Let's see your good old basic fixed blades, Bowie's, Stickers, etc.

deltablade said:
how did you compress the handle?
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I removed the pommel and then used a long socket and a hammer to compress the stack. After that I added more leather as required and re-installed the pommel.. I always use a hammer to compress leather stacks before installing pommels, even when there is a nut in the pommel: it is often not strong enough to fix old (and new) handles.
 
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Yeah I know Jeff, HUNT101 (my photo hosting website), got hacked last week and they are working hard to get it going again (been on and off intermittently lately). OH
 
Here is the latest project. The knife was in not too bad condition when I've got it, particularly the blade. Unfortunately the leather stack handle not only dried and shrunk over the years but was also loose on the tang, so rather required full replacement than simple compression and cleaning. So here are a few photos:
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On the last photo it is pared with a knife that I have refurbished earlier. Look like a nice pair, don't they!
 
deltablade said:
How do you get the pin out of the original pommel?
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Sorry did not reply in detail. I use a nail set to hammer it out (the biggest that would fit the hole).
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Sometimes I use a drill first just to weaken the riveted end of the pin from the side I intend to use the nail set on. There is no need to go too deep, just a millimeter or two at most. Then have some patience: use a small hammer (but not too small), put the pommel against hard surface and persist....
 
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A very satisfying match there leghog, nice used atmosphere about both the knife and the sheath.

Regards, Will
 
Got that William Rogers Sheffield blade with really crappy hand-made handle I knew I had to replace. Thought about putting a basic cylindrical handle on it but the very last moment decided to practice my classic Finnish puukko skills instead. So have got that small frankenknife as the result:
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I have got it without sheath. The one in the picture is a spare Kabar USMC sheath that fits the knife.
The previous handle looked sort of nice, though was quite uncomfortable. It felt to me like a handle for a spade (which it probably was originally). I must say I hesitated for a while to replace it, but have no regrets now: it fits my hand so much better!
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This is an old delrin handled knife that belonged to my dad. He processed a few deer with this back in the day.

 
I am fortunate to have just won an astonishingly fine sheath knife in a random-draw giveaway held in another, less seemly region of Bladeforums. (
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In keeping with the rough-and-tumble nature of the forum in which he offered up his prize, the maker and giveaway host, lessismore (of new-to-me REDMEADOW Knives) designed the knife to be "a gritty little tank" -- and so it is!

Specs:
1095 (my favorite supersteel ;))
Walnut handles (hand-stippled) with aluminum pins
Just over 7" long

First inspection in the too-quickly-dark late afternoon, the day it arrived:

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Hamon effect in the blade:
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Balanced proportions, filling my (women's medium) hand, the blade-to-handle ratio conducive to almost thoughtless Doing-- meaning, one does not have figure out how to work with or around the knife to accomplish what one has in mind.

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Brighter light highlighting the handle's stippled texturing:

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Now, here's something really interesting to me: the blade is made from perhaps the thickest stock of any of my wee-to-medium fixed blades, but it doesn't feel blocky or too thick, at all-- its svelte grind renders it a fine, non-wedging slicer, as proven while taking down some boneless chicken (raw, in preparation for cooking) and vegables together.

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(I love seeing how the blade tapers to nothing as it proceeds to its tip.)

I am amazed at how well this unexpected gift suits me. In honor of the knife's origins, straightforward strength and overall aesthetics, I've (nick)named it the Grittler, and am looking forward to accomplishing mightys with this fine piece of cutlery. Really, it begs to be used.

I love that in a knife.

~ P.
 
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