any knife repair tutorials?

jdracing · Jan 31, 2011

i have a few old knives (slipjoints)that have been sharpened
so much theres not any blade left.
well used,but some great looking bone,ff,etc.
anyone familiar with a tutorial on how i can get them
apart without ruining them?
i want to repair them for my own use,or my collection.
i don't plan on selling,but if i did i would be honest about
any repairs.
i know a little,but not enough to change blades.
these are slipjoints,
jd

richard j · Jan 31, 2011

you might want to contact bill deshivs. he is a good person to talk to and knows his stuff.

jdracing · Jan 31, 2011

thanks rj,i'll try and find his info now.
i did after posting this find a little info on getting the blade pins
cut.
i read to use a butcher knife to slice thru the blade pins?
i will see what he say too.
that may,or may not be a good way.
jd

richard j · Jan 31, 2011

i'll have bill check this thread

jdracing · Jan 31, 2011

i would really appreciate that rj.
thanks for your help,
jd

Seals · Feb 1, 2011

Yea,you can take a very thin blade knife or a razor blade is what i use,and cut the knife right in half between the frame and the blade/backspring.Finding good replacement blades for vintage knives is the problem.

jdracing · Feb 1, 2011

seals,can you take a blade from another knife and re-shape
the tang area to that of the one to replace?
if it's too thick,can you thin it on the sander?
jd

Seals · Feb 1, 2011

Maybe so,maybe no.There are things you can do,but are they worth the time and trouble?If you end up with a mismatched blade ,it can only be a user with little value.

jdracing · Feb 1, 2011

true seals,but it sure will look better in my display rather
than in my box of junk knives.
jd

Seals · Feb 1, 2011

Yea,we all have that box.

Bill DeShivs · Feb 1, 2011

There is a link on my web site to a forum called "Knife 101." There is a lot of pertinent information there.
The web site is www.billdeshivs.com

jdracing · Feb 1, 2011

thank you sir.
i will most defenitely check into that.
jd

Seals · Feb 2, 2011

JD,Have you nosed around in the makers forum?There is more info in the stickys there than any one person could possibly know.If you get stumped,the guys there are happy to answer sincere newbie questions.But do go through the stickies first.I believe there are links to lots of good tutorials.Good luck with your project.What i saw looked very good.:thumbup:

jdracing · Feb 2, 2011

seals,thank you for the advice,and the compliment on my first repair.
i will certainly go check that out my friend.
i really appreciate everyones help and all the great info i have
learnt in the last few months.

been a member here for some time,just not much on typing.
jd