Schrade Hunter re-handle
Schrade Hunter re-handle
I got this Schrade hunter some time back. It had yellow handles that had outgassed and cracked; the liners and bolsters were corroded, but not badly. I took it apart and cleaned it up--it sat in isopropyl alcohol overnight to loosen up the gunk under the handles and in the joints. That left the blades dark, and put an interesting patina on the bolsters. I made new handles from bird's-eye maple (I think that's what it is, anyway) and re-assembled it. The blades are a little tight--and the springs are a tad weak, so they are lazy closing. Oh well...
I had to remove the fun patina on the bolsters where I pinned the knife back together, but the blades stayed dark, which is fine with me.
I had to remove the fun patina on the bolsters where I pinned the knife back together, but the blades stayed dark, which is fine with me.
Brent
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
Looks great dude
You do not have a soul, you are a soul, what you have is a body
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
That is beautiful! It really stands out.
Jesus is life.
Everything else is just a hobby.
~Reverand
Everything else is just a hobby.
~Reverand
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
Im a wood guy. I collect samples, and those scales are some fine samples. Nice job.
- Bill DeShivs
- Posts: 708
- Joined: Sun Oct 07, 2012 4:57 am
- Contact:
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
Alcohol shouldn't darken a blade.
Looks like it was soaked in vinegar.
Looks like it was soaked in vinegar.
Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler
Factory authorized repair for:
Latama
Mauro Mario
LePre
Colonial
KABAR
Hubertus, Grafrath, Ritter
Schrade Cut. Co., Geo Schrade, Pressbutton, Flylock
Falcon/AKC/AGA Campolin
Puma
Burrell Cutlery
Factory authorized repair for:
Latama
Mauro Mario
LePre
Colonial
KABAR
Hubertus, Grafrath, Ritter
Schrade Cut. Co., Geo Schrade, Pressbutton, Flylock
Falcon/AKC/AGA Campolin
Puma
Burrell Cutlery
- TripleF
- Bronze Tier
- Posts: 18528
- Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:42 pm
- Location: West Central FL
- Contact:
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
Very, very knice!!!
SCOTT
HOME OF THE BRAVE! (not the scarety cats)
Colonial Knife Company History ebook:
https://gumroad.com/l/ZLDb
HOME OF THE BRAVE! (not the scarety cats)
Colonial Knife Company History ebook:
https://gumroad.com/l/ZLDb
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
I agree, but this was isopropanol straight from the bottle into a Tupperware container, with the blades and frame. Granted, it was drugstore alcohol, so not 100%, but it hasn't done this to me before, except for one knife I worked on for another AAPK member. I wonder if it was something else already in the knife that the alcohol dissolved which caused the darkening. it *was* pretty gummed up.Bill DeShivs wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:26 am Alcohol shouldn't darken a blade.
Looks like it was soaked in vinegar.
Brent
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
Give us a couple pictures with the blades open. Looks great
I buy roosters combs and farmers..........................................................jack knives [/b]
GEC SFOs and others at LICK CREEK CUTLERY- www.allaboutpocketknives.com/wlf
May the Father and Son bless
Lyle
GEC SFOs and others at LICK CREEK CUTLERY- www.allaboutpocketknives.com/wlf
May the Father and Son bless
Lyle
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
Great choice of cover material!
USN 2000-2006
Adaptable and (usually) affable knife enthusiast, unsure of his knife collecting destination but enjoying the journey
Case taste, Rough Ryder budget
Adaptable and (usually) affable knife enthusiast, unsure of his knife collecting destination but enjoying the journey
Case taste, Rough Ryder budget
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
Here you go. Also, one of the tang stamp, with pencil to help show up what little is left.
Brent
- 1967redrider
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 16217
- Joined: Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:23 pm
- Location: Alexandria, VA
- Contact:
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
Awesome job! Think any Quick Release would bring some of the snap back?
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
Looking good, nice save!
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
I don't have Quick Release, but I used a tiny bit of Lock Ease, which is graphite suspended in light oil. It does seem to have made it better.1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:37 pm Awesome job! Think any Quick Release would bring some of the snap back?
Brent
Re: Schrade Hunter re-handle
Nice job, it looks good. I like Birdseye maple!
As far as the tight blades go, you may have gotten them a little bit too tight, did you use a slackner when you peened the pivot pins? One thing I do if the blades are a little tight is to take an old brass liner and put it by the tang and close the blade part way, that will give a couple c thousand spread and loosen the blade just a little bit. You don't want to do too much, but just enough so the blades will walk and talk without being too tight.
Quick Release oil is definitely worth the price, IMHO. For some reason it works better than any other oil I have tried, even those that are more expensive than Quick Release. I have even had it restore snap to knives that had no snap.
As far as the tight blades go, you may have gotten them a little bit too tight, did you use a slackner when you peened the pivot pins? One thing I do if the blades are a little tight is to take an old brass liner and put it by the tang and close the blade part way, that will give a couple c thousand spread and loosen the blade just a little bit. You don't want to do too much, but just enough so the blades will walk and talk without being too tight.
Quick Release oil is definitely worth the price, IMHO. For some reason it works better than any other oil I have tried, even those that are more expensive than Quick Release. I have even had it restore snap to knives that had no snap.
Dale
AAPK Administrator
Please visit my AAPK store: www.allaboutpocketknives.com/orvet
Job 13:15
"Buy more ammo!" - Johnnie Fain
“Evil is Powerless If The Good are Unafraid.” – Ronald Reagan
AAPK Administrator
Please visit my AAPK store: www.allaboutpocketknives.com/orvet
Job 13:15
"Buy more ammo!" - Johnnie Fain
“Evil is Powerless If The Good are Unafraid.” – Ronald Reagan