Modified Production Knives (traditional only)

Half/Stop said:
Paul - Excellent job on the NF. Made it look totally different and has given me things to ponder about:cool:

Mark - Kudos to you, Sir! Wonderful restoration on the Barlow. It now can live on and once again be a productive member of the knife world:D
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BigBiscuit said:
That's an awesome transformation. Well done Mark. Nice one to have in the collection Paul. :cool:
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Thank you gentlemen! :thumbup:
 
navihawk said:
No ideas on this? I was thinking of wrapping it with cord also.
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I would make the handles out of 2 pieces of wood. I like Cocobolo myself.

I would make two spacers the same thickness as the tang out of red plastic for the top and bottom as fillers. Then put two 1/4" pins thru the steel and 4 1/8" pins thru the plastic spacers along with a 2 part epoxy to secure everything together. Shape the handle to your liking AFTER assembly.
 
Thanks Marksharp. The pommel's pin is rust welded to the tang I think. I tried to take it out with a pin punch but no luck so I think it will be a 2 piece like you describe.
 
I've followed this thread for a little while and thought I'd share my first attempt at a rebuild. This knife stared out as an Imperial scout type knife with cracked celluloid scales and wobbly worn out pins. I originally planned on tossing this knife but now I'm glad I didn't. I decided to remove the bottle opener and the other blade which I'm unsure of its original purpose. I wanted to make a slim single blade knife. Unfortunately, I was too exited to take before pictures so I only have the finished product. I didn't have the correct sized pins so I made some from some 1/8th inch rods from lowes. The scales are left over oak from an old guitar project and are finished with tru-oil. I wanted to attempt some swedges as well after eyeballing some nice GEC's that I've seen all over this forum. Okay everyone, be gentle, it's my first time





In this last picture you can see it's pretty slim but that's kind of what I was going for. Also, there were some knicks in the liner that are still visible. I haven't quite decided yet but I may make it an easy- open jack

 
Nice one, BH! I'm not usually a fan of oak on knives, but I really like that grain. Looks nice and slim for the pocket.

Great job, keep it up!
 
Thanks guys! It's really neat to take one apart and see how it functions. I've got an old electricians knife I'm planning to do next that was pretty much rusted shut. I've already taken it apart but I'll remember to take some pics if it before the real work starts
 
Nice save on that one Bighaze. Like Glenn, I am not a big fan of Oak on knives but you made it look great!
 
Thank you, honestly, I'm not either but I didn't want to waste any of my good stuff on a first attempt. But now that it's done, I actually like it. I'm thinking about trying to do my own jigged bone too. I just finished up a small skinner from the leftovers of an old hickory project too. It's probably 5 inches long total and the handle is a bunch of left over scraps. It turned out nice. Modding knives is kind of therapeutic :)
 
Well, I've always liked the #48 pattern, and when these new ones came out with the nicks both on the mark side, I new I had to get one specifically for this mod. For EDC I like a long slender blade with some belly for push cutting, and a short stout straight-edged blade for draw cuts. Now I have one.

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The new sheepfoot looks a little stubby but will perform great, and I can't think of a more useful 2-blade knife to carry on a daily basis.
 
Jeff , I saw a photo of your mod in another thread, and I thought, "That's a very, very nice job of getting a little sheepsfoot secondary!" But after seeing your before-after pics above, I realize that you fooled me completely with your blade mods! :confused:;):eek: I had no idea that the sheepsfoot started out as a big clip and the slender "clippish" blade started out as a spey. I still think it's a fantastic job, but now I realize you put even more effort into it than I thought! :thumbup::thumbup::o

- GT
 
Thanks sogflash and 5K. I wanted the sheepfoot to be behind the drop point, and be the stouter of the two blades, so had to use the big clip for it. Had to remove a lot of steel. The spey to drop point was much quicker, but changing the belly on it took some finesse.
 
I wanted to share my first re-handle mod with y'all. This old Robeson pruner started life with jigged delrin covers. I made new thicker stainless liners and decided to keep it a shadow pattern with some Jatoba wood covers.

I got a little too excited and forgot to take a "before" picture before chopping it up. You can see the old delrin covers in some of the photos.

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philllll said:
I wanted to share my first re-handle mod with y'all. This old Robeson pruner started life with jigged delrin covers. I made new thicker stainless liners and decided to keep it a shadow pattern with some Jatoba wood covers.

I got a little too excited and forgot to take a "before" picture before chopping it up. You can see the old delrin covers in some of the photos
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Phil - Most excellent work my friend:thumbup: This is an obvious improvement over the factory original :)
 
Thanks guys! It was a fun project. The Jatoba is a joy to work with, one of my favorite woods.
 
^ First off, at Phil, looking really nice, great job!

So, waiting for these barlows to come this winter has been maddening, so I needed to find a project. Bought an old Imperial made caplifter and decided to rescale it. It had cheapo stamped tin bolsters, wrapped with plastic to look like mop. Had it listed for sale for a while, but decided to keep it. Before, during, after:





 
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