From plastic stag to real stag

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From plastic stag to real stag

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I bought this old Solingen made Voos with a broken plastic handle at an estate sale a few months ago. It's been laying around the shop while I finish other projects. My buddy had given me an elk antler some time back, and the plan was to use this to fix the handle. I had put it off because I had never worked with stag before, and was a little hesitant. But once I got started, it only took a couple of hours to get the handle cut, drilled, sanded, and mounted. I modified a little ignition wrench to remove the brass end screw. Then I cleaned the knife up, sharpened the blade, and put a coat of wax on it. I wasn't trying to make it look new - just a clean, serviceable knife. I love the way the Solingen steel takes an edge, and this thing is a heavy chunk in the hand.
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Great pictorial, simple and to the point! The end product looks great. ::tu::
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Look at you Mike, that is a superb job! ::tu::
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Beautiful re-build, Mike, you got some mad knife making skills! ::tu::
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Dressed up that ole German girl.
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That looks great! Much better than original.
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Thanks, Gents.
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Unk wrote: Fri Jun 02, 2023 8:12 pm I bought this old Solingen made Voos with a broken plastic handle at an estate sale a few months ago. It's been laying around the shop while I finish other projects. My buddy had given me an elk antler some time back, and the plan was to use this to fix the handle. I had put it off because I had never worked with stag before, and was a little hesitant. But once I got started, it only took a couple of hours to get the handle cut, drilled, sanded, and mounted. I modified a little ignition wrench to remove the brass end screw. Then I cleaned the knife up, sharpened the blade, and put a coat of wax on it. I wasn't trying to make it look new - just a clean, serviceable knife. I love the way the Solingen steel takes an edge, and this thing is a heavy chunk in the hand.

Nice, I really like seeing a piece of stag replace some plastic or low grade material. Looks great and you have improved the knife world a bit with some good craftsmanship and good antler. Kudos. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Much better ::tu::
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You did a really nice job.
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Looking sexy, nice job!
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doglegg wrote: Fri Jun 02, 2023 8:35 pm Dressed up that ole German girl.
My pretty fraulein! :lol:
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Looks great! ::tu:: I will have to get a knife done up in stag...someday.
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A great Improvement! Nicely done! ::tu::
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Thanks Dan, Dale
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Very nice. ::tu::

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Wonderful.
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