Re-Handled Colonial Peanut

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dalee100

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Hi,

I posted a picture of this knife several weeks ago. I was wondering what to do with it. Well you guys talked me into re-scaling it.

Here it is before:
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And now after:
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Gone are the hollow, crimped on MOT scales. They are replaced by some white tail deer antler epoxied to the steel liners.

This is a first for me. And many things were learned during this project. The first of which is guys like Ken Erickson and Mike Alsdorf have nothing to fear from me.:) Not mention the new found respect I have even for the people putting those Rough Riders together. There are obvious flaws in my workmanship here. Most were caused by poor choices in methods used and the order that somethings were done. One should never try to reuse those crappy stamped sheet metal bolsters. I should have done bolster-less scales, it would have been easier and the results would be better. White tail antler is a bear to straighten as Pappy wrote here not too long ago. One scale actually bowed out on the top edge while the epoxy was curing overnight.

Over all, it was a fun project. I will try another again sometime if I can find a suitable candidate. If nothing else, this knife is a part of me like few others I've owned in my life.

dalee
 
I think it is great you went for it! Learn by doing. Thanks for posting pics.
 
It's now very much YOUR knife and far better than I or many other could manage!
 
Pretty cool. :)

A vintage USA built slippy with carbon steel and stag--bone scales re-assembled by you. I'm thinking you got one helluva jim dandy of a user there dalee. I'd be purdy proud of her if'n I were you if this was your first attempt. Good show!

BTW, Did you keep the shield??


Anthony
 
That's a great job for a first attempt, dalee! :thumbup::thumbup:

You've got a great user with a great story; it's your own knife now by your own hands. Carry and use with pride. Don't worry about the little mistakes, thats the way we learn to do better!
 
That is a great looking knife. (And a heck of a lot better looking than mine would be if I did one.)

I think you did great.
 
That's a great job for your first try!

It's always fun to breathe new life into something old. I like to tinker with these types of knife projects, and there is great satisfaction in producing something that works and looks decent as well.

I have always thought that while the stamped shell handle knives are considered cheap by most, the internal guts of the knife are usually welll made. Imperials were a great example of this, as the steel was pretty decent and the springs normally had good snap.

Now go make another! :thumbup:

Glenn
 
Heck, I've rescaled several, and yours looks better than the ones I did. (You're probably more patient than I am...) Great job, and if you look around, there are tons of old beaters that could use some freshening up. Keep at it - it's a fun hobby!

thx - cpr
 
Hi,

Sorry to wait so long to reply, it's been busy.

Thanks for the kind words from all of you! I kind of used you guys to give me the impetus to get the project done. I'm going to be looking for more projects I think. Maybe home made micarta?:D There is a lot to learn here!

It spent the day with me. It carries easy being a nice small size, 2 7/8" closed. And the antler feels pretty good to my touch even though its pretty smooth. It should age well as the oils from my hands get into it.

I do still have the shield sunnyd. I thought about inlaying it into the antler. But my tools and skills aren't up to that.

dalee
 
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