Old knife new life

rockman0 · Jun 4, 2020

Thanks, appreciate the info, wood identification is not my strong point

edbeau said:
rockman0, I believe your Opinel is oak not olivewood.

Turned out nice, gotta love em for the price :thumbsup:

edbeau said:
An Opinel I worked on. It is a number 9.

Nice old Craftsman, looks great now and makes a fine user :thumbsup:

edbeau said:
A Craftsman that needed a bit of TLC

That's two saying oak so it has to be :thumbsup:

thanks

hornetguy said:
I don't know, rockman... I suppose that could be olive, but it looks like good old oak to me...nice looking opie...

Appreciate it, It's one of my top 3 favorite knives :thumbsup:

hornetguy said:
What a find! The jigging on those handles is just fantastic!

Harry my friend that is such a fantastic knife

I love everything about it!!
I would carry and use it too, love it and enjoy it :thumbsup:

Thanks for sharing the before and after pictures :thumbsup:

Old Engineer said:
The latest Old Knife that I got came to me in pretty clean condition . I am pretty sure that someone had seriously scrubbed the Stag and left it pretty Dry looking to me . I thought that any Stag handled knife that old and used that much would have some Polished Up areas .
Picture as received .

All I did to it was add some Mineral Oil to the Stag and start carrying it every day to get some pocket wear to polish the Stag a little . I have no problem at all of carrying and using my Old Knives . I feel like they deserve to be used . I very often wonder where they have been and what they have done .
After oiling and a little Pocket Buffing .

Harry

hornetguy · Jun 5, 2020

edbeau said:
A Craftsman that needed a bit of TLC

Great job on that Craftsman.... showing my ignorance here... how did you re-finish the blade, on a belt sander, or by hand? I've tried that a couple of times, and mine doesn't look nearly that nice. If a belt sander, what grit was it?

Will Power · Jun 5, 2020

Old Engineer said:
The latest Old Knife that I got came to me in pretty clean condition . I am pretty sure that someone had seriously scrubbed the Stag and left it pretty Dry looking to me . I thought that any Stag handled knife that old and used that much would have some Polished Up areas .
Picture as received .

All I did to it was add some Mineral Oil to the Stag and start carrying it every day to get some pocket wear to polish the Stag a little . I have no problem at all of carrying and using my Old Knives . I feel like they deserve to be used . I very often wonder where they have been and what they have done .
After oiling and a little Pocket Buffing .

Harry

Endless admiration for that exceptional knife Harry

Is it German, English, American? Find beeswax to be a really good way to burnish Stag, apply sparingly, leave an hour or two and buff off with a cloth, then carry :thumbsup:

Some admirable work in this thread.

Will Power · Jun 5, 2020

Decided to clean up one of these older Pruners in Ebony

rockman0 · Jun 5, 2020

Old ebony is like old stag or old bone, it's the best and can't be replicated. The bolster polished up like new and the blade looks ready for work :thumbsup:

Will Power said:
Decided to clean up one of these older Pruners in Ebony

edbeau · Jun 7, 2020

Hornetguy, i did it by hand. I ran it across 220 grit to maintain the lines on the blade.

edbeau · Jun 7, 2020

It was a flat grind so it was easy, really.

edbeau · Jun 7, 2020

A friend at work found this Buck 112 on the bay and asked if I could fix it up. I said I would try. It was the most time I have ever spent on fixing a knife.

Onebigbill · Jun 7, 2020

This Mables hunting knife belonged to my deceased Dad. It had been "ridden hard and put away wet". He used it on his big game hunts to Wyoming and our deer hunts in PA. It's at least 70 years old. Badly pitted and rusty I de-constructed it and got most of the pits out. There was plenty of good steel to work with

. Now razor sharp. Unfortunately the sheath didn't make it - practically dissolved in my hands. Made a new one with his initials on it. Bakelite pommel - My most treasured knife. Sorry no "before" photos

rockman0 · Jun 7, 2020

Someone made a mess of the bolsters! I'm sure it took awhile to erase those crude engravings if you can call therm that. I'm sure your friend was pleased with the work, looks great now :thumbsup:

edbeau said:
A friend at work found this Buck 112 on the bay and asked if I could fix it up. I said I would try. It was the most time I have ever spent on fixing a knife.

That's an awesome knife Bill and a great heirloom packed with memories of your Dad :thumbsup:

You did a very nice job of reviving it :thumbsup:

Thanks for sharing it with us :thumbsup:

Onebigbill said:
This Mables hunting knife belonged to my deceased Dad. It had been "ridden hard and put away wet". He used it on his big game hunts to Wyoming and our deer hunts in PA. It's at least 70 years old. Badly pitted and rusty I de-constructed it and got most of the pits out. There was plenty of good steel to work with. Now razor sharp. Unfortunately the sheath didn't make it - practically dissolved in my hands. Made a new one with his initials on it. Bakelite pommel - My most treasured knife. Sorry no "before" photos
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edbeau · Jul 13, 2020

i bought a Buck 112 with a broken tip. I called it a folding screwdriver. Here are the before and after pictures.

rockman0 · Oct 2, 2020

My 83 year old mother in law found her father's hunting knife right where he left if 40 years ago tucked away in its sheath in the bottom drawer of his gun cabinet. The Marbles stamp was almost obliterated by the rust. Unfortunately I cracked the sheath while applying antique leather dressing, probably best to replace it anyway and hang on to the original which is still soaking up the dressing. Deer season is around the corner, hope to try it out soon.