From: Don T. Lewis
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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Thought I’d try and save this old knife that’s been badly neglected. It’s very rusted and pitted. But I like the shape of it. So here we go..
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From: Don T. Lewis
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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Carved a White Birch handle for it.
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From: Don T. Lewis
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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Put some walnut stain on it and one coat poly. And brass pinned the pummel back on. Just got to put an edge on it now. And it needs a sheath. I think it has a little service left in it.:)
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From: Knifeguy
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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And there you go! Nicely done. Lance
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From: fdp
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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Looks nice.
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From: Don T. Lewis
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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Thanks Lance and Frank. I’m still using that brass pin material you gave me from the Bowie kit you gave me.
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From: Linecutter
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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You did that old knife right proud with that new handle. Nice job! DANNY
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From: iowacedarshooter
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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good job! there for a minute i thought you meant us old blades on here needed a new handle! lol
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From: Buzz
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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Good job on it.
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From: Scoop
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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Handle turned out very nice. Can’t wait to see it polished out and a fresh edge put on it.
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From: Scoop
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Date: 22-Jun-22 |
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Handle turned out very nice. Can’t wait to see it polished out and a fresh edge put on it.
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From: Jeff Durnell
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Date: 23-Jun-22 |
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Good job bringing it back to life Don. I have one I need to work on too. The leather handle fell apart like yours.
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From: Jeff Durnell
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Date: 23-Jun-22 |
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I haven't decided how or what to put on the handle yet. I believe the pommel on mine is poured, not pinned. Might leave it and work around it, or might knock it off there and make a new one. Still in the planning stages :^)
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From: Altitude Sickness
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Date: 23-Jun-22 |
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I appreciate these knife threads. Who doesn’t enjoy getting an new/old knife. handling them and looking at knives we don’t own.
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From: GUTPILEPA
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Date: 23-Jun-22 |
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Very nice DON a you’ll have to change your handle to resurrection of old Knives
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From: Runner
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Date: 23-Jun-22 |
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A homemade micarta handle would work well with this style of knife. A burl effect is easy to achieve.
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From: Don T. Lewis
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Date: 23-Jun-22 |
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Burl does look nice runner. But I just used what I had on hand. Just trying to make it serviceable again.
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From: Hunter Dave
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Date: 23-Jun-22 |
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Don, there's so much pitting on that blade, I'd imagine that it would give you the equivalent of a serrated edge! Nice going bringing her back to life.
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From: Popester
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Date: 23-Jun-22 |
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Some of you guys are very talented. I was in the lunch line when talent was being issued.
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From: MStyles
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Date: 25-Jun-22 |
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Great to see an old knife put back in action.
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From: MStyles
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Date: 25-Jun-22 |
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Great to see an old knife put back in action.
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From: Osr144
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Date: 25-Jun-22 |
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Good on ya Well worth doing,I restored an old English hand saw made in London in the 1790's.Slightly pitted but it sharpened up nice and cuts good.I reckon your knife will give many more years of service too.Thank you. Osr
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From: Don T. Lewis
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Date: 25-Jun-22 |
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Thanks for the kind words everyone.
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