Old Wrecks

That lb whittler is impressive, Jake! I'd love to see a pic of it open.

This one has seen better days, still got some life left in it though:
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I came across some pics of my Alfred Blackwell before I straightened it out, which was easy enough, and filled in the gaps in the bone on the pile side with epoxy. It looked like it had been run over by a truck, but there is no play in the blades, and it takes a wicked edge :)







The clip blade on this Joseph Rodgers Stockman was a mess when I picked it up in the market, and there was a small piece of bone missing from the covers. ADEE asked me if he could 'fettle' it, and did a good job I think. :thumbup:



This old Abram Brooksbank started out as a Lambsfoot.

 
Nice "wrecks", Jack! :thumbup::thumbup: (Is "nice wrecks" an oxymoron?) I'm especially taken with the covers of your Brooksbank, although part of the effect may be due to the fetching background in your photo! :thumbup::cool::cool:

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Nice "wrecks", Jack! :thumbup::thumbup: (Is "nice wrecks" an oxymoron?) I'm especially taken with the covers of your Brooksbank, although part of the effect may be due to the fetching background in your photo! :thumbup::cool::cool:
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Thanks GT, the Brooksbank is an old knife, and I love the look of buttery old stag myself :) The pic is taken from the top of the keep of Sandal Castle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandal_Castle) with the Yorkshire town of Wakefield in the distance :thumbup:
 
scrteened porch said:
Jack, do you have pics of the Blackwell after the epoxy patch?
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I'm afraid I don't. I didn't want to really patch it up or disguise it, just secure the bone, and replace the ergonomics, so I just ran the epoxy into the two areas and didn't attempt to colour it. On the Stockman the epoxy has been coloured with crumbled artist's pastel. It doesn't reflect the light in the same way as the bone in photos, but in the hand it's a better match. I have some epoxy putty with which I'm going to try and repair some MOP at some point, probably going to try colouring that :thumbup:

 
I've got a couple waiting for similar attention. I haven't tried coloring epoxy yet. I'll just have to test it for hardening before I slop it on the knife.
 
scrteened porch said:
I've got a couple waiting for similar attention. I haven't tried coloring epoxy yet. I'll just have to test it for hardening before I slop it on the knife.
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I have a growing pile :o ADEE gets pretty good results from the coloured epoxy. I'm seeing him tomorrow, so I'll see if I can persuade him to post some pics :thumbup:
 
A late response but here are some pictures of a rescue job on an old Lockwood Bros WW1 style knife. It demonstrates the use of budget store epoxy mixed with coloured powders. A very homemade method ! It seems to work well with "rougher jobs". I don't claim that this is a good way to treat an antique but it does do an honest mend. I think it will come off again if need be. In the meantime we have a useable knife again.
The last picture shows a fill to a split in a wooden handle. The same epoxy but different powders ... all done by guesswork rather than science.

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That's quite a nice match actually.

I've "fixed" knives with missing scales by running tape around the edge to make a basin and filling it.
 
Nice work ADEE :thumbup: Thanks for posting the pics, better late than never! :D :thumbup:
 
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