Hey guys, I got a package in the mail yesterday! Its my John Primble Belknap that i got a great deal on off of ebay.
The main blade had about 1mm chipped off of the tip, but i took it to my diamond stone and that fixed it really quick. The pen blade had about 2cm chipped off of the tip. So i did my first traditional blade "restoration" To do so, i used a 3 inch wide belt sander. 80 grit. I had to make it a wharncliffe in order to keep the tip of the blade from sticking out, and also, to keep the finger nail notch. I didnt take any pictures before hand of the knife, but i think i can find the ebay page it was on eventually. The blades had a weird spotty patina on them, so once i was done reshaping the blades, i soaked them in a rag of vinegar to take off the rust, and the original patina, and to give it a new patina, which looks very nice to me. Ive just gotta figure out how to clean the inside of the knife. there is a lot of grime in there. Id like to get it out.
I had read somewhere before that you can soak a bone handled knife in silicone oil to clean the handles and to make them look very rich. Does this mean i can use WD40? Probably a stupid question, but id like to know. Now that im done talking, here are some pictures!
Now heres one problem, the spey blade isnt completely concealed into the knife when it is folded. the tip of it is exposed, and if you arent careful, it will cut you.. Any way to fix this?
The main blade had about 1mm chipped off of the tip, but i took it to my diamond stone and that fixed it really quick. The pen blade had about 2cm chipped off of the tip. So i did my first traditional blade "restoration" To do so, i used a 3 inch wide belt sander. 80 grit. I had to make it a wharncliffe in order to keep the tip of the blade from sticking out, and also, to keep the finger nail notch. I didnt take any pictures before hand of the knife, but i think i can find the ebay page it was on eventually. The blades had a weird spotty patina on them, so once i was done reshaping the blades, i soaked them in a rag of vinegar to take off the rust, and the original patina, and to give it a new patina, which looks very nice to me. Ive just gotta figure out how to clean the inside of the knife. there is a lot of grime in there. Id like to get it out.
I had read somewhere before that you can soak a bone handled knife in silicone oil to clean the handles and to make them look very rich. Does this mean i can use WD40? Probably a stupid question, but id like to know. Now that im done talking, here are some pictures!
Now heres one problem, the spey blade isnt completely concealed into the knife when it is folded. the tip of it is exposed, and if you arent careful, it will cut you.. Any way to fix this?
