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Knife Repair, Modification, Restoration & Improvement

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

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

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

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

Case Vault Release Razor rehandled in Mammoth Ivory

Started by Andy Larrison. Last reply by Andy Larrison Jun 12. 4 Replies

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

Schrade 194OT Rehandle

Started by Andy Larrison Mar 13. 0 Replies

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

1972 Case Sodbuster Rehandle

Started by Andy Larrison. Last reply by J.J. Smith III Feb 25. 5 Replies

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 Chris Taylor (CTAYLORMAN) on May 1, 2010 at 22:59
I have always been interested in knife repair/restoration but just havent jumped in and tried. I would like to know how to basically restore a finish to a knife blade that has some slight pitting and spots etc. I have purchased a couple books but the way they explain it you have to have a fully functioning shop with grinders, lathes, drill presses etc...Surely there is a simpler way of bringing that "shine" back to a knife blade. Ive seen many knives that have been "cleaned up". Ive been told dremels will do the job and I have also been told dremels will burn up the blade because of their speed. Any help would be appreciated. Look forward to learning something from joining this group.

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Comment by D ale on May 1, 2010 at 19:41
Everybody loves a pretty face .. .. .. .. ..

Yup .. nail nick is usually the first to go .. I've tried w/ a dremel & those little 1" cut-off wheels .. takes a steady hand .. how do you cut a new one ?? what method ??

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Comment by D ale on May 1, 2010 at 19:33
.. just push the button ..

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Comment by D ale on May 1, 2010 at 17:23

Comment by J.J. Smith III on May 1, 2010 at 17:17
Got nothing against a "pretty" knife. All I was getting at, in my experiance in modifying blades the nail nick is the first to suffer. A few of mine I had to cut another to be able to open them. Others don't have one at all.

(Funny that all this is about methods of opening a knife.)

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Comment by D ale on May 1, 2010 at 6:55
I love the diversity of this site .. one gentleman post's another's approach to "making it functional" .. another replies "Oh, man .. UGLY" .. yet another "I like function" .. yet another "I tried this" ...

!!!!!!!! Love this place !!!!!!!!!

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Comment by D ale on May 1, 2010 at 6:48
I thought the lines flowed too ...

.. again .. something to be said for those inexpensive imports .. cost effective prototyping platforms ..

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Comment by D ale on May 1, 2010 at 6:45
.. went for functionality .. my thumb would just slide into the slot ..

.. w/o the "spydie hump" ..

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Comment by D ale on May 1, 2010 at 5:47
Re: JJ's .. "it doesn't have to be pretty"

Look @ what happened to those fle mkt auto's .. wasn't pretty .. but, I learned a bunch !!

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Comment by D ale on May 1, 2010 at 5:00
I tried this ..

.. I was very happy w/ this mod .. very ergonomic ..

.. radiused a few surfaces ..

.. I could never understand the spydie hump .. the idea's OK .. just .. blend it in a bit ..

.. another one from the chinamen .. love these take apart knives .. I was able to completely remove the blade for "machining by dremel" ..
 
 
 

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