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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Stoker on April 03, 2012, 12:14:59 pm

Title: New life for a old knife
Post by: Stoker on April 03, 2012, 12:14:59 pm

My freind Pete gave me his old knife to get the rust off and sharpen the blade.. He's had it since he was a scout in the late 60's..Knife is a Kohller from West Germany..Leather handle was totaled..
Skinny D and myself decided to make a new handle and sheath..
Handle is chokecherry..I stamped a sturgeon on the sheath because he is a rabid sturgeon fisherman..I think he'll like when he comes down when season starts...
Thanks Leroy

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: cracker on April 03, 2012, 12:34:24 pm

Wow that's pretty impressive work. Keep it up.

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: bowtarist on April 03, 2012, 12:46:10 pm

Nice Job Stoker!! dpgratz

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: Stoker on April 03, 2012, 02:53:19 pm

Thanks for comments..Pete didn't want us to take all the charactor out of the blade..We just cleaned it and gave it a polishing
Thanks leroy

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: bubby on April 03, 2012, 03:44:28 pm

nice work, but that fish is to purrty for a sturgeon ::), Bub

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: SA on April 03, 2012, 05:38:57 pm

good job with that restore  i'm sure he will be very pleased, i allways like old tools and knives with some charactor.

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 03, 2012, 07:34:10 pm

(singing)  "Like a sturgeon...cuttin' for the very first time! Like a stur-ur-ur-urgeoooon!"

That's some mighty nice work.  I bet it looks better now than it did brand new outa the box!

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: osage outlaw on April 03, 2012, 10:13:53 pm

Wow!  That looks great.

What is the best way to get rust off of a knife blade?

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: Sparrow on April 04, 2012, 01:40:02 am

Very nice restore !  '  Frank

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: Jimbob on April 04, 2012, 02:40:26 am

Outstanding work!!!

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: Stoker on April 04, 2012, 11:37:34 am

Thanks for the comments..
Osage outlaw..To take off the surface rust we used brake clean..But for the deep pitting we used a wire wheel (gentally) Surface scratches we used a mouse sander wet sanding from 400-1500 grit just to bring the shine up..The brass hilt and the aluminum butt polished with the mouse and very fine steel wool and auto-sol metal polish(lee valley tools). Danish oil natural for the handle..
Thanks Leroy

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: jonathan creason on April 04, 2012, 01:46:13 pm

Nice job resurrecting that old blade.

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: GregB on April 04, 2012, 03:01:56 pm

Very nicely done! I'm sure it will be more special to him now then ever before!

Title: Re: New life for a old knife
Post by: Stoker on April 04, 2012, 04:36:49 pm

Pete is a real good guy and he knows I like to play around on stuff..He's the kind of guy that will pay you back by feeding you when you are fishing..Yes you can gain 6lbs in a day of fishing ;)
Thanks Leroy