 2015 at 22:42: Those are surprising results!

Featured Comment by Jeremy B. Buchanan on June 25, 2015 at 20:09: Very good video. I guess I know what to do with my knife blades now.

Comment by Jan Carter on June 25, 2015 at 19:36: Michael are you looking at a sheath like Greg Dash uses? http://iknifecollector.com/photo/pikejigged2?context=user

Comment by James Cole on June 25, 2015 at 14:46: Wow, Just Wow!! I'm going to order a 5 gallon pail of 3in1 oil. The author did a good job of explaining what he was going to do, including a control, and then reporting on the results. I was surprised by the results of both Remoil and the waxes.

Thank you Jan for posting this video.