New life to old knife

[OldSarSwmr]

A friend of mine gave me his broken Chicago Cutlery 10" Chef's knife. It was snapped at the beginning of the tang about a half inch from the blade. I re-profiled it and put some African Padauk on it. The handle is approx 5" and the blade is approx 6" now. I still need to do some work on the blade, it was in rough shape. I know it didn't start out as a great knife but it was fun doing it.
This is what the pre-broken knife looked like. (not my picture)

This is what it looks like now.

Thanks for looking.
Dan

 

[killgar]

Very interesting. Definitely looks more attractive now than before. Is the handle in the form of two slabs or is it one piece with a stick tang? What, if anything, do you plan to use it for?

 

[Karda]

I'm glad i went back and re- read the OP.
At first i thought you had rehandled it with a stick of Pepperoni, which i thought was a bit odd, but would be great in a survival situation.
Now i'm finding African Padauk interesting in a non edible manner.
Nice job! That wood has a beautiful glow to it.



I think i need a snack.

 

[cj65]

I enjoy repair work such as this. Nice job. Name it Slim Jim.