Recently I did a pretty involved restore or modded a blemed or damaged Ontario RTAK-II, by re-profiling the tip, spine, and grip/tang configuration. I also made some nice custom scales for it using Green Mamba Juma w/Kirinite Starlight Max glow liners. This knife was blemished/defective when I purchased it from ebay many years ago, and the seller then discounted it enough for me to keep it and use it for a base knife re-profile mod. I also made a longer than I planned to video/slideshow on the mods just documenting my progress through the process. I'm just a dabbling hobbiest at best and like to 're-purpose' or mod existing (affordable yet decently made) knives. This project in particular took me quite a while to complete and the longish video is evidence of that. I gripe/rant a lot about the hidden tool marks, grind marks, blems under the thick powder coating of the factory finish, and it was a ton of work to try and remove as much of the marks as I could. I think it turned out pretty good considering.
As mentioned the video is really long, (and I whine a bit about the stock blade) but at least it shows I put some time into trying to (slowly) fix up a hardened steel blade and tang. Skip to the end to see some nice video of the finished scales and glowing liners.
Here's the video link
Here's some pics of the project...
As mentioned the video is really long, (and I whine a bit about the stock blade) but at least it shows I put some time into trying to (slowly) fix up a hardened steel blade and tang. Skip to the end to see some nice video of the finished scales and glowing liners.
Here's the video link
Here's some pics of the project...
