A super cheap project

JupiterPaladin

JupiterPaladin

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I picked up a couple knives at the flea market over the weekend. Got the 2 traditionals for a whopping $5 and another $5 for the Kershaw Ember. The Colonial had one loose scale, one missing scale, rust, and a chipped tip. I figured for the couple bucks I'd see what I could do.

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So I removed the loose scale, cleaned up a bunch of corrosion mostly from the inside, and forged a new grippy set of scales from a scrap of anti-static mat. A co-worker said it now looks like a Converse All-Star shoe. I also ground the end of the blade somewhere between a sheepsfoot and a drop-point. What do you all think? It's excellent carbon steel, made in the USA!!! I love it!

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You did a great job on that blade regrind. The handles.... well, they're certainly unique!
 
You got a good score and brought it back to life, what's not to love? Now it's unique and all yours.
 
I was going to go with wood scales but didn't have anything suitable, so I used what I had. It turned out better than I expected!
 
Nice save, I love projects like this. It feels great to take something that is basically worthless and make it useful again!
 
Old Imperials can be found really cheaply and, as has been said, have nice carbon steel blades. I got this thing for 25 cents and made it a working knife again.

It's turned into one of my favorites. I have a few old Imperials in much better shape but this knife begs to be used hard. It's surprising what the shell handles will take.
 
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