Modified Production Knives (traditional only)

Thanks Paul. Here is the pile side....excuse the polish compound

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I tried dying my stag as I was trying to compensate for the paper thinness on the mark side. I decided to re-handle it with jigged bone that I did myself. This is by no means to underscore the generosity of John Lloyd for the awesome donation of stag and the wonderful job that GEC did on this years knife, it's just an OCD thing I have.


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I love that bone, Mark!!! Just beautiful.

Here's my very first attempt at modifying a traditional. It is a Remington barlow that I purchased with loose, cracked scales and a snapped off pen blade.

Crappy "before" photo (don't pay any attention to the Robeson):
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I dismembered it, removed the pen blade and liner, cleaned everything up, re-pinned the scales (after gluing the cracks from behind with superglue gel), and finally reassembled the knife.

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I'm fairly pleased with how it turned out for my first try at something like this. I definitely learned a lot, namely that I need to file down the pivot pin lower before I peen it so I don't wind up with a visible pin end. Right?!?

Thanks to a very kind gesture on Markesharp's part, I have a TL-29 inbound to me that I'm going to try my hand at making custom covers for and re-building next! Thanks again Mark!
 
That looks great Dan! Good job! :thumbup: Did you use some shim stock between the blade and bolster before peening the pivot pin?
 
Nicely done, Dan! Impressive first attempt!

Some shim stock (as Mark mentioned above) will help you peen that pin out and prevent the blade from being seized up, then when you file it down, it'll be nice and flush. Also try to make sure you dont get any oil or dirt in the pivot, or you will not be able to blend it fully. Some denatured alcohol will keep it nice and clean. Oh, and polishing your pins also helps a lot!
 
I used a .01" feeler gauge with a slot cut in it to surround the pivot pin before I peened the pin. It's actually not sunken in (although it definitely does look that way in the photo), I just wound up sanding off what I had peened over! :o It's in there good and tight, the tiny gap around the end of the pin on the mark side showed up while filing/sanding the top of the pin.

Thanks for the compliments, guys! They mean a lot to me!
 
Evan is right on Dan. You need an 8" fine mill file and I use a .007" shim. I will send both with the TL-29 for you. :)
 
Looking good, Dan. Great first effort. The less amount of pin that is showing before peening, the less you have to mushroom and flatten. I believe as a general rule, the pins before peening should not be any longer than the diameter of the pin itself.
 
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Evan is right on Dan. You need an 8" fine mill file and I use a .007" shim. I will send both with the TL-29 for you. :)
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:eek: Thank you, Mark! You're far too generous. :)

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Looking good, Dan. Great first effort. The less amount of pin that is showing before peening, the less you have to mushroom and flatten. I believe as a general rule, the pins before peening should not be any longer than the diameter of the pin itself.
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Thank you, Glenn. Your comments, along with Evan and Mark's, really mean a lot to me! I can't wait to try another one, although I have a feeling that I may wind up knocking this one apart and going at it again. :D
 
Ok, before I post my picture,.understand something. I did this as an experiment. No way would I ever think about carrying this long term. I am going to redo it in ebony or something. Glenn is going to make me one in killer bone, but I've been staring at this old, beat up one, wondering just how slim a single blade would be. Last night I had ten minutes to myself, so I threw this together. The pins are nails from the junk drawer. It quite literally only took me 10 minutes as I was not concerned about looks as much as proper function of the knife and overall feeling. I must say, I'm even more excited about Glenn making me one now. I love how thin this knife is, and barely bigger than a tc barlow.

No one laugh. I do good work, this is not it though. Lol

I will say that my little work station I posted earlier in tks thread really worked well. If you're going to do a lot of this kind of stuff, it would really behoove you to get a stiddy.

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Looks great for a 10 minute build!
 
Lol, thanks Glenn. Makes me glad I just build them, not repair them. I'd hate to mess up a nice set of covers. I will say, I'm ready to see your version of the knife we've been taking about. I really like this knife as a single blade. I don't know that I'm going to redo this particular tl29, it's too far gone really to be worth it, but I might try to find something else to play with. Dang, I need another knife related hobby like I need another hole in my head.

Glenn, do you spin your heads on bone or hand pein?
 
I do both, it depends on the situation. I like hand peening over spinning, it add that extra touch to a project.
 
Schrade USA 5ot. Just so nobody thinks I ruined a fantastic knife, the green Delrin had a "four letter" word scratched into it on the back side.I didn't think it enhanced an otherwise great knife.
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