Bulldog seahorse looking folder with stag

[eswartz]

Late to the party. I can't believe I missed this thread until today. Usually I am all over reading about Bulldog knives.

I have a number of these Bulldog Whittlers, ivory, pearl, stag, big, little...

I also sand down the coping blade if it is too pointy. I looked at your picture for about 15 seconds before I noticed your adjustment.

As with any knife I have with blade play I will tighten it using the following method.

(Tightening is easy, Sanding down the pins flush is the hard part)

1. Place bolsters between two pieces of wood and put in vice.

2. Tighten on vice. You can go gently and test, or overtighten and loosen slightly.

3. Check play. If too tight, pry apart until adequate talk is established. I use a screwdriver covered in electrical tape.

4. Sand down pin exposed pins until flush. 220 (pin only), 320, 400, 600, 1000, 1500, 2000, paste polish.

It usually looks pretty good at this point. You may still see the pin, but it usually disappears.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

good tips there! I have the one side about polished smooth, you can make out
the pin, I guess if I peened it, it would have expanded and then sanded smooth
but figured if I tried that it would poke out the other side or mar it, so left it alone
since it's on the 'other' side of the knife and isn't readily visible.

G2

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Here are some shots of the other scale, neglected that! sorry!

and a shot that shows the work on the one side of the bolster;

G2

 

[John T Wylie Jr]

OK now , where is the sheath for the Lone Wolf ? You aint gonna show it any love ?

 

[Gary W. Graley]

OK now , where is the sheath for the Lone Wolf ? You aint gonna show it any love ?

It's got love, just in the Knife testing area
Lone Wolf City Knife
Thanks John,
G2

 

[mito0]

dang, i wish i'd known about these tips a couple of months ago!
i sold my 'thor' model bulldogs a while back because of loose blades.

i kept my little 3 1/8" versions, though. i love these whittlers!
i'm having a harder time tracking down the 'viking' models, though (the 3 7/8" versions). they made a lot less of those. i sold my buffalo handled viking a few months back and i really regret it - particularly since it had the 'august sheidtmann' etch on the blade.

Late to the party. I can't believe I missed this thread until today. Usually I am all over reading about Bulldog knives.

I have a number of these Bulldog Whittlers, ivory, pearl, stag, big, little...

I also sand down the coping blade if it is too pointy. I looked at your picture for about 15 seconds before I noticed your adjustment.

As with any knife I have with blade play I will tighten it using the following method.

(Tightening is easy, Sanding down the pins flush is the hard part)

1. Place bolsters between two pieces of wood and put in vice.

2. Tighten on vice. You can go gently and test, or overtighten and loosen slightly.

3. Check play. If too tight, pry apart until adequate talk is established. I use a screwdriver covered in electrical tape.

4. Sand down pin exposed pins until flush. 220 (pin only), 320, 400, 600, 1000, 1500, 2000, paste polish.

It usually looks pretty good at this point. You may still see the pin, but it usually disappears.

 

[mito0]

oh, and those slipcases are outstanding, g2!
i need to get me a couple of those.
do you ever make them with a clip rather than a belt loop?

 

[Gary W. Graley]

oh, and those slipcases are outstanding, g2!
i need to get me a couple of those.
do you ever make them with a clip rather than a belt loop?

Thanks but sorry, no clips here, there are others that do make them
I would think, I just never cottoned to clips...
G2

 

[mito0]

yeah, william henry's clip cases are pretty cool, but i'd rather give my money to an individual craftsman than a company.