What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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Barbababa said:
Amir Fleschwund Amir Fleschwund
The barlow is made from a blade and spring from an 1960s school knife
https://imgur.com/a/8vK54BZ
It was satisfying to save an old workhorse 😊
https://imgur.com/a/iVsjmfJ
You should absolutely give modding/building a go, very nice to have the knife you want as you want it 👍🏿
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Very nice work. What is the secret to getting spring to align properly when done? What is the secret to getting spring pins back in?
Thanks
Amir Fleschwund said:
Same spot as yesterday’s photo, but slightly different weather.View attachment 2155442
Totin a $6 fleamarket score, a 73+ year old Camillus #68 Stockman. It was in a box of mostly junky broken old Boy Scout Imperials and Colonials. Encrusted with old grease and grime, with the bone faded to a weird beige.
My oldest Opinel, bought out of an outdoor supply catalog in the ‘70s. Years later, I dropped it on concrete, and busted the tip off. So it sat in a toolbox, until I came across it much later, and re-ground the blade. Then re-shaped the beechwood.View attachment 2155443
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I see you have some frozen rain. It is falling here but so far not sticking. Hope it stays warm enough so it doesn't stick.
 
RLB0414 said:
Very nice work. What is the secret to getting spring to align properly when done? What is the secret to getting spring pins back in?
Thanks

I see you have some frozen rain. It is falling here but so far not sticking. Hope it stays warm enough so it doesn't stick.
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I am not sure how/what you mean by aligning the spring? If you mean how flush it is when the blade is open vs closed, it´s to have the same distance around the joint hole of the blade. Regarding spring pins, I always make new ones
 
Rufus1949 said:
Great refurbished Jeff. Nice pair.
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Well, thanks, Bob🙂
Pt-Luso said:
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Your Scrimshaw Schrade barlow just might be my favorite out of your fine collection. But the blue and orange Victorinox is a close contender.👌
Peregrin said:
Gotta love April. 82F yesterday, 41F this morning. Have a good Monday folks!
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Which is why my wise Grandmother had a rule about waiting til after May 1st to put your garden in. In the 80s last week, 29 this morning. And snow.
Primble said:
Double stag and Cocobolo customs for this breezy Monday. 😊

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I was about at the limit of my talent inlaying plain round fret markers on a guitar fingerboard. I cannot imagine trying an inlay of a buck’s head! 🤙
 
RLB0414 said:
Very nice work. What is the secret to getting spring to align properly when done? What is the secret to getting spring pins back in?
Thanks

I see you have some frozen rain. It is falling here but so far not sticking. Hope it stays warm enough so it doesn't stick.
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Close pto an inch on the ground at dawn, but it’s melting fast.
Barbababa said:
I am not sure how/what you mean by aligning the spring? If you mean how flush it is when the blade is open vs closed, it´s to have the same distance around the joint hole of the blade. Regarding spring pins, I always make new ones
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I’ve tried mating a Schrade blade with Camillus spring, but no go.

I think he meant how do you tension the spring so it lines up with the blade pin hole when setting the new pins.
Lacking proper cutlery tools like a stiddy, I put a piece of flat steel in the well against the spring, and use a small C clamp to push the spring back enough to drive the pin. Awkward, but it usually works.
 
Amir Fleschwund said:
Which is why my wise Grandmother had a rule about waiting til after May 1st to put your garden in. In the 80s last week, 29 this morning. And snow.
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Smart woman, Jeff. We always wait until Mother's Day in Central NY.
 
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