Imperial Frontier 4515 Restore

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Imperial Frontier 4515 Restore

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I had this Imperial That I left in the knife sheath ::dang:: While I was cleaning it, I decided to rehandle the knife in red bone. I am a little out of practice so a couple of mistakes, but it turned out ok for a work knife. Just wanted to share. :)
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Nev52 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 12, 2025 12:43 am I had this Imperial That I left in the knife sheath ::dang:: While I was cleaning it, I decided to rehandle the knife in red bone. I am a little out of practice so a couple of mistakes, but it turned out ok for a work knife. Just wanted to share. :)

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Looks good.
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I like the sawcut bone effect. Turned out great.
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Looks Great! Those are good EDCs.
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That looks snazzy now, nice work!
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Thank you all for your nice comments. I really enjoy working on knives. You guys set a high bar for quality builds, and it inspires me from looking at all your work. ::handshake::
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I've only done one of these, but this is what I did to it...


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glennbad wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:47 pm I've only done one of these, but this is what I did to it...



Frontier LB.jpg
Wow !! That looks great ::tu:: The bolsters are like mirrors. :shock: What type of wood did you use on the handles?? That is one good looking knife.

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Both beautiful!!! ::tu::
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Nev52 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:53 pm
glennbad wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:47 pm I've only done one of these, but this is what I did to it...



Frontier LB.jpg
Wow !! That looks great ::tu:: The bolsters are like mirrors. :shock: What type of wood did you use on the handles?? That is one good looking knife.

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Hmm, I'm not sure, maybe bocote or something, this was some time ago.
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It's really striking. Good choice on the wood. ::tu::
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Fantastic Knives!
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glennbad wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:47 pm I've only done one of these, but this is what I did to it...



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It's a shame you didn't do two of them!
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doglegg wrote: ↑Sun Mar 16, 2025 1:10 am
glennbad wrote: ↑Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:47 pm I've only done one of these, but this is what I did to it...



Frontier LB.jpg
It's a shame you didn't do two of them!
Right? I probably wouldn't have that one if the customer hadn't sent it to me to work on. As a general rule, I'm not fond of working on lockbacks, they can be tricky to get lockup to work well, especially when you take them apart.
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