NS 112 restore in progress

sitflyer

sitflyer

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Last week I showed this poor beat up Nickel 112...and a few wanted to see a thread on its restoration so here goes...
here it is as found...



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and after about 1-1/2 hours of sanding with 80 then 120 grit sheets folded in 1/3 lengthwise....
sanded knife closed on each side till rivet heads gone and all dings/gouges dissapear.
sanded knife open on spine of blade and backbone to insure that lockbar will be flush with blade and frame when open...
when closed, who cares?
the lock bar depression was done with a sanding drum on a dremel then finished by hand...
the well area done with a round sanding stick...basically a 1" dowel.
all radiusing done by hand...

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Now it's time to pop the scales, remove rocker pin, remove pivot pin and blade...(there was play fore and aft...)
(at this point I usually de-bur rocker bar and frame of knife)
cut and peen new rocker pin.
cut pin and re-blade (too much for here )

and this brings us to this point...ready for some new "shoes" :)
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Here is my high-tech scale making factory :D



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my Scoring tool ! for me the flats are the most important...


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And these guys, to sand 'em in a little closer once they are glued on...


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once I get my scales to fit to this point I glue them on one at a time.then sand to fit, and later finish the knife

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Interesting to see how it's done. It's something I'd like to try someday but don't think I
could afford the tooling investment. What wood have you selected?
 
DeSotoSky said:
Interesting to see how it's done. It's something I'd like to try someday but don't think I
could afford the tooling investment. What wood have you selected?
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LOL...yeah...I got one of those low budget knife shops...
The wood is Madrone Burl...I got a couple blocks of it to play with :)
 
Sit flyer, thanks for the great thread.

Could you take a few extra snaps of the pivot pin replacement and repeening process?

Im particularly interested to see how widen the top of the hole and then how you do the actual preening.

Hoping to follow in your steps.
 
I am sure the most important tool is the bottle to the right. Thanks for the pictures. Need to try that myself some day. What type of glue do you use on the scales?
 
pinnah said:
Sit flyer, thanks for the great thread.

Could you take a few extra snaps of the pivot pin replacement and repeening process?

Im particularly interested to see how widen the top of the hole and then how you do the actual preening.

Hoping to follow in your steps.
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sorry, but don't have pics of that at this time, Check out the "how to dissasemble a 110 " thread, that might help...http://http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/907478-How-to-disassemble-a-Buck-110
 
edbeau said:
I am sure the most important tool is the bottle to the right. Thanks for the pictures. Need to try that myself some day. What type of glue do you use on the scales?
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LOL...helps to lube the elbow after all that sanding;)
I use Epoxy....
 
Very nice sit.... thanks for sharing this. I'd like to see pictures the next time you have a blade in and out if it's not too much trouble. Thanks and great work!
 
Thanks Sit - awesome!

I have almost all of the tools you have, I may have to try this someday to one of my really beat up Bucks.

Thanks again for the pictures.

I would also like to see the blade removal, and re-peening job .

best regards -

mqqn
 
Here it is...sanded and buffed and ready for the sharpening bench...

Not too bad for an old beater ! :D


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sitflyer said:
sorry, but don't have pics of that at this time, Check out the "how to dissasemble a 110 " thread, that might help...www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/907478-How-to-disassemble-a-Buck-110
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Sitflyer, yes, I've read through that thread and the thread on reblading a 112 that it points to here:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/838480-Help-needed-112-blade-pivot-pin-removal

In particular, arksknives gave some suggestions that I'm stumbling on when he wrote...

arksknives said:
Just use a hammer and 1/8" punch and drive the pin out. I have a steel block with a 3/8" hole in it to do that. The 1/8" pin stock can be bought from numerous knife supply companies. Jantz is a good one. When you knock the pin out, you need to file the inside of the bolsters where the pin was. Then lay the blade back in the knife and use the ball end of a ball pien hammer and ping the holes on both sides until there is a divot all around the hole. This eliminates ring around the rivet. Lightly oil the blade where it goes inside the knife and insert the new pin. Then you hammer it down until tight. Lots of steps to do it correctly.
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My questions include...

1) What part of the inner bolster needs to be filed after the pivot pin is removed and why?

2) How to you maintain enough accuracy when peenning out the divot on the outer edge of the pivot hole? Would it be better/easier to use some sort of punch or to lay the round end of the peen against the hole and drive it with another hammer? Related, what sort of depth is needed in the outer depression to achieve good hold when the new pivot pin is repeened?

3) What are the "lots of steps" involved in the correct peening of the pivot pin that arks is referring to?

Sorry to be a nudge and not trying to be. Your threads are inspiring and raising questions for this newb.
 
Pinna, leave me a visitor message with some contact info...I will delete the message when I get it...I will try to explain better in detail to you but right now I have to run.
Did you see the after pics above?
 
Wow another Great Knife let me know when you open your shop would like to be your first customer and the scale selection's are truely awsome Thanks for sharing and can not wait to get my custom 112 Have a Great New Year

KEEP EM SHARP
 
I agree with nutoknives, I'll be next in line. I picked up a 110 two dot recently that looks like it went ten rounds with your 112 and would love to give it the same treatment but I have neither the skills nor equipment. *sigh*
 
Hi Sit,

Thanks for the fantastic project shots!

That knife is now a beautiful custom collectors knife.
jb4570
 
jb4570 said:
Hi Sit,

Thanks for the fantastic project shots!

That knife is now a beautiful custom collectors knife.
jb4570
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LOL :) thanks jb... It's actually riding around in my front pocket cutting things... It feels right at home there :D
 
Wow Sit. You restore your knives like a pro using equipment that cost a fraction of the price! That is a sign of a gift!!!
 
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