Lookit_i got

[screened porch]

Schrade Walden NY USA. Patina on blades and outside of springs, springs shiny inside. Everything nice and straight. Blades about as good as new.

So, should I
1. Snip off the cover pins and epoxy on some wood, or
2. Drill wooden covers to take the cover pins, or
3. Squish epoxy putty around the cover pins, or
4. Get a gold membership and sell it as is?

I'm leaning toward 2, then 1 as a fallback.

 

[Mack]

If it were mine, I would do one of two things. Look for one on the bay or at a flea market with broken blades and replace the scales with originals or talk to someone like Michael Hoover(http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/878-Art-In-Stone) to make some for it.
That's just me of course.

 

[hawaiianhawk]

Wow! That is some incredible stonework! That said, I think that p'ticular knife would look good with some nice wood or smooth bone scales, myself.

 

[Vanguard41xx]

If it were me, I'd either have it worked on or do it yourself. You'd probably be happier with a knife than a gold membership.

 

[knarfeng]

You'd probably be happier with a knife than a gold membership.

Bite your tongue.

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Got no advice, Mack. But, knowing you. I'm sure it'll turn out awesome.

 

[Vanguard41xx]

Bite your tongue.

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Got no advice, Mack. But, knowing you. I'm sure it'll turn out awesome.

Oh, what I MEANT to say was you'd be happier with a gold membership than a knife

 

[supratentorial]

You should buy a gold membership and rehandle the knife however you please. Personally, I would prefer a pinned handle rather than an epoxied handled but that requires more work... and disassembly. Functionally, it probably doesn't matter though... they make some very strong epoxies. I think it may be difficult to avoid gaps around the pins if you drill holes for the pins in the replacement handle... so it might look better without them.

 

[Peregrin]

2 and 4 sounds like a sound plan.

 

[nmcbride]

Off topic but when I read your title I knew you had to be from Michigan, only people to use the term pollute. I am also a michigander well up unfilled a decade or so ago.

Nice knife, I would go with stag.

Nick

 

[mike Berkovitch]

You should buy a gold membership and rehandle the knife however you please. Personally, I would prefer a pinned handle rather than an epoxied handled but that requires more work... and disassembly. Functionally, it probably doesn't matter though... they make some very strong epoxies. I think it may be difficult to avoid gaps around the pins if you drill holes for the pins in the replacement handle... so it might look better without them.

What he said. Find yourself nice pair of jigged bone slabs and do the peening.
Mike

 

[screened porch]

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I've never found a broken knife in such beautiful shape, so I don't want to make a mess of it.
Maybe I'll face up to the micro-peening.