8OT - De-swinden and rebuild

[Darksev]

wanted a carry piece, had some parts lying around. Matchstriker post-1973 8OT with a broken secondary spring. I grabbed a donor 8OT from ebay with used up blades and took everything apart.

New nickel liners with soldered bolsters, tumble finished blades, 5000 year old stabilized bog oak on the scales. Nothing super fancy, just something with carbon steel to have in the pocket

test fitting after I had everything mostly shaped and finished:

And today here at my desk in the office:

[edge213]

Very nice

[muskrat man]

can't beat it, looks like a elegant but rugged user!

[kootenay joe]

You have talent ! Very nicely done. I am envious of your skill. If i tried it would look like a lunker done by an 8 year old.
kj

[glennbad]

Clean, basic design. Sometimes that's hard to beat, no need to reinvent the wheel.

I think it looks great!

[TripleF]

Very impressive!!!

[philco]

Looks super Adam. You have an artists eye.

[orvet]

Very nice job Adam!

[FRJ]

That is a very handsome knife.

[deltaboy]

Well done rebuild of an OT8.

[#goldpan]

Very nice Adam! Looks great

[Colonel26]

Very nice. Great job.