Y'all got any MODIFIED Schrades (& Old Timers...)

[Meridian_Mike]

Dale sent me some beautiful modified Old Timer pics. SO.... I thought I would start a thread so he AND ANYONE ELSE could post up your pics of mods or restorations you did (OR others did) on Schrades.
I have one I already posted elsewhere of a 125 OT that I found at the antique store with a messed up set of scales. But, to kick off this thread I thought I would show it again.

BEFORE....

After.....

I did a pretty heavy mod to it.....
I re-tipped it.
I put on the "dog chew" scales.
AND... I removed the liner lock. (I also cracked my scales by over tightening my rivets)
It was a learning experience..... I still use it.... It's a pretty good knife.

Anyway....
Show us some mods OR repairs!
Mike

[glennbad]

Geez, where do I start! I've probably shown these before...

[Meridian_Mike]

Definitely a good start!

WOW.... that first one is KILLER!!!
Man.... those are some REALLY nice looking knives!!

[glennbad]

[Meridian_Mike]

WOW..... what is the RED material up on top of the second group? Kinda looks like Birds Eye Maple....

[doglegg]

I have 3, first a Herman Williams Elk handled 863, next a Herman Williams bone handled 863

and lastly a 234k that has been handled in bone.

[Meridian_Mike]

Those are some real beauties!! I LOVE the look!

[orvet]

Were off to a great start now in this thread.
Thank you Mike for starting this thread it should be interesting!
And thank you Glenn for posting, you've got a lot of nice ones there.

I'll add a few of my favorites –

Schrade Walden 165OT, customized with stag handles.

The pile side of the 165OT. As of this posting, this knife is currently available in my AAPK store.

[Meridian_Mike]

WOW.....
These are some beautiful knives.... REALLY nice work Dale..... Very fine work.
(Don't forget to post the pics you sent me.....)

[bladecollectorr]

Nice stuff folks! Here's mine.

1 - LB1 custom, pre-ban ivory scrimshaw re-handle

2 - LB5 Joshua Kidd fully customized

3 - LB5 unknown craftsman, fully customized

[bladecollectorr]

4 - 498S abalone re-handle
5 - LTD H. Williams fully customized Sharpfinger

[Meridian_Mike]

GOOD GOLLY....
Those are some awesome knives!
AND... that scrimshaw is KILLER!

WOW

[glennbad]

Woohoo, the heavy hitters are showing up! Some absolute beauties from H. Williams and our own Dale!

Mike, it's some kind of burl, but I can't seem to remember what it is, sorry.

[bladecollectorr]

GOOD GOLLY....
Those are some awesome knives!
AND... that scrimshaw is KILLER!

WOW
::woot::

Thanks Mike. Here's a custom alligator sheath I grabbed to more evenly match the Williams Sharpfinger.

[orvet]

Mike wants me to post some of my early knives.
I think most of these come from 2007 or 2008.

This 3OT was one of the earlier knives I did, probably one of the first few 3OT's that I customized.

Here is the file work on the back springs, very rudimentary and probably one of the first knives that I attempted to to file work on.

This 6OT has nice fat stag.

This is a 15OT that was a Limited Edition for Ducks Unlimited. The wood Is Bokote.

This is a 123OT I made for myself. I still have this one. The stag on this knife came from the Henckels factory in Germany.

I made this one about January 2008 and later on in the year it was sold on eBay. A friend of mine happen to see it call my attention to it. As I recall it sold for considerably more than I had charged to build it.

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194OT with Amber Winterbottom bone, early 2008

An Uncle Henry 897UH, converted to a single blade with some Henckels stag on it. Customized June, 2007.

I have always like Sharpfingers and in 2008 I did a bunch of them. The top one has a cocobolo wood handle and finger grooves.
The middle one is presentation grade Bokote also with finger grooves.
The bottom Sharpfinger has a handle of the impala jigged water Buffalo horn.

The handle on this knife is Mexican Kingwood. I used a polyurethane finish on this handle and after three days it was still not dry, and this was during 90° heat! It turns out that there are so many oils in Kingwood that normal finishes will not work on it, they just won't dry. I had to consult with an exotic hardwood specialist to get a formula for a mixture of finishes that worked. It looks nice when I was finished. Beautiful wood!

[edge213]

Some great looking work being shown here.
Great idea for a thread.

[tongueriver]

Dale has done several fixed blades for me. Here is the first one I got from him several years ago, a 165OT in stag.

Here is a 165OT re-handled by Herman Williams.

A 165OT and a 160OT re-handled by Herman.

[Meridian_Mike]

Man..... what a beautiful bunch of knives!
That is some fine work for sure.
I'm in total awe here.....

[tongueriver]

Herman Williams 51OT in Ram's Horn.

[Meridian_Mike]

I LIKE that Ram's horn..... GNARLY!!

[tongueriver]

Herman Williams daddy barlow.

[Doc B]

Wow! I can spend a lot of time, looking at you guys knives! Nice stuff!!!

[gmichael]

Here is a Primble I purchased that still had factoey edge a few years back, then had saw cut amber bone scales added. I carry this almost daily. Also an early Schrade Walden I purchased and had smooth redbone scales added. The last was a rusty early 70s 8OT I purchased with factory edge..it sat in someones dambp basement for 40plus years..it cleaned up super nice and got a 2nd chance.

[tongueriver]

Those stockmans (stockmen?) are real dandies!

[orvet]

Nice ones gmichael, did you put the handles on yourself?