Kershaw Wild Turkey Repair and Upgrade

[orvet]

In the 1980s I sold a lot of Kershaw knives in the cutlery store I managed. As I recall the steel in these was AUS-8A when they came out in the 1980s. , Now I see they are made with AUS-6 steel. I think this is an older one with AUS-8A steel, but it is hard to tell.

The handles on this knife were oily and part of the wood had broken off. I decided that there was no point in swapping old (uninteresting) wood for new wood, so I replaced the wood with carved bone stag. I was pleased with the way it came out.

Hope you enjoy the pics.

[jerryd6818]

Excellent choice Dale. It looks just super. That's another fine job you've done here my son.

[TripleF]

Beautiful Dale!!

[glennbad]

That carved stag bone has a real nice color on it. Another winner by you Dale!

Glenn

[philco]

Dale that's becoming one of my top picks for handle material. Canal Street has a line of knives with very similar bone handles that I'm very fond of.

The choice of that stag bone for the rework was a good one. It really turned out well; quite pleasing to the eye.

Phil

[orvet]

Thanks guys.

Phil I am with you, I think that is some of the best looking bone stag I have seen.
Better looking IMHO than a lot of real stag!

[singin46]

Hey looks great Dale! Nice upgrade

[Elvis]

Beautiful work Dale! The Amber Bone Stag is a favorite of mine too. The knife also bears a close resemblence to my favorite Kabar model which is their Dolphin design which just has shorter bolsters, so this knife is already a favorite on two fronts.