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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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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 J.J. Smith III on May 4, 2010 at 12:47: This was my first attempt at a nail nick. Not really a nick but a place to grab, with my thumb and index finger, on both sides of the blade.
Like I said, not pretty, but functional.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on May 3, 2010 at 13:59: .. I've tried a couple of just nail nicks .. was extending one .. making another one from scratch ..

!! should have done them before the coffee !!

Comment by J.J. Smith III on May 2, 2010 at 22:08: No fixture. I just make another nail nick. Some of the lockbacks that I've done can be opened easily enough without a pull. A couple can be opened easier by releasing the locking mechanism. Not trying to make a one hand opener, just a different carver.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on May 2, 2010 at 21:08: @ JJ .. you use a fixture of any kind ??

I cut the groove in that spydie wannabee w/ the 1" cut-off wheel .. freehand .. gotta be a better way !!

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on May 2, 2010 at 21:05: @ Chris .. you'll trash it from a collector’s standpoint .. that being said .. there are some pretty creative people on here .. doing a bang up job on their polishing .. ??? i think ??? bare minimum might be a 3/8 drill, a cloth wheel, & polishing compound .. try searching iKC by "polish".. some of the members have videos posted .. Jeff @ CJS .. Kyley Harris @ CKC.. also, check Youtube ..

Comment by J.J. Smith III on May 2, 2010 at 16:49: For my nail nick repairs I use the 1" cutting wheel and a stone wheel.

Comment by Daniel Howland on May 2, 2010 at 14:00: I like the look, nice transformation

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on May 2, 2010 at 9:05: JJ certainly has a valid point .. most of my modifications fall under research & development .. a little R&D before implementing the change into a higher quality EDC .. taint pretty !!

Terry also has a valid point .. everybody loves a pretty face !!

Form .. fit .. function.

This mod thing I do .. part of it stems from an inate curiosity ...... I'd also like to think this "practice/R&D" allows me to get a more "finished" look when implementing into a higher quality knife ..

also .. honing those skills for when I build my first knife .. completely of my own manufacture !!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Terry Waldele on May 2, 2010 at 6:15: Chris, my shop is 'bare bones" essentials, so my method of refinishing a blade is to sand out the pits with progressively finer grit sandpaper on a sanding block. Using the sanding block ensures that the surface is sanded flat and true. I get all the pits and scratches out of the blade and "polishing" it with metal-sanding sandpaper, finishing up with say 400 or 600 grit metal sandpaper. Then, I put a buffing wheel in my drill and buff the blade with buffing compound. (I have my drill mounted in a drill clamp that attaches to my workbench, and the drill has a lock on the trigger so both of my hands are free to hold the knife or blade.) More advanced iKCers probably have some better suggestions, though.

Comment by Terry Waldele on May 2, 2010 at 5:55: Dale, beautiful job on the modification of the spidey opener! I agree, your modification made the beast into a beauty.