Thanks men,
Maybe I will wait on the bone for now. I can see improvement in my work. So I will keep on plugging with other handle materials for now.
Marco you are right. It seems as we get older we become Mr. butterfingers Dropping it did make my decision easier. I just hated to throw out the bone. It did look good!!
One more project,
I purchased this small lock back from SMKW to dissemble and rescale. As I started to dissemble the knife I cut through the lower bolster pin and the rocker pin when I got to the top pin where the blades were the razor blade broke so I put a new blade in and that broke and started to bend the bolster and inner brass scale. So I decided to drill out the pin. Half way through the pin the drill bit broke. Now I have a problem so I know I can’t cut the pin with the drill bit broken off so I move to the other side and drive the razor blade into that side again to cut the pin after 3 good hits the pin shears and the top bolster flies off into the barn somewhere. I had a flat piece of brass so I made a bolster. Out of the brass and soldered it on the brass scale. That was one tough pin. I add this up to a learning experience.
Nev
The new bolster is on the left color a little off.
Nev52 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 1:51 pm
One more project,
I purchased this small lock back from SMKW to dissemble and rescale. As I started to dissemble the knife I cut through the lower bolster pin and the rocker pin when I got to the top pin where the blades were the razor blade broke so I put a new blade in and that broke and started to bend the bolster and inner brass scale. So I decided to drill out the pin. Half way through the pin the drill bit broke. Now I have a problem so I know I can’t cut the pin with the drill bit broken off so I move to the other side and drive the razor blade into that side again to cut the pin after 3 good hits the pin shears and the top bolster flies off into the barn somewhere. I had a flat piece of brass so I made a bolster. Out of the brass and soldered it on the brass scale. That was one tough pin. I add this up to a learning experience.
Nev
new small lock.jpgsmall lock back.jpg
The new bolster is on the left color a little off.
Nice save Nev on a rather difficult project! Sure looks good now!
David that was with 400 paper. After I get it together I will go up to 1500 grit. I don't know about the light micarta it seems to collect dirt from my hands as I work and I can't sand it out. But still learning.
This one was several learning moments all rolled into one!
I messed up a nice Schrade stockman once when trying to shear the pivot pin. My razor blade slid on the wrong side of the pen blade after cutting the center pin. I bent the scale and broke both bone handles.
I put it aside for a couple of years until I get in the mood to revisit that project.
Congratulations on not giving up when you hit a roadblock!
Nev52 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:47 pm
Thanks David and Marco,
David that was with 400 paper. After I get it together I will go up to 1500 grit. I don't know about the light micarta it seems to collect dirt from my hands as I work and I can't sand it out. But still learning.
Regards
Nev
A micarta project I did (letter opener) I used 3000 grit, then either 5000 or 7000 and then end with 10,000 grit. After that I rubbed it down with Murphy Oil Soap and dried it. It almost shined like glass.
Terrible pictures, but the handle has gotten a little dull now.
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Nev52 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:47 pm
Thanks David and Marco,
David that was with 400 paper. After I get it together I will go up to 1500 grit. I don't know about the light micarta it seems to collect dirt from my hands as I work and I can't sand it out. But still learning.
Regards
Nev
A micarta project I did (letter opener) I used 3000 grit, then either 5000 or 7000 and then end with 10,000 grit. After that I rubbed it down with Murphy Oil Soap and dried it. It almost shined like glass.
Terrible pictures, but the handle has gotten a little dull now.
Nev52 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:47 pm
Thanks David and Marco,
David that was with 400 paper. After I get it together I will go up to 1500 grit. I don't know about the light micarta it seems to collect dirt from my hands as I work and I can't sand it out. But still learning.
Regards
Nev
A micarta project I did (letter opener) I used 3000 grit, then either 5000 or 7000 and then end with 10,000 grit. After that I rubbed it down with Murphy Oil Soap and dried it. It almost shined like glass.
Terrible pictures, but the handle has gotten a little dull now.
David,
That looks great
Thanks for the tip I just ordered a sandpaper assortment up to 5000. I really appreciate your help on this. I have some paste wax for wood do you think that will work?
Finely Done,
Phew what a job I made of this so-called small task. Sad thing is I think it looked better before I worked on it.
Well anyway I used the setbacks as a learning experience.
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Nev52 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:35 pm
Finely Done,
Phew what a job I made of this so-called small task. Sad thing is I think it looked better before I worked on it.
Well anyway I used the setbacks as a learning experience.frost lock back.jpg
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Nev
I don't know Nev, unless you're a big Masons fan your fresh new covers look teriffic to me! Nice work, well worth the effort!
My wife had Murphy's oil soap. I cleaned the knife with it. Than put some past wax on it. I think it is the grit from the sandpaper burned into the micarta.
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I must be doing something wrong. I will have to experiment more.
Nev52 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:39 pm
Thanks Marco,
I only purchased the knife because it was inexpensive. It was cheaper than a knife kit so why not experiment on it.
Regards
Nev
Best way to learn mate. If i can give you a tip, keep a box of any small wood scraps you come across, or larger ones, just not to big, and use them for experimenting with different finishes. You will see colour changes, surface changes and how the wood feels. Can also be used for experimenting with different grit finishes. Will help you make choices in the future, and also learn what doesn't work.
Good Morning everyone.
I started a new project to add more experience to my knife repair hobby. While reading the forum Olde Cutler redid a knife and made a wharncliffe blade for the repair. That gave me an idea to use up the extra parts I had left over from the trapper knife kits I have been building. I had some left over spey blades springs scales and inner brass cut scales since I made some single blade trappers from the kits and made my own handles or scales. So I figured all I had to do was make bolsters solder them on the inner brass scales and regrind the spey blade to a wharncliff blade and I would have a single blade wharncliff trapper from parts I had no use for. Hey what’s not to like about that. It’s like a free knife. I posted pictures of the build.
I would like to thank the people on this sight for their advice and encouragement on my projects on this new hobby into knife repair.
Nev
Dropping it did make my decision easier. I just hated to throw out the bone. It did look good!!
Sure looks good now! 
I just ordered a sandpaper assortment up to 5000. I really appreciate your help on this. I have some paste wax for wood do you think that will work? 
unless you're a big Masons fan your fresh new covers look teriffic to me! 
Nice work, well worth the effort! 
you'll get it right with practise!