old Draw Knife

[enuf]

This was my grandfathers and I'd like to use it to build a selfbow - is there any hope to bring this blade back into working condition?

[OLDE CUTLER]

This was my grandfathers and I'd like to use it to build a selfbow - is there any hope to bring this blade back into working condition?

I also have my grandpas drawknife and still use it for decoy carving. Yours shows a lot of pitting, however it can still be cleaned up, and sharpened for use. The pitting will interfere somewhat with getting a good edge, but should still be useful. Check the link below for pics of my RT drawknife and a jig for sharpening.

https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... 62#p679262

[eveled]

I’m sure it can be reprofiled. It will have to be thinned too.

[enuf]

Well, I gave it the old college try. So not really a lot of pitting but us kids when we were kids abused that old knife on things it ought not have been used on - now I get it. So, I profiled the edge to the same shape as the handle enough to grind out the damage. What I discovered is that - that grove is where they welded a blade to the frame, so behind the blade was/is a shelf, so to speak, where the blade, likely a different grade of steel from the frame, rested and was welded. I am not going to, but I could grind out the weld and the blade would fall off and there'd be a shelf to lay a new blade on it and weld it back up.