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

Started by Kevin D. Last reply by Andy Larrison on Saturday. 8 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 Larry Slate on October 15, 2011 at 0:27: I have 2 New Old Stock Bonsa lever locks. I think the dealer still had them because they have issues. One has a blade peek, and the other won't engage the lock in the open position. I am going to keep one and return the other. Which one would be easier to fix?

Comment by Jan Carter on January 28, 2011 at 16:18: Brian, I sent you a message

Comment by Jan Carter on January 24, 2011 at 17:04: I have a question I am hoping you all can help with. I know working with buffalo horn, if it warps I can steam it and flatten it. Does anyone know if I can do the same thing with Ram or sheep horn? Thanks for the help

Comment by Daniel Howland on November 7, 2010 at 19:02: Kershaw Breakout 7000 - Automatic knife release modification.

Comment by Brett Van Winkle on October 27, 2010 at 8:30: I'm looking for American and English folding knives for repair/resroration, rare classic patterns from the 1800's to early 1900's. Buy one or all good examples. Thank you. bvw

Comment by Terry Waldele on May 26, 2010 at 2:49: Hey, guys! Dig this multi-tool I just finished. I call it the Extreme Modification Multi-tool. One problem I encountered making it, though, is that the handle had to be 4-inches thick to hold all the blades. On the plus side, the Guinness Book of World Records has just accepted it as the "Multi-tool with the Most Redundant Blades." ;-)

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on May 15, 2010 at 15:36: Nice job Terry !! Thanks also for the input for the library !!

Comment by Terry Waldele on May 15, 2010 at 8:00: Hey, groupies/groupers/groupoids,
Just finished restoring/modifying one of the two old beat-up pocket knives that I bought for $8.00 apiece. Here's a photo of it:
http://www.iknifecollector.com/photo/modified-and-restored-2bladed?...