My knife needs surgery. Who can I get to... more & scans

[David Barnes]

Back in 1983 I really wanted to collect custom knives. Then my children were born and I couldn't justify the spending so I quit. Well today, 17 years later, my wife just found a skinner that has been missing all this time. Regretfully, it was exposed to moisture while it was missing.

I would like to get it worked over by a competent knife maker. It was made by Tim Wright but I can't find him on the Internet. I am sure he would take a personal pride in restoring it (if I could only find him.)

I have attached a couple pictures to show you the condition. The pitting appears worse in the pictures than to the eye.

So, knife lovers, can you point me in the right direction to get this restored?

Thanks in advance,
David Barnes

[This message has been edited by David Barnes (edited 11-30-2000).]

[This message has been edited by David Barnes (edited 11-30-2000).]

 

[RMLamey]

Not sure if its the same Tim Wright, as hes primarily making very high end folders, but here is the only one i know of.

520-282-4180

PO Box 3746
Sedona, AZ, 86340

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[Bronco]

What are those bolsters made out of? They look like brass, but I can't imagine under what non-chemical circumstances brass would pit like that.

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Semper Fi

-Bill

 

[David Barnes]

Bill, regretfully the knife did get exposed to some chemicals. My wife, the every caring person that she is, decided that the knife would be better off getting wrapped in some silicon / chemical rag while in storage. I don't know where she got this rag, but when she found the knife in the attic this week, it was obviously more than just silicon.

So, a long answer to your question - yes I am sure the bolsters are brass.

David

 

[Bronco]

Sorry to hear that, David. It doesn't appear as though the beautiful scrim work has been damaged in any way, however.

It would be rather radical, but I imagine one of our talented makers here could grind out the pits in the blade (hollow grind maybe?) and reprofile the blade and bolsters.

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Semper Fi

-Bill

 

[Andrew McLurkin]

I've been looking over your pictures for a few minutes and wanted to share a few thoughts. The brass guard shouldn't be a problem especially if you are open to losing the scrimshaw. If you want to retain the scrim, the handle and bolster would need to be ground down some on an angle from the bottom of the artwork toward the guard. The problem with this option would be that the handle would in all likelihood have two tones: The newly finished area and the aged area. The pitting on the blade looks fairly deep and would probably require regrinding. The area that is going to present the most challenge is the pitting on the tang by the maker's mark. This area could be worked down with EDM Stones but you would probably lose the mark.

I like restoring tools and knives, but I would need more information and a better look at the knife to comment further. Feel free to e-mail me. You might enjoy doing the restoration yourself.