A great amount of work was performed today by Bladesmith Mr. Greg Covington of covingtonknives (http://www.covingtonknives.com/) located in Troy, Ohio.
Mr. Covington took great care in not removing all of the pits on the blade for fear of destroying the knife completely, but removing the worst amount of the rust and pitting much to my satisfaction.
The deeper pits add to its character of service and to its history in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
He replaced the handle as only few could have done from scratch. Polished the blade almost to its former beauty as best could be done with what was left of this wondrous knife.
Needless to say I'm very pleased with the outcome and impressed with all of his work. I was also able to watch and ask questions as he performed this miracle in front of me.
I learned something today about Mr. Greg Covington; he is not only a talented Bladsmith but also a magician when it comes to repairing something that means so much to me as a Marine and the son of a WWII Marine. My father and mother's permanent duty station is Arlington National Cemetery.
He showed me his gifts and talents in his workshop and his love for working on relics of my past.
To say that this knife has an emotional attachment to me is an understatement...
Very soon the knife will reside permanently alongside a Commerative WWII KaBar in an oak case with a dedication to my Father and to his KaBar then and now.
Along with this dedication will be a simple thank you to the efforts and skill of Greg Covington of Covingtonknives for making it possible.
Below are links to the before and after pictures of the knife:
Before:
http://www.j4fteam.no-ip.org/knife/Kabar_left.jpg
http://www.j4fteam.no-ip.org/knife/Kabar_right.jpg
The after pictures do not really show how good this blade looks in person!
After:
http://www.j4fteam.no-ip.org/knife/Kabar_left_Restored.jpg
http://www.j4fteam.no-ip.org/knife/Kabar_right_Restored.jpg
Again, I would like to thank Mr. Greg Covington for all of his hard work in restoring this knife for me at his cost and his love for restoring blades. Thank you again for bringing this knife back to life in my front of my eyes.
Semper Fidelis,
Tom Vormwald (Former SGT. USMC)
136 Bridle Lane
Loveland, Ohio 45140
Mr. Covington took great care in not removing all of the pits on the blade for fear of destroying the knife completely, but removing the worst amount of the rust and pitting much to my satisfaction.
The deeper pits add to its character of service and to its history in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
He replaced the handle as only few could have done from scratch. Polished the blade almost to its former beauty as best could be done with what was left of this wondrous knife.
Needless to say I'm very pleased with the outcome and impressed with all of his work. I was also able to watch and ask questions as he performed this miracle in front of me.
I learned something today about Mr. Greg Covington; he is not only a talented Bladsmith but also a magician when it comes to repairing something that means so much to me as a Marine and the son of a WWII Marine. My father and mother's permanent duty station is Arlington National Cemetery.
He showed me his gifts and talents in his workshop and his love for working on relics of my past.
To say that this knife has an emotional attachment to me is an understatement...
Very soon the knife will reside permanently alongside a Commerative WWII KaBar in an oak case with a dedication to my Father and to his KaBar then and now.
Along with this dedication will be a simple thank you to the efforts and skill of Greg Covington of Covingtonknives for making it possible.
Below are links to the before and after pictures of the knife:
Before:
http://www.j4fteam.no-ip.org/knife/Kabar_left.jpg
http://www.j4fteam.no-ip.org/knife/Kabar_right.jpg
The after pictures do not really show how good this blade looks in person!
After:
http://www.j4fteam.no-ip.org/knife/Kabar_left_Restored.jpg
http://www.j4fteam.no-ip.org/knife/Kabar_right_Restored.jpg
Again, I would like to thank Mr. Greg Covington for all of his hard work in restoring this knife for me at his cost and his love for restoring blades. Thank you again for bringing this knife back to life in my front of my eyes.Semper Fidelis,
Tom Vormwald (Former SGT. USMC)
136 Bridle Lane
Loveland, Ohio 45140
