Restored! :)

[Dawkind]

With materials from Jerry Hossom and advice from Les DeAsis I put this RARE 'salesmans sample' BaliSong USA back into it's original glory! Thanks to everyone that helped and gave spiritual assistance as I re-fit the stag with new liners and reattatched the micarta.

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[This message has been edited by Dawkind (edited 08-07-2000).]

 

[Quicksilver27]

Nice Balisong!!!

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[sniperboy]

did you have to grind down te stag inserts to put in those spacers 'dad' sent you?

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[Dawkind]

Originally posted by sniperboy:
did you have to grind down te stag inserts to put in those spacers 'dad' sent you?

No; the stag was perfect but the liner material on the ends and on the bottom of one had detatched over the last 20 years. I had to VERY CAREFULLY fit the liner material to the stag then fit the stag into the dovetails of the handle without marring either one. I finished with hand-files and a 'knife blade' I cold-forged from brass that wouldn't harm the stainless handles but would trim/burnish the remaining liner material. There was no room for error<eek>!