My first rework since hand surgery

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:21 pm

I have been trying to ease my hand back into knife work after the surgery. It is a slow process and is taking longer than I anticipated. I have been reworking some fixed blades. But this is the first slipjoint I have modified from start to finish since I had surgery. I don’t trust my hand yet to do too much detailed work on someone else’s knife (I hate to screw up a customers knife), so I started with a Camillus TL-29.

I took out the screwdriver blade, removed the bolsters and replaced them with long brass bolsters like a Barlow. I file worked the backspring and continued the pattern up onto the blade. I grooved the bolsters and filed the crown. The handle is dyed camel bone.

I need to get some good pics, but took these scans for now.

Your comments welcome.

Thanks,
Dale

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:28 pm

Humm…
My apologies.
I am not sure how to shrink the pics down to a reasonable size.
Being that large sure shows up the flaws.

Dale

MrBlister · Post by **MrBlister** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:29 pm

WOW Dale...... I TRULLY am impressed.....
Lemme see here?....... He does THIS great work wounded...
CANT WAIT to see how well ya do healed....LOL
That is simply gorgeous...
Think I'll go a L@@kin for sumpn to send ya, to get customized.

regards..... Blister

philco · Post by **philco** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:26 pm

I think it looks great!!

I did not realize, however that the TL-29 was such a LARGE knife!

Glad to see your recovery has progressed to the point you are able to do excellent work once again.

Phil

useem · Post by **useem** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:50 pm

Good to see you "back in the saddle"

And already off to a great start.

popedandy · Post by **popedandy** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:38 am

Glad to see the recovery is coming along so nicely. That's some nice looking work. Good luck getting back up to 100%.

Darksev · Post by **Darksev** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:20 am

must be good to get back into it, even just a little

That looks fantastic to me Dale!

Diligence · Post by **Diligence** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:37 pm

Looks great Dale.....that sure makes it look like a different knife! Good job on the bolster work. Not too fancy, but just enough to dress it up without overdoing it. I like it!

j

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:20 pm

don't look like it has affected your handiwork too much, like the crown job on the bolsters, sweet.

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:45 pm

Thanks guys.

I appreciate all your kind comments and critiques.

Dale

Oman · Post by **Oman** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:11 pm

Dale, that is pretty cool. Nice work and I want one.

DaveT63 · Post by **DaveT63** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:19 am

VERY NICE work, Dale!!!

fergusontd · Post by **fergusontd** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:38 pm

Great job Dale! Beautiful knife!

Chase · Post by **Chase** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:31 am

Wow------

Great work there Dale, I'm very impressed!

Is that little fella looking for a new home............possibly on the east coast?

Glad to see you are at least up to doing the rework.........that says alot in of itself. Glad you're back at it!

Tom

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:09 am

Of course Tom.
After all he was born in New York.

It will save me the trouble of listing it in my store.

Give me a call.
Dale

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