Who can rehandle a Cold Steel Trailmaster?

fulloflead

fulloflead

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Who can rehandle a Cold Steel Trailmaster and what would it cost?
Has anyone had one done or handled one with the work done?

I just got a new one cheap and I hope I can get rid of the rubber nastiness with the money I saved.
 
I don't know if you care or not, but someone on eBay recently has been selling the original trailmaster (called something else) that was made with micarta handles.
OOPS, I guess you wouldn't care. Sorry.
 
fulloflead said:
Who can rehandle a Cold Steel Trailmaster and what would it cost?
Has anyone had one done or handled one with the work done?

I just got a new one cheap and I hope I can get rid of the rubber nastiness with the money I saved.
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It looks like you won your bid!...Congradulations.:).
 
glockman99 said:
It looks like you won your bid!...Congradulations.:).
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Thanks. And thanks for your help answering all my questions off-forum about it. I actually got it a lot less than his "Buy it now" price so I'm glad I didn't do that even though that would have been a good price too. :)
 
Walking Man said:
I don't know if you care or not, but someone on eBay recently has been selling the original trailmaster (called something else) that was made with micarta handles.
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I didn't see that, but I did see stag-handled ones and I paid a LOT less for mine.


Walking Man said:
OOPS, I guess you wouldn't care. Sorry.
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Um, something about a barn and a cow? Maybe I should have asked first? (But then someone would have said "Oh yeah!" and the bidding would have gone up! ;) )
 
There's a forumite who can do it. I forget his name, but he did a CS trialmaster with micarta and a brass butt that looked great -- I'm sure if you search (it was in a thread about re-handling a Spyderco Perrin, in the spydie forum) you'll find it. I bothered him for a while about doing one, and he was very helpful.
 
Temper said:
Whatever you do don't go using that things as a pr.... :D
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I can't wait until this thing dies! :D That's OK. I can take it. ;)

I'm hoping that someone who DOES and WANTS to do a rehandling job will reply or that someone will point me to someone who does it all the time and can vouch for their work personally.
 
I think ZZJake can do a rehandle job, done a few including a trailmaster I believe , but he's busy moving and hasn't posted in a while, but you could try him.
 
hey full, if the handguard is metal, then you're in luck... you've got a nice little handle project to do...

First, you find a block of wood you would like for a handle... you then cut away the rubber handle and then measure the tang. You drill hole in wood that just fits the tang, and deep enough for it to seat all the way up to the guard. If you want to reinstall the lanyard hole, it's more work, but that's up to you... You whittle, pane, and sand the handle to the shape you want, reinserting the tang back into the block often so that you don't lose sight of the fit and when you're done, you fill the drilled hole with epoxy and stick the tang in... wipe off the excess epoxy and let it set carefully...

if the guard is rubber as well, then you gotta search out a properly fitting guard which to me, is a major pain in the tukhus
 
MelancholyMutt said:
hey full, if the handguard is metal, then you're in luck... you've got a nice little handle project to do...

First, you find a block of wood you would like for a handle... you then cut away the rubber handle and then measure the tang. You drill hole in wood that just fits the tang, and deep enough for it to seat all the way up to the guard. If you want to reinstall the lanyard hole, it's more work, but that's up to you... You whittle, pane, and sand the handle to the shape you want, reinserting the tang back into the block often so that you don't lose sight of the fit and when you're done, you fill the drilled hole with epoxy and stick the tang in... wipe off the excess epoxy and let it set carefully...

if the guard is rubber as well, then you gotta search out a properly fitting guard which to me, is a major pain in the tukhus
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Thanks. Will the epoxy hold the handle on well even in chopping, etc.?
I don't know if I want to do this myself. I used to do some custom work on knives but it was taking time away from my own gunsmithing on my own guns and reloading so I decided to drop all personal knife work and just depend on other people. (It's cheaper to get knife work done by someone else than gunsmithing and it's less satisfying than doing nice work on your own guns or working up your own reloads. I don't regret the decision so far.)
 
Sunrise River Customs does awesome work, and exactly what you're thinking of. Moreover, Jay has a price list for materials, and types of jobs so that you can get an idea of how much your project will cost before you even talk to anybody (this is not necessary, it's just a nice feature).
You want to go here.

This page has examples of work he has done. Scroll down to the bottom to the link that says "More conversions" and you can see many knives that have been redone, and indeed many Cold Steels. At the top of that first page, you will see a link for pricing on these types of jobs.
Jay also does his own knives, and it's a pretty neat site all on its own, so the main page is here.
 
t1mpani said:
Sunrise River Customs does awesome work, and exactly what you're thinking of. Moreover, Jay has a price list for materials, and types of jobs so that you can get an idea of how much your project will cost before you even talk to anybody (this is not necessary, it's just a nice feature).
You want to go here.

This page has examples of work he has done. Scroll down to the bottom to the link that says "More conversions" and you can see many knives that have been redone, and indeed many Cold Steels. At the top of that first page, you will see a link for pricing on these types of jobs.
Jay also does his own knives, and it's a pretty neat site all on its own, so the main page is here.
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Excellent! That's what I'm talkin' about! THANKS! :D
 
If you make the tang hole tight enough and use the right epoxy(like JB Weld), the handle will stay put just fine. Using a thonghole in the place of the original will help a little too.
 
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