How to get pins out

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Hi. I'm cleaning a knife up for my dad and I'm wondering how to get theses pins out. My dad has had this since he was my age and its pretty special to him. Plus his friend found it on the bottom of a lake after 6 months. I was wondering how I can get these pins out. This knife at the youngest is 32 years old and hasent EVER been takin apart. Plus knives arnt very good sea creatures so I've heard. Is it a hopeless cause or is it possible, if so how? Thanks for your time

Logan K.
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I'm not an expert on folders, but this knife doesn't appear to be the type that is supposed to be taken apart.....Have you tried using a Q-tip and oil to do the job without disassembly? Maybe some 1500 grit paper to help polish things up? Hope you have good luck with it. Sorry I can't be more help.
 
Those are not screws, they are pins. The front and rear bolsters may be peened on as well and you just can't see the pins. Unless you are ready to knock all those pins through, take it apart, then re-peen the pins into all the holes (which will be VERY hard to match up and have it look right on a well-aged folder).....then just clean everything else!
 
Thanks Guys. Thats what I thought. But just wanted to see if there was a way without risk of permant knife damage. I'll just clean the outside and blade. Thanks! :)

Logan K.
 
Just wanted to ditto whats already been said. I know some guys who are very game to take apart a knife as "practice" making and designing folding knives, but that may not be your intention. It can be done, for sure, but it takes some know-how and equipment. Jason.

Jason Cutter
Knifemaker, Australia
www.jcbknives.com
 
You can knock them out but without experience it will never look the same. Your best bet is to just clean it best you can leaving it together.

STR
 
If I just had to do it I would either mill the heads off (if enough above the scale surface) or drift pin a center and drill the heads out. That said, I have never done it and hope not to have to.

RL
 
Personally it doesnt look to be in all that bad of condition. I would just try and clean it up. Taking some sandpaper and clean up the bolsters and bff it woul make it look nicer. The handle scales might not take to sandpaper too well but it you could try.

Shane
 
I'd wash it real good in some mineral spirts and use some compressed air to blast out the gunk and grit.

Then a thorough scrubbing with old toothbrush and 0000 steel wool.

Then another mineral spirits bath.

buff with green compound.

another bath

buff with pink

bath

wax with either Butcher's or Ren wax.

rub out the blade and sharpen

This process has worked for me a few times and although the knife will never look like new again, it certainly breathes a sigh of relief from all the good attention and TLC its getting.
 
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