Recommendation? Can This Knife Be Saved?

Here's what I would do.
Wash and dry all parts.
Soak all metal parts in breakfree for a few days.
Wash and dry all metal parts.
0000 steel wool all metal parts.
Wash and dry all metal parts.
Breakfree all metal parts and wipe dry.
Assemble and use, or safe queen it and never worry about corrosion again.
 
Thank you members for your advice and encouragement. I cleaned it up with wd40 and a green scotchbrite pad. It’s not great, but acceptable and so I’d say this knife is usable if not saved. The action is smooth but not as snappy as new. It’s going to be in my pocket for a week or so to work in the lube.

It was a great learning experience to take it apart and reassemble it. I may take it apart again to see if I can do better cleaning and get the opening to snap.

Pictures to follow...
 
^That's looking good. :thumbsup:

Haven't done it myself; but, there are lots of videos & other instruction available on Youtube, and here, for 'tuning up' the action on these, to make them faster/smoother in opening. Others may contribute some links on that, so you might keep watching here. Stuff like polishing the bearing surfaces in the pivot (sides of blade, bushings/washers, etc). That might be helpful to you in the next round of rehab for the knife.

Nice work.


David
 
Looks a lot better. :thumbsup:
According to the scratch marks on tang/pivot, looks like you used sand paper.
 
jpm2 said:
Looks a lot better. :thumbsup:
According to the scratch marks on tang/pivot, looks like you used sand paper.
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The best method of removing rust I have found is Bronze wool (a little harder to find than steel wool) with a little oil on the rust spot you're trying to remove. It's abrasive enough to remove the rust but is too soft to scratch the surface you're trying to remove rust from. It's safe on stainless as well - i've always been told it's not a good idea to use steel wool on a stainless surface.
 
Sometimes a piece of crumpled aluminum foil works well to remove the rust.

I have a couple of Chills that I put a satin finish on the blade and polished the bearing surfaces.

Ric
 
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