Do You .....

[338375]

When on the search for a previously owned slipjoint we always come across knives that are in decent shape, nice shape, some even mint condition.
There is usually always at least one that first glance looks o.k until ya start playin wit the blades only to find out that one or two blades have been broken off or completely ruined by sharpening.... It may still have one fully functional blade and the scales may be very nice condition. SO... What do you do when you stumble upon such a piece? PASS or take it home and BREATH SOME NEW LIFE INTO IT ?

I hope this made sense.. I took an Ambien and am not thinking to clearly.
Time to be in bed in less than 5 minutes or I will be sleeping right here in my chair

 

[no-one]

It is not just second hand knives , it seems everything is like that.

As to the question at hand, if the knife is something that takes your fancy then it is worth re-blading.....some of those early stag and bone knives are gorgeous and shall never be made like that again (even the current custom stuff is clumsy by comparison).

 

[Absintheur]

So much depends on the knife. I just bought a Case stockman in CV that someone had reshaped the spey blade into a pen blade. I have no plans to try and replace the blade on this to make it original. On the other hand I will buy beater knives that have broken blades when I can buy them ultra cheap for their one good blade or good scale material. I bought a Cold Steel 2 Blade hunter that has a badly screwed up secondary blade, it will be slimmed down into a single blade with custom scales at some point. This is the other option when you find a knife with broken blades...make it into a nice single blade.

So I guess I would say yes...I do buy knives like that occasionally.

 

[cj65]

I bought an Al Mar lockback with a 1/16" bent/broken tip, and I was able to bend it back and grind the spine down well to keep the shape integrity. It was a great purchase at $26 for an Al Mar. I will generally pass on over sharpened or one blade broken knives. They have no appeal to me. I will buy one that is pitted slightly or heavy patina and clean it up and put it into rotation. That is almost more fun than mint or pristine purchases at max dollar amount. I bought a Fight'n Rooster with really ugly and shrunk scales that I am going to have redone in bone or horn maybe. However, when I am done, it may end up costing more than a good one, but oh well.

 

[hlee]

This past weekend I bought an Imperial premium stockman with only one serviceable blade off of a table at a gunshow. It sharpened up nicely, and I'm going to work tonight to get it a bit cleaned up and oiled. According to LG4, its only worth about $1 so I got hosed on the deal, paying $2. It still cuts and the celuloid scales aren't really seen anymore. I won't have it rebladed, it will serve well enough with the one blade.