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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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KnifeMaker

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

KnifeMaker

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 Bruce Zenge on December 6, 2019 at 16:49: Got it. Thanks for the pointer. It should be fun and informative to marry these two and come up with one usable knife. Any thoughts on the MOP? I am very aware of the fragile nature of this material. Am also aware that working with it can be risky healthwise, so don't plan to do any abrasive work with it. Had a custom knife maker friend in Illinois years ago that warned me about the potential health risks. He has since gone to his reward, but was a knife maker of the first order in my opinion. Thanks again for the help so far.

Bruce

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on December 6, 2019 at 16:29: Also Bruce .. the bold letters on my most recent comments are "LINKS" that will take you direct to the pertinent data.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on December 6, 2019 at 16:27: ~ $10 would get you an LB7 w/ good frame but used up blade.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on December 6, 2019 at 16:23: Re: the Schrade LB7 w/ broken liner.
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If the blade's in good shape .. you might be able to save that toward another LB7 w/ a used up blade. Sorry about the broken liner .. I think your out of luck on that one. On the 'bay .. used one's in good shape can be had in the 20~25 range.

Comment by Bruce Zenge on December 6, 2019 at 15:59: And while I'm on a roll, the other question is about a broken liner on an LB7 Schrade. Are there any replacement liners that can be accessed for this knife and is it worth repairing, other than the practice, that is. Pics attached, thanks to D ale's instruction. All opinions appreciated.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on December 6, 2019 at 15:58: Just out of curiosity .. what is the stamping ?

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on December 6, 2019 at 15:56: ?? does the gap close up if you squeeze the effected area of the knife between your finger & thumb ??
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Good & useful pics !

Comment by Bruce Zenge on December 6, 2019 at 15:53: Gonna add another couple. First one on the first reply shows the general condition of the knife. Seemed like a good investment at the time...

Comment by Bruce Zenge on December 6, 2019 at 15:43: OK, here we go. I can post more if it will help but thought this may get it started.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on December 6, 2019 at 15:22: No hurry, Bruce .. take your time.
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When you've the pic ready to post .. note the 2cnd icon from the left @ the top of this "comment" box. If you hover the mouse over that icon .. it will display "image".

Clicking on that icon will direct you to upload the image .. from your device to this forum.

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If you already knew that .. please ignore & just proceed.

D ale