Photos GEC 44 Blade Delete and Restoration Project

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Well I bought this knife off the forum with the intent to practice some knife tinkering. Never had done a blade delete before but this seemed like a good candidate.
Overall it went pretty smoothly. Definitely made some mistakes and learned some stuff! But that's what this was all about.
At the end of the day I think it turned out to be a pretty nice little knife and it was a fun project.

Now I need to find some more multi bladed knives to practice on. Hit me up if you got anything cheap that fits the description!
Mods:
- Blade delete w/ polished swedge
- Hand rubbed blade
- Threaded bolsters w/ satin finish
https://imgur.com/a/vIO833F
 
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Very nicely done! I like the 44, which was the first GEC I acquired. I still have it, and it's still a favorite, in ebony.
The lined bolsters really set it off.... great job..
 
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Excellent job on a very cool pattern. I’ve enjoyed following your projects on IG. Well done!
 
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JonMcD said:
Excellent job on a very cool pattern. I’ve enjoyed following your projects on IG. Well done!
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Thanks man! I still need to post this one to ig. Think I'm gonna polish the bolsters first. Not sure I'm feeling the satin
 
dza said:
Well I bought this knife off the forum with the intent to practice some knife tinkering. Never had done a blade delete before but this seemed like a good candidate.
Overall it went pretty smoothly. Definitely made some mistakes and learned some stuff! But that's what this was all about.
At the end of the day I think it turned out to be a pretty nice little knife and it was a fun project.

Now I need to find some more multi bladed knives to practice on. Hit me up if you got anything cheap that fits the description!
Mods:
- Blade delete w/ polished swedge
- Hand rubbed blade
- Threaded bolsters w/ satin finish
https://imgur.com/a/vIO833F
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turned out very nice. I wont dare to try on GECs yet but maybe a Rough Ryder makes a good first time candidate
 
dza said:
Thanks man! I still need to post this one to ig. Think I'm gonna polish the bolsters first. Not sure I'm feeling the satin
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I would tend to agree. I think threads and a mirror polish just go together. You’ve given it the Northfield treatment - might as well give it that shine!
 
How did you line the bolsters? They look fantastic. That alone really makes the knife pop.
 
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Excellent work! Thanks for sharing. I especially like those bolsters, but the whole piece came out very nicely.
 
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That’s great work. I’ve been learning some detail work. But I’ve not learned about disassembling slip joints yet. That’s sweet man.
 
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dza said:
Well I bought this knife off the forum with the intent to practice some knife tinkering. Never had done a blade delete before but this seemed like a good candidate.
Overall it went pretty smoothly. Definitely made some mistakes and learned some stuff! But that's what this was all about.
At the end of the day I think it turned out to be a pretty nice little knife and it was a fun project.

Now I need to find some more multi bladed knives to practice on. Hit me up if you got anything cheap that fits the description!
Mods:
- Blade delete w/ polished swedge
- Hand rubbed blade
- Threaded bolsters w/ satin finish
Click to expand...
dza said:
Well I bought this knife off the forum with the intent to practice some knife tinkering. Never had done a blade delete before but this seemed like a good candidate.
Overall it went pretty smoothly. Definitely made some mistakes and learned some stuff! But that's what this was all about.
At the end of the day I think it turned out to be a pretty nice little knife and it was a fun project.

Now I need to find some more multi bladed knives to practice on. Hit me up if you got anything cheap that fits the description!
Mods:
- Blade delete w/ polished swedge
- Hand rubbed blade
- Threaded bolsters w/ satin finish
https://imgur.com/a/vIO833F
Click to expand...
How much lighter did the knife get losing a blade, spring and liner?
 
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