1940t find today
1940t find today
Got a 1940t with a arc blasted tip today for $5. A little blade grinding to profile it and a new edge, along with a light clean up and it will make a nice piece for the daily rotation.
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Re: 1940t find today
Nice job.
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Nice job profiling that blade. It looks REALLY good.
That will be a nice toter!
That will be a nice toter!
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Nice save!
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Nice profiling work on the blade!
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Thanks guys. A friend from work and I are into knives and through trial and error figured out to re-profile from the cutting edge if possible. Seems natural to take the spine side down but you lose length and get peek from the tip sometimes. Now I want to try some of Jeff’s magic and rescale it later.Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:50 pm Nice job profiling that blade. It looks REALLY good.
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Every knife and every blade is different.C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 18, 2021 3:38 pm
Thanks guys. A friend from work and I are into knives and through trial and error figured out to re-profile from the cutting edge if possible. Seems natural to take the spine side down but you lose length and get peek from the tip sometimes. Now I want to try some of Jeff’s magic and rescale it later.
Sometimes you want to take down the top and bottom for the profile to look right. And yes, you need to make sure the tip doesn't stick up above the liners.
That type of blade is so thin in profile, that you don't want to do a lot to the spine.
Once again.... great job.... and good luck with replacing the covers.
It can be done without taking the knife apart.... BUT, it is best to disassemble the knife first.
With bolsters at both ends... a lot of fitting is required for the result to look nice..... ( no gaps)
Good luck!
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I don't want to sound nitpicky, but the knife you are showing is actually a 194 OT, that is pronounced 194 Oh Tee. The Old Timer knives had numbers and then the letters OT at the end. I got a thorough chewing out by a collector one time early on in knife collecting for pronouncing it as 1940 Tee. I can still see the irate look on his face as he lit into me for making that mistake. lol Your project turned out to be a nice EDC.
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You did a good job profiling that blade. I often try to take off about half from the blade edge, and half from the spine. But as Meridian Mike said, each blade may need a slightly different plan, according to the shape.
The way you reprofiled this blade was exactly right for it, as it preserved much of the original blade shape. It looks natural, and it would take a careful eye to notice that anything had been done to the knife.
I like it!
The way you reprofiled this blade was exactly right for it, as it preserved much of the original blade shape. It looks natural, and it would take a careful eye to notice that anything had been done to the knife.
I like it!
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