Cleaned and snap restored and some Kansas whitetail handles made it look pretty nice!
Tested 61024 restore
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Winchester M21
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Tested 61024 restore
Old yellow handles were all cracked and blade was rough. The tang was badly wore so I had to weld it up as well as the kick.
Cleaned and snap restored and some Kansas whitetail handles made it look pretty nice!
Cleaned and snap restored and some Kansas whitetail handles made it look pretty nice!
Life is too short to carry an ugly knife!!
Shawn
Shawn
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Steve Warden
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Re: Tested 61024 restore
Looks great Shawn!
You got a sweet little Sunday-go-to-meetin' knife there, boys!
You got a sweet little Sunday-go-to-meetin' knife there, boys!
Take care and God bless,
Steve
TSgt USAF, Retired
1980-2000
But any knife is better than no knife! ~ Mumbleypeg (aka Ken)
Steve
TSgt USAF, Retired
1980-2000
But any knife is better than no knife! ~ Mumbleypeg (aka Ken)
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orvet
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That looks great Shawn!
Cutting Whitetail antler easy thing to do because most of it as a lot of curve it. I didn't see any evidence of curving in that at all. Outstanding work!
Cutting Whitetail antler easy thing to do because most of it as a lot of curve it. I didn't see any evidence of curving in that at all. Outstanding work!
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rea1eye
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Shawn,
Very impressive scales. Equally impressive that you did some welding on the blade
and brought it back to a good life.
Bob
Very impressive scales. Equally impressive that you did some welding on the blade
and brought it back to a good life.
Bob
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Reverand
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Great work. I love the look of it!
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Everything else is just a hobby.
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Winchester M21
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Thanks guys!!
The antler came from my dads 2017 deer so I gave the knife to him.
The antler came from my dads 2017 deer so I gave the knife to him.
Life is too short to carry an ugly knife!!
Shawn
Shawn
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Doc B
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Very nice! Ditto what Dale said, for cutting and shaping whitetail antler. I'm sure your Dad is very proud of this one!!! 
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Meridian_Mike
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GREAT job Shawn....
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OK.... you said you welded the blade. SO.... PLEASE give me a little insight on blade welding.
The blade doesn't seem to have any discoloration where you welded.
Did you use a wire welder?
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I have 3 or 4 knives I have wanted to experiment with welding on the blades but just haven't tried it.
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That knife is a real beauty! NICE restore job for sure!
Man, I wish I could see a "before" of that one!
2 thumbs up!!
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OK.... you said you welded the blade. SO.... PLEASE give me a little insight on blade welding.
The blade doesn't seem to have any discoloration where you welded.
Did you use a wire welder?
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I have 3 or 4 knives I have wanted to experiment with welding on the blades but just haven't tried it.
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That knife is a real beauty! NICE restore job for sure!
Man, I wish I could see a "before" of that one!
2 thumbs up!!
"Life is tough.... but it's tougher if you're stupid."....John Wayne
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glennbad
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Looks good! You put in the extra effort on that one, and it shows!
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Winchester M21
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It will discolor the blade but it polishes out. I did use a wire welder. Just spot weld and let coolMeridian_Mike wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:39 am GREAT job Shawn....
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OK.... you said you welded the blade. SO.... PLEASE give me a little insight on blade welding.
The blade doesn't seem to have any discoloration where you welded.
Did you use a wire welder?
.
I have 3 or 4 knives I have wanted to experiment with welding on the blades but just haven't tried it.
.
That knife is a real beauty! NICE restore job for sure!
Man, I wish I could see a "before" of that one!
2 thumbs up!!
Life is too short to carry an ugly knife!!
Shawn
Shawn
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Meridian_Mike
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Thanks Shawn....Winchester M21 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:17 am
It will discolor the blade but it polishes out. I did use a wire welder. Just spot weld and let cool
Once again... great job.... that is a real nice save!
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Winchester M21
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Thanks Mike and everyone for the compliments!!
Life is too short to carry an ugly knife!!
Shawn
Shawn