restoring knife.

[bighat10]

I bought this knife for a dollar at an antique show as a practice piece to restore sense its nothing special.(a pakistani buck 110 inspired knife I would call it) and I have a few questions before I go head first.

First, do you guys know if its glued or if the pins is all that is holding it together? Rather not try taking it apart and find out I just drilled out the pins and it is also epoxied.

What is the best way to clean the brass pins if I do not end up taking it apart? Will the brass polish damage the wood?


What is the best way to get rid of scuffs and dents in the brass? Just sandpaper and buff?

thanks for the help in advance!

 

[brownshoe]

Looks pinned to me. I would first clean it with soap and water scrubbing it well with a toothbrush. Then let it dry. If you want to remove scratches use sandpaper 400 to 600 grit, higher grit if you want more shiny and smoother surface. Any brass polish will make it shiny including the pins. I like Flitz. Sandpaper will shine up the pins too, but brash polish is easier.

 

[killgar]

I'd wager that it's pins only as epoxy/glue would have cost the manufacturer more money.

But if there is epoxy/glue, I wouldn't think that it would be very strong. I would also assume that it's become weak and brittle from age and exposure.

Here's a little story-

When I was a kid (I'm 45 now) Buck knives were king and there was a flood of Pakistani imitations. We (my friends and I and all the kids I knew) referred to those clones simply as "Pakistani's". The term "Pakistani" became synonymous with "junk". As a result the worst thing one kid could say about another kids knife was that it was a Pakistani, even if it wasn't from Pakistan.

I owned two Bucks when I was a kid (110, 112) so I was a bit of a knife snob and looked down on "Pakistani's" thinking that they were all junk. But the funny thing is, today I really wish I had one of those old Pakistani's from my youth. The "Pakistani" was such a prominent presence during my youth that I wish I had one just for the sake of nostalgia.

 

[bighat10]

I'd wager that it's pins only as epoxy/glue would have cost the manufacturer more money.

But if there is epoxy/glue, I wouldn't think that it would be very strong. I would also assume that it's become weak and brittle from age and exposure.

Here's a little story-

When I was a kid (I'm 45 now) Buck knives were king and there was a flood of Pakistani imitations. We (my friends and I and all the kids I knew) referred to those clones simply as "Pakistani's". The term "Pakistani" became synonymous with "junk". As a result the worst thing one kid could say about another kids knife was that it was a Pakistani, even if it wasn't from Pakistan.

I owned two Bucks when I was a kid (110, 112) so I was a bit of a knife snob and looked down on "Pakistani's" thinking that they were all junk. But the funny thing is, today I really wish I had one of those old Pakistani's from my youth. The "Pakistani" was such a prominent presence during my youth that I wish I had one just for the sake of nostalgia.

I decided not to take it apart because of the hassle. It is coming along nicely, I have cleaned it all up, did some polishing, and put a few coats of danish oil on. Hopefully will finish it up tonight by polishing and sharpening the blade.

The thing is, not all pakistani knives are bad knives. This one is actually pretty decent. Although I wouldn't spend more then say $10 on one but hey, Its still a pretty good knife.