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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: Jan 21
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1972 Case repair
Started by Andy Larrison Jan 21. 0 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
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
USN MK2
Started by Kevin D. Last reply by Kevin D Jan 14. 12 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
Another ulu - cleaning/restoration
Started by Kevin D. Last reply by Kevin D Jan 10. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Another ulu from the small lot of them I was able to purchase recently.This one only needed a thorough cleaning and some careful restoration.Before pics:…Continue
Case Three Blade Trapper Modification
Started by Andy Larrison Nov 19, 2024. 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
An old Rapala (Marttiini) fillet knife
Started by Kevin D Sep 21, 2024. 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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Comment by Terry Waldele on May 15, 2010 at 2:41
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J.J.,
Talk about great minds thinking alike. Just got your message!
Terry
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OK, let's try this again. Here are the links I included in my comment that got lost, as well as I can recall:
http://www.blademag.com/article/silverwireinlaypartone/
http://www.blademag.com/article/silverwireinlayparttwo/
http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/81/
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/inlay-work-10-3.htm
http://www.mickleyknives.com/html/page_22.html
Here are some sources of square silver and gold-filled wire for inlays:
http://www.silversupplies.com/catalog/metals/sterling_silver/square...
http://wire-sculpture.com/sterling-silver-wire-square-1.html
http://www.wire-sculpture.com/gold-filled-wire-1.html
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=square+silver+wire&_sacat=0&am...
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=square+gold+filled+wire&_sacat...
Square brass wire can also be used, but should only be used for practicing wire inlay because it tarnishes so easily.
Hope these links are helpful!
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Comment by J.J. Smith III on May 15, 2010 at 2:10
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Just copy and paste the links onto seperate lines. Don't even try to use the
hyperlink button. I think we can get them posted for you.
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J.J.,
Thanks, but I tried that and out of 10 links I inserted in the comment, only one of them was contained in the final comment. This one:
http://www.blademag.com/article/silverwireinlaypartone/
I'll try a slightly different way of doing it, without numbering them as I did in the first try. Maybe it will work this time.
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Terry,
Just copy the URLs and include them into a message, and Dale or I will add them into the system. You can also sign up and add what you like.
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Hey, the links I inserted were lost in the final message! I don't get it! What a waste of effort! I'll have to regroup and figure this out.
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Dale,
Here are some links to wire inlay information:
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2. http://www.blademag.com/article/silverwireinlaypartone/
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These links provide a wealth of information on the techniques, tools, and materials used in silver, brass and gold wire inlay. Square wire, rather than round wire, is used almost exclusively, and is sold by several suppliers on the Web. Here are some links to suppliers of square wire:
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There are also eBay sellers who sell inlay wire at good prices.
The tools used are primarily a hammer or mallet and small chisels that can be purchased or made from old hacksaw blades, as described in one of the reference links above.
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In Memoriam Comment by D ale on May 14, 2010 at 5:09 -
Terry .. thanks !!
JJ & I discussed the (in)ability to readily reference all the interesting useful schtuff we're finding here .. the http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Knifeology101/
is what resulted !!
Terry .. contributions are welcome .. we all have our passions .. what kind of specialized tools are used in inlays ?? hat kind of inlay tutorials/resources are out there ?!?!
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Dale,
BEAUTIFUL JOB!!! What an outstanding resource! Kudos to you and your partner(s).
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In Memoriam Comment by D ale on May 13, 2010 at 13:15 -
!!! .. contributions welcome .. !!!
.. a source that stocks that odd size metric pin stock ..
.. a tidbit of cutlery history ..
.. manufacturer links ..
.. your favorite knife maker .. "Support your local Blacksmith"
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