Worth a shot...

mrknife

mrknife

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So I bought this perfectly fine 2 bladed 48 from Dickens with the intention of having the spey blade removed. Come round vacation time, I figured why not give it a shot and try it myself. started with attempting to hammer out the pivot pin and remove the scale, and spey and liner. thought it was as simple as that. 2 hours of attempt, go on Glenn's page about to ask him his wait time but thought why quite, keep trying. get here

some more prying, get here

and i thought o yay, almost done, pivot pin snaps, could not recover, hammer everything back together


:( so result, one severely off center 48 single blade, lots of play, bolsters destroyed. moral of the story, knife modification is hard. was gonna buy some rough riders to practice, but thought well eventually I was gonna try it anyway...
 
That knife is far from destroyed, there are probably some folks who would gladly give a go at saving her :)
 
Hey you have to start somewhere right? Are you going to get some supplies and give it another go?
 
Ernie1980 said:
Hey you have to start somewhere right? Are you going to get some supplies and give it another go?
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the goal was to have that big clip in the trapper and eventually build something with the spey blade seeing as i have a bolster. but now i realize what an undertaking it is to modify a knife
 
They all start their life as a pile of "parts" ;) The trick is in getting them to work together, then clean them up and make them look nice. It can take some time, and there is a bit of work involved, but that knife can be saved...
 
Hey, don't give up! You've done the hard part by getting it apart.
 
I applaud you for giving it a go and agree with Glenn don't give up. When you get it right just think of how good you'll feel about your accomplishment
 
glennbad said:
Hey, don't give up! You've done the hard part by getting it apart.
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ill have to say getting it apart was definitely tougher then putting it all together, i hammered it all back together but it was messed up, and now i took the blade back out just to make sure it wouldnt scratch
 
You got more guts than I do. Every job has it's tricks. and rebuilding knives to good fit and finish can't be easy. After you have a few under your belt and get the right tools and technique, it should be a little different. but it can't be an easy job. Good luck.
 
idahoguy said:
You got more guts than I do. Every job has it's tricks. and rebuilding knives to good fit and finish can't be easy. After you have a few under your belt and get the right tools and technique, it should be a little different. but it can't be an easy job. Good luck.
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thanks, now i just got a tube full of parts, a messed up handle with hammered bolsters. it cant be rescued unless made from scratch i suppose.
 
There ain't nothing wrong with that knife that can't be fixed. Get some steel wool to satin up that bolster, knock that pivot pin back out, and give it another go. I am certain that 90% of the problem lies in you getting the wind taken out of your sails with a little set back. I have full confidence that if you give this another go you'll be much happier with the results. At this point what do you have to lose?
 
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