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I saw this cabinet in another thread. It's so great. I don't usually look for this sort of thing when I'm out at flea markets, thrift stores or antique shops, but I certainly will from now on.
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Rescued Knives: Traditional, of course
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Just so everyone knows. I am not that skilled nor I have the correct tools to rescue them. I simply buy them & since I work with Mr. EDBEAU he brings them back to life. I've got a lot of learning to do form him. The things I've learned about the different knives I own to Beau & this forum. I have much to learn like a young Jodi in training. hahaha Correctly I'm on the hunt for a Schrade 3rd Gen C628 knife. It's the last one I need to finish of the series. However, I'm also on the hunt for a nice rescue that needs to life brought back to it. Good Luck & Happy Hunting Everyone!
Tom, like I said edbeau managed to bring that Buck 112 back from it's grave. As far as the knife display case. Well, I had never thought to look for things like that when my wife & I go antiquing. I always look for a great piece. However, since I got back into carrying knives I've been looking on the BAY to find a nice Schrade counter top display. I had came across this one but was unable to get my hands on it to "Rescue It".
TotallyNotALion, I owe the work to Mr. Edbeau. He brought a Buck 112 into work one day & I loved the fit of it in my hand. So I began looking for a nice one. As you can see I did get my hands on one but it didn't start out nice. It just goes to show you that with the right set of tools & skills you can do anything.
Jsega51 (Jake), I have been putting the shop tools to work but they are the ones at work. I've had to climb our 1200' tower & install so new Comm equipment. Hope those HD shades are coming in handy my friend.
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These had been sitting around & forgotten about. Finally got around to taking some pictures last night.
Interesting fact about this Frontier. It was an advertisement for Ford's line of small record players that you could place onto your "Hip". Those making this the 1st Walkman. I didn't find that out until after I had won the knife. I just thought it was for Ford Motor Company.
Colonial Ranger: Georgia Bulldogs #1 Go Dawgs!
Case Red Bone Stockman: Given to me by a friend at work. It was in nice shape when it gave it to me but needed a good sharpening. So it's a semi rescue.
Interesting fact about this Frontier. It was an advertisement for Ford's line of small record players that you could place onto your "Hip". Those making this the 1st Walkman. I didn't find that out until after I had won the knife. I just thought it was for Ford Motor Company.
Colonial Ranger: Georgia Bulldogs #1 Go Dawgs!
Case Red Bone Stockman: Given to me by a friend at work. It was in nice shape when it gave it to me but needed a good sharpening. So it's a semi rescue.
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Very nice. Those are very cool.
I have only one other rescue but do not have pics. Will get some soon.
I have only one other rescue but do not have pics. Will get some soon.
I have a dual bolstered imperial that was my late father in laws' that's in desperate need of a spa day. It's the longer version with abalone scales. Does anyone know of a less intrusive way to completely disassemble it without drilling pins (that seem to be non-existing)? Pics to follow, I'm at work while the Imperial is at home awaiting some much needed TLC.
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It would be interesting to see the knife. On the imperial barlows the "pins" are actually rivets so they are more or less on there "one way" only.
Here's the pics, she's obviously in dire need of of some resurrection, but aside from the corrosion, she's in pretty good shape.
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Here's the pics, she's obviously in dire need of of some resurrection, but aside from the corrosion, she's in pretty good shape.
Look on the ends. Do you see if the scales look like they are attached to the liners? A photo of the spine or one of the ends should indicate if it's a clamshell design.
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Just found these that my grandfather gave me while back and told me to clean up. I haven't done anything to this extent yet so I'd really appreciate yall advice on where to start! The springs are nice and strong and the blades have no play whatsoever, so I think the frame is solid despite a few gaps. The majority is gonna be rust removal and internal cleaning. How should I go about that? I know that it was oiled a few months ago but before that it may have been years sitting in a toolbox.
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A good soak in mineral oil and a light 00 steelwool
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I use Dawn and water for the first cleaning then use compressed air to blow it out good then dry it. Flitz Metal Polish for the blades and spine if you can't get it as rust and patina free as you like try wet sanding with 1200 grit sandpaper or if you have a dremel you can buff it with the Flitz and the little white felt wheels. I use a drop of WD40 on the pivot and then a very light coat of mineral oil on the blades. Good luck.
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Encrusted in latex house paint and rusted shut I almost threw it in the parts box but something made me want to see the tang stamp. After soaking for a few days I was able to work it open only to find the primary spear blade had been used to open paint cans and had scallop like chips taken out. I cleaned it an reprofiled it in in the process found out it was a 20s Graef & Schmidt Jack Kife with some really nice smooth bone scales. If you really look you can still see the white paint in the piece where the scale is chipped.
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Sadly I do not have pictures of one rescue. While at work one day we was doing a little bit of a spring cleaning. The guys have a habit of not getting rid of things that is not used in the event someone says "We needed that" & then they can say "I found it" lol Well I found a box under our sub floor with some old tools. Low and behold there was a Camillus Electricians knife in the very bottom. On the scales it had some advertisement. All that it needed was a little oil & it was good to go. Then I did the unbearable & sold it. Kind wish that I would not have let it go like a few others.
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I was able to remove the scales after reading your reply, they're held on by tabs on the front/rear/middle (inside). And by removing the scales with bolsters attached, the rivets were exposed. I'm going to drill them out and completely disassemble it for a very deep cleaning.
I've already put some 3k sandpaper to the blades and used a polishing wheel on the bolsters. It's going to look damn near brand new when done. The blade has a zero grind, so I'm not sure if I should put a secondary bevel on it or not. What would you suggest?
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I was able to remove the scales after reading your reply, they're held on by tabs on the front/rear/middle (inside). And by removing the scales with bolsters attached, the rivets were exposed. I'm going to drill them out and completely disassemble it for a very deep cleaning.
I've already put some 3k sandpaper to the blades and used a polishing wheel on the bolsters. It's going to look damn near brand new when done. The blade has a zero grind, so I'm not sure if I should put a secondary bevel on it or not. What would you suggest?
Looking good so far. I might suggest simply using a small grinder or rotary tool to remove the "head" of the rivets from one side and then pushing them through with a hammer and punch. You dont need to drill all the way through. Once a head is gone from one side they will simply push through.
You're right, drilling would increase the chance of boring out the tolerances of the pivot. And that wouldn't be good [emoji33] lol
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Rescued might be too strong for this one, but I did Clean a bit of rust off of an old fixed blade imperial that belonged to my dad. I removed the plastic handles, and replaced them with real stag slabs and nickel silver pins. I chose to change it to an exposed tang style. The handle is a bit small, but I like it a lot. Imperial's old carbon steel gets razor sharp.
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After!
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After!
That is one classy Imperial fixed-blade, Jeff! :thumbup:
This thread has been just the kick in the rear that I needed to start digging through my "fixem&cleanem" box. I just need to pick up a few supplies on the way home.
First up, those Boker USA and Imperial jacks I've been waiting to get into the rotation.
