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

Started by Kevin D. Last reply by Jan Carter on Tuesday. 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 Brad T. on October 11, 2013 at 17:06: Ron,

These are liners for the knives noted. I do have access to a CNC machine for everything.

Comment by Ron Cooper on October 11, 2013 at 16:38: That should be sweet, Brad! Do you have a CNC machine to do something fancy on those handles? I'm presuming you do?

Comment by Brad T. on October 11, 2013 at 16:26: Clipped off a piece Titanium Plate and drew the liner pattern for a the JYD2 & a Schrade LB7.

Comment by Brad T. on October 10, 2013 at 15:59: I am thinking of modding my Kershaw JYD2. I want to install Titanium liners. I have the 6AL 4V Ti plate and I have the equipment to machine it. Just have to find the time.

Comment by peter force on September 17, 2013 at 15:51: hey steve..i never studied brasso and knife cleaning and any after effect so heads up?... but it has alway s worked for me...

what you want to look out for is what i call leaching. this is where when you use brasso or something similar and it leaks into the material on the handle...normally wood.. TUNRS WHITE..after years it builds in cracks and looks bad.{ i have even used BRASSO to get scratches off DVD's..{learned it online,it WORKS!}

..and just like this acticle im posting a link to is about using and removing the brasso from what you have cleaned.

my own use tips are-

1.a bottle of brasso can go a long way!!..dont over use what you have. a bottle can last and last!!

2.if working around materials like wood...and your not taking knife apart.TAPE up the knife on all the parts you wont be cleaning with the brasso.on all of the knife that YOU DONT WANT BRASSO to get on cover in tape!

LINK- http://www.ehow.com/how_6453762_remove-brasso.html

the rest of the things in this article are great for using brasso.

IF ANYONE KNOWS OR HAS HEARD OF ISSUES WITH USING BRASSO ON KNIVES PLEASE TELL US! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Comment by peter force on September 17, 2013 at 12:18: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-chisel-ground-blade.htm

Comment by peter force on September 17, 2013 at 12:13: @STEVE... the blades look good on that ... i would have ued brasso .... i love brasso always have... and i use a series of papers... but i stay on thehigh end.. 600 at firt,thn 1000,1500,3000,5000 then either hand towel or buff out a little.

ANYBODY -REN WAX-?? and if so do you use it on all materials even sheaths??

Comment by Daniel Howland on September 17, 2013 at 6:10: Steve,

Looks good!

How did you go about removing the rust?

Comment by Clay Strong on September 16, 2013 at 23:32: Nice looking Ideal Knife Co. example Nice work. I have an Ideal from probably the same time period, yellow celluloid scales. Mine is a single blade and it has a chisel grind. (one side only) It's very sharp as a result. I made a large bowie with a chisel grind, It digs into a limbs and saplings one way and tends to lift out the other way. Like some antiques axes for removing bark or close work where you don't want a glancing blow to get you.