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Pictures below are of my recent restoration that may or may not be complete. I picked this knife up at the flea market for $8. I like to find knives that are in need of a little “TLC” to be brought back to a useable state. This one was in the bottom of a box of beat up knives and I think the guy standing next to me that was poking through the box with me wished he had grabbed it first. I knew as soon as I picked it up that it felt good in my hand. I tried to ignore the poor condition of the blade and focused on a few other aspects of the knife:
Full Tang
decent wood handle (no idea what kind of wood it is)
nice, although tarnished, brass finger guard
three brass pins in handle
nothing was loose, knife felt solid
So, I talked the lady selling it down from her $10 price to $8. She got crazy when I offered $5 so I came up to $8. Dude standing next to me seemed to be waiting for me to drop it back in the box. Not happening, I would have paid $10.
The blade had some pitting, but mostly surface tarnish and rust that came off with Flitz. The pitting is the problem, you can see three spots that are still there in the last photo. I started with 220 grit and went up to 1000 grit, all by hand. I am still not happy with the blade. I’m afraid to hit it with any power tool and am not sure how much blade will be left if I go back at it with 220 to try and get rid of the remaining pitting.
Any input on what else I might do to get the blade looking better is welcome, or, if I should be done and consider the flaws I see to be “character.” I am always interested in learning from others, and am very appreciative of the knowledge in the BF community.
Thanks
Cosmo
Full Tang
decent wood handle (no idea what kind of wood it is)
nice, although tarnished, brass finger guard
three brass pins in handle
nothing was loose, knife felt solid
So, I talked the lady selling it down from her $10 price to $8. She got crazy when I offered $5 so I came up to $8. Dude standing next to me seemed to be waiting for me to drop it back in the box. Not happening, I would have paid $10.
The blade had some pitting, but mostly surface tarnish and rust that came off with Flitz. The pitting is the problem, you can see three spots that are still there in the last photo. I started with 220 grit and went up to 1000 grit, all by hand. I am still not happy with the blade. I’m afraid to hit it with any power tool and am not sure how much blade will be left if I go back at it with 220 to try and get rid of the remaining pitting.
Any input on what else I might do to get the blade looking better is welcome, or, if I should be done and consider the flaws I see to be “character.” I am always interested in learning from others, and am very appreciative of the knowledge in the BF community.
Thanks
Cosmo
