Giving knife repair a try.
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Thanks men,
Maybe I will wait on the bone for now. I can see improvement in my work. So I will keep on plugging with other handle materials for now.
Marco you are right. It seems as we get older we become Mr. butterfingers Dropping it did make my decision easier. I just hated to throw out the bone. It did look good!!
Regards
Nev
Maybe I will wait on the bone for now. I can see improvement in my work. So I will keep on plugging with other handle materials for now.
Marco you are right. It seems as we get older we become Mr. butterfingers Dropping it did make my decision easier. I just hated to throw out the bone. It did look good!!
Regards
Nev
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Not to worry Nev, you'll get it right with practise!
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One more project,
I purchased this small lock back from SMKW to dissemble and rescale. As I started to dissemble the knife I cut through the lower bolster pin and the rocker pin when I got to the top pin where the blades were the razor blade broke so I put a new blade in and that broke and started to bend the bolster and inner brass scale. So I decided to drill out the pin. Half way through the pin the drill bit broke. Now I have a problem so I know I can’t cut the pin with the drill bit broken off so I move to the other side and drive the razor blade into that side again to cut the pin after 3 good hits the pin shears and the top bolster flies off into the barn somewhere. I had a flat piece of brass so I made a bolster. Out of the brass and soldered it on the brass scale. That was one tough pin. I add this up to a learning experience.
Nev
The new bolster is on the left color a little off.
I purchased this small lock back from SMKW to dissemble and rescale. As I started to dissemble the knife I cut through the lower bolster pin and the rocker pin when I got to the top pin where the blades were the razor blade broke so I put a new blade in and that broke and started to bend the bolster and inner brass scale. So I decided to drill out the pin. Half way through the pin the drill bit broke. Now I have a problem so I know I can’t cut the pin with the drill bit broken off so I move to the other side and drive the razor blade into that side again to cut the pin after 3 good hits the pin shears and the top bolster flies off into the barn somewhere. I had a flat piece of brass so I made a bolster. Out of the brass and soldered it on the brass scale. That was one tough pin. I add this up to a learning experience.
Nev
The new bolster is on the left color a little off.
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I think you did a great job on the new bolster. What is the highest grit paper you used on the new scale material?
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Nice save Nev on a rather difficult project! Sure looks good now!Nev52 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 1:51 pm One more project,
I purchased this small lock back from SMKW to dissemble and rescale. As I started to dissemble the knife I cut through the lower bolster pin and the rocker pin when I got to the top pin where the blades were the razor blade broke so I put a new blade in and that broke and started to bend the bolster and inner brass scale. So I decided to drill out the pin. Half way through the pin the drill bit broke. Now I have a problem so I know I can’t cut the pin with the drill bit broken off so I move to the other side and drive the razor blade into that side again to cut the pin after 3 good hits the pin shears and the top bolster flies off into the barn somewhere. I had a flat piece of brass so I made a bolster. Out of the brass and soldered it on the brass scale. That was one tough pin. I add this up to a learning experience.
Nev
new small lock.jpgsmall lock back.jpg
The new bolster is on the left color a little off.
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Thanks David and Marco,
David that was with 400 paper. After I get it together I will go up to 1500 grit. I don't know about the light micarta it seems to collect dirt from my hands as I work and I can't sand it out. But still learning.
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Nev
David that was with 400 paper. After I get it together I will go up to 1500 grit. I don't know about the light micarta it seems to collect dirt from my hands as I work and I can't sand it out. But still learning.
Regards
Nev
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This one was several learning moments all rolled into one!
I messed up a nice Schrade stockman once when trying to shear the pivot pin. My razor blade slid on the wrong side of the pen blade after cutting the center pin. I bent the scale and broke both bone handles.
I put it aside for a couple of years until I get in the mood to revisit that project.
Congratulations on not giving up when you hit a roadblock!
I messed up a nice Schrade stockman once when trying to shear the pivot pin. My razor blade slid on the wrong side of the pen blade after cutting the center pin. I bent the scale and broke both bone handles.
I put it aside for a couple of years until I get in the mood to revisit that project.
Congratulations on not giving up when you hit a roadblock!
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A micarta project I did (letter opener) I used 3000 grit, then either 5000 or 7000 and then end with 10,000 grit. After that I rubbed it down with Murphy Oil Soap and dried it. It almost shined like glass.
Terrible pictures, but the handle has gotten a little dull now.
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Great job David!dlr110 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:32 amA micarta project I did (letter opener) I used 3000 grit, then either 5000 or 7000 and then end with 10,000 grit. After that I rubbed it down with Murphy Oil Soap and dried it. It almost shined like glass.
Terrible pictures, but the handle has gotten a little dull now.
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David,dlr110 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:32 amA micarta project I did (letter opener) I used 3000 grit, then either 5000 or 7000 and then end with 10,000 grit. After that I rubbed it down with Murphy Oil Soap and dried it. It almost shined like glass.
Terrible pictures, but the handle has gotten a little dull now.
That looks great
Thanks for the tip I just ordered a sandpaper assortment up to 5000. I really appreciate your help on this. I have some paste wax for wood do you think that will work?
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Nev
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Finely Done,
Phew what a job I made of this so-called small task. Sad thing is I think it looked better before I worked on it.
Well anyway I used the setbacks as a learning experience.
Nev
Phew what a job I made of this so-called small task. Sad thing is I think it looked better before I worked on it.
Well anyway I used the setbacks as a learning experience.
Nev
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I'm not sure Nev, but if you have a piece of scrap left try it on that first.
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I don't know Nev, unless you're a big Masons fan your fresh new covers look teriffic to me! Nice work, well worth the effort!
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David,
My wife had Murphy's oil soap. I cleaned the knife with it. Than put some past wax on it. I think it is the grit from the sandpaper burned into the micarta. I must be doing something wrong. I will have to experiment more.
Regards
Nev
My wife had Murphy's oil soap. I cleaned the knife with it. Than put some past wax on it. I think it is the grit from the sandpaper burned into the micarta. I must be doing something wrong. I will have to experiment more.
Regards
Nev
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Thanks Marco,
I only purchased the knife because it was inexpensive. It was cheaper than a knife kit so why not experiment on it.
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Nev
I only purchased the knife because it was inexpensive. It was cheaper than a knife kit so why not experiment on it.
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Nev
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Why not!
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Best way to learn mate. If i can give you a tip, keep a box of any small wood scraps you come across, or larger ones, just not to big, and use them for experimenting with different finishes. You will see colour changes, surface changes and how the wood feels. Can also be used for experimenting with different grit finishes. Will help you make choices in the future, and also learn what doesn't work.
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Good Idea Cudgee.
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Good Morning everyone.
I started a new project to add more experience to my knife repair hobby. While reading the forum Olde Cutler redid a knife and made a wharncliffe blade for the repair. That gave me an idea to use up the extra parts I had left over from the trapper knife kits I have been building. I had some left over spey blades springs scales and inner brass cut scales since I made some single blade trappers from the kits and made my own handles or scales. So I figured all I had to do was make bolsters solder them on the inner brass scales and regrind the spey blade to a wharncliff blade and I would have a single blade wharncliff trapper from parts I had no use for. Hey what’s not to like about that. It’s like a free knife. I posted pictures of the build.
I would like to thank the people on this sight for their advice and encouragement on my projects on this new hobby into knife repair.
Nev
I started a new project to add more experience to my knife repair hobby. While reading the forum Olde Cutler redid a knife and made a wharncliffe blade for the repair. That gave me an idea to use up the extra parts I had left over from the trapper knife kits I have been building. I had some left over spey blades springs scales and inner brass cut scales since I made some single blade trappers from the kits and made my own handles or scales. So I figured all I had to do was make bolsters solder them on the inner brass scales and regrind the spey blade to a wharncliff blade and I would have a single blade wharncliff trapper from parts I had no use for. Hey what’s not to like about that. It’s like a free knife. I posted pictures of the build.
I would like to thank the people on this sight for their advice and encouragement on my projects on this new hobby into knife repair.
Nev
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Mark up of blade.
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Spey blade. to wharncliffe conversion. Only thing I lost 3/16 of blade length.
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I had to cut a new nail nick on the blade.
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I used old scales to lay out bolsters.
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Soldered bolsters on scales. Then I shaped and had to drill out for pins.
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Rough markup of knife.