Attempt No. 2 Re-handle

[Bert]

This is my second attempt to restore a vintage pocket knife, (that took several tries to get it to an acceptable level.) I found a sturdy old Pal Blade Co. jack knife, with chipped rogers bone scales. They were once real good looking. I thought I could repair the chips with a trick I've used before. I put layers of Franklin Tite Bond carpenters glue to fill in the missing bone. This glue dries hard and has all the appearance of bone. I lost them for good when trying to pin them back on the knife, too heavy handed! I took the Pal apart, cleaned it up and re-scaled it with a novel maternal. I wanted something indestructible after the failed attempt to re use the bone scales. I found a plastic door shim in the shop and used it. This stuff is fairly easy to shape with a Dremel tool and sands well too. It is super strong and "kind of" looks like a SAK handle. It's a good user, I like the steel and shape of the master blade. This really takes practice, I only put it together back asswards twice. You can find these shims laying around any building construction site, pick up a few!

Bert

[Elvis]

Nice fit on that one Bret. Looks like the practice is paying off!

[glennbad]

Those shims will probably take alot of abuse.

Nice job!

Glenn

[orvet]

Nice job Tom!

Knife handles are where you find them!

[philco]

Nice rescue operation there.

I kinda like the combination of an older vintage pattern with those modern looking handles.

Good job!

[TripleF]

Good job Tom!!

[Bert]

Thanks for the comments and encouraging words. By the way is this pattern called a teardrop jack? Pal made a quality product back in the day. This one has a long life ahead still.

Tom bert

[whitebuffalo58]

Way to stick with it, Tom! Looks great!!