Rebuild old knives?

[welderguy]

Hunter did you make That file knife ?

[hunter63]

Hunter did you make That file knife ?

Yeah, I did, made a few back when, back in a previous life, in a wire rope factory.
We had a lead bath furnace for heat treating wire, we called it "Patenting", so I made a couple useing a carbide stone then patented then at 875 degrees.
This is about 25 years old, has a hammer handle grip, poured babbitt end and a copper hilt.
Some times I miss the Gov-ment jobs,(projects) in the shop, then again sometime I don't miss that factory at all.
Should have been there when I first started a fire with flint and steel, using charcloth on the work bench......Lucky the sprinklers didn't go off.

[welderguy]

That is a good looking knife, I like it, you do good work.

[Runs With Beer]

Here are a few made from old carbon steel Chefs knives, New handles, New shape.

[hunter63]

RWB, very nice.
I find it intresting that your showing one w/ the muzzle-loader, as that is probaly more realistic than a lot of styles portrayed with mountain men.

[rebel]

Here are a few made from old carbon steel Chefs knives, New handles, New shape.

They are nice! They look authentic with the musket.

[Runs With Beer]

Thanks Guys, Just hate to waste anything. My wife calls me a pack rat.

[Ole WV Coot]

Hunter, that one you say looks like a bayonet I do believe it just might be a WWI trench knife.

[hunter63]

Hunter, that one you say looks like a bayonet I do believe it just might be a WWI trench knife.

I don't know, maybe, but I don't think WWI, it doesn't have any attachments for a mount, for use as a bayonet.
It does say GO CO Japan, or maybe CO CO Japan,on the blade near the hilt? But hard to read.

Kind of a mystery, I don't even remember where I got it.
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[crashdive123]

Good to see you back around RWB.

[Runs With Beer]

Thanks Crash, Good to be back!

[welderguy]

RWB I like the knives nice work on the handles .

[Runs With Beer]

Thanks Welder.