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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  • Jakub Capek

    This group is a good idea, I think many of us have knives that are in need of some repair or touch up, so lets see some pics with knives in different stages of repair!

    Apr 8, 2010

  • Terry Waldele

    I learned something about knife repair today: Nickel silver pins sized in fractions of an inch won't fit into the metric-sized holes in a multi-blade folder from Europe without a lot of tedious, careful re-sizing of them.

    Apr 11, 2010

  • Jakub Capek

    your right, sometimes its very difficult to get the two systems to work. I always find it difficult when I need to calculate some specifications that I find in US articles or documents and it is frustrating to have to transfer them to the metric system. Terry, you could probably order pins and other necessary parts from Europe when repairing European knives, could probably save you alot of hassle if not time...

    Apr 12, 2010

  • Terry Waldele

    I finished restoring the multi-blade knife made in Europe (don't know which country, but it is stamped "C/H" with the letters superimposed like an old cow brand. I used an acrylic pen blank to make the handle slabs, because pen blank "bricks" cost about one-third as much as celluloid. The restored knife is beautiful, but the blades don't have as much snap as before because the new pins aren't perfectly matched to the holes in the blades and springs. I'll probably never restore another metric-sized pinned knife again. Oh well, live and learn!

    Apr 12, 2010

  • Daniel Howland

    Greetings folks, Thank you Terry and Dale for making me aware of this new group. I was reading about your pinning problems Terry, If you own or know someone who owns a metal lathe you could turn the pins to any size you need. I have had the same issues when repinning balasongs, you never know what size pin your going to see.

    Apr 18, 2010

  • Terry Waldele

    Thanks, Daniel, for the tip about using a metal lathe to turn the pins to the proper size. I'll look into it ASAP.

    P.S. Welcome to our group!

    Apr 19, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    Terry .. you might try some of the industrial supply houses .. like Grainger\MSC\McMaster Carr ..

    .. didn't see any NiAg on McMaster Carr .. found some brass pin stock though .. metric & std .. http://www.mcmaster.com/#brass-round-stock/=6sloj4

    Apr 23, 2010

  • Terry Waldele

    Dale, thanks for providing me some sources of knife handle pins. I'll check them out.

    Apr 24, 2010

  • Terry Waldele

    My message to members about modifying a Spyderco knife opener failed again. Here's what I was trying to send:

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    Apr 30, 2010