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Posted: **Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:44 am**

gassin out, handles have schrunk so much it pulled both front pins. time to rescue this old knife.

Posted: **Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:10 pm**

you can do it!

Posted: **Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:58 am**

here is a pic of the frame and spring after some simple file work. handles are next.

Posted: **Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:11 pm**

lookin good

Posted: **Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:08 pm**

I like the file pattern Johnnie

Posted: **Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:04 pm**

thanks 4ever3, i'm in the process of polishing the spring and measuring the handles. like i said.. we'll see.

Posted: **Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:42 pm**

Hey Johnnie,

I don't know how I missed this, wow....You are giving me the courage to give this a try by watching your effort..Fantastic job on the filework, looking really great..

Keep us informed, thanks..

Sunburst

Posted: **Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:00 pm**

ok, scales are fitted and shaped to frame. polishing and reassembly is next. mammoth ivory is relativley easy to work with. the bolsters are very thin on this old winchester so i split one scale in half with a razor saw. otherwise i woukd have had to grind about 2/3 of the scales away. seemed like a waste.

Posted: **Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:41 pm**

way to save the material! I used to leave them thick and grind everything away, but I realized that if you slice it as thin as possible you can get twice as many scales out of a block of wood, I wish that had hit me sooner than it did

. Nice work!

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:21 am**

Looks good Johnnie, cant wait to see the finished product

Posted: **Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:33 am**

ok, handle pins are set, rear bolster pin sized and cut. pivot pin sized and cut. the pins are often not the right size. realmontanans method of reducing the oversized pins works great. tomorrow - assembly and final polishing.

Posted: **Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:27 pm**

Great project! I can't wait to see the finished project.

Posted: **Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:30 pm**

Great project! I can't wait to see the finished project.

Posted: **Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:25 pm**

thats turning out real nice, can't wait to see it finished!

Posted: **Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:55 pm**

Great job, johnnie. Lookin' good!

Man, I am lovin' this area of the forum. Way cool.

Posted: **Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:03 am**

Looks great...can't wait to see the results.

Nick

Posted: **Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:29 pm**

just finished today. not happy with the blade pins. did'nt re-flair the bolster holes. will re-do. the rear pin is the one i expected to be troublesome. it's placed right at the tip of the horn bolster. it came out good. over all though i am pleased with my results. questions. comments and advice are welcome.

i do love the mammoth ivory.

Posted: **Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:08 am**

Great Work Johnnie!!

Those dang pins can make you pull your hair out.

Jeff

Posted: **Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:36 am**

Looks real good Johnnie. Those pins can be a pain sometimes, I was having a bad pin day today but I finally pulled it all together and got things right. I think you did darn good! Alot better than my first attempt!

Posted: **Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:06 am**

thanks guys, this is the first quality knife i have worked on. done some cheap ones with good results. the darn pins on this winchester were not standard. i have all the pin sizes available. had to reduce the size to fit. went a little too far with the blade pin. also did'nt check the hole for taper. i'll re-pin and go to my next project. jeff sent me some killer wood scale material and i am going to tackle that little klein and turn it into a wharnie.

this really make me appreciate the talent and skill of a cutler.

Posted: **Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:27 pm**

Looks good, I like it.

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we'll see how it goes......

we'll see how it goes......

well, here it is