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Restored knives
on: July 14, 2016, 07:42:17 AM
I have a few knives that are pretty special to me and while im no expert and these are nowhere close to perfect, im pretty proud of my handiwork.. This is the farthest i have gone to really "restore" a knife..

Dont have a true before picture but have one near the beginning.. All of the ugly brown rust was allready gone by this point.


Im finished for now with three of them



Just thought i would show off a bit on my favorite forum!! :tu:


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Re: Restored knives
Reply #1 on: July 14, 2016, 07:54:45 AM
Looking good.
What method did you use?
Complete strip down?
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Re: Restored knives
Reply #2 on: July 14, 2016, 07:58:38 AM
Quote from: Gohard on July 14, 2016, 07:54:45 AM
Looking good.
What method did you use?
Complete strip down?
I really just soaked them all in rem oil for a day and tonight i got out my worksharp and slowly and carefully worked it all away with that and with steel wool.. It took quite a while but im pretty happy with the results.. Just had to make sure i didnt overheat the blades. I had to do some slight reshaping. Tomorrow i will put a good edge on all of the blades


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Re: Restored knives
Reply #3 on: July 14, 2016, 11:41:00 AM
Quote from: gdoolittle on July 14, 2016, 07:58:38 AM
Quote from: Gohard on July 14, 2016, 07:54:45 AM
Looking good.
What method did you use?
Complete strip down?
I really just soaked them all in rem oil for a day and tonight i got out my worksharp and slowly and carefully worked it all away with that and with steel wool.. It took quite a while but im pretty happy with the results.. Just had to make sure i didnt overheat the blades. I had to do some slight reshaping. Tomorrow i will put a good edge on all of the blades


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Thanks for that.
If there is lots of rust on them I normally use molasses. 1 to 10 ratio and 1 to 20 for light corrosion. Comes out new.  But not on pot cast metal.
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Re: Restored knives
Reply #4 on: July 14, 2016, 11:55:40 AM
They are looking good gdoolittle :tu:
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Re: Restored knives
Reply #5 on: July 14, 2016, 02:31:43 PM
Quote from: Poncho65 on July 14, 2016, 11:55:40 AM
They are looking good gdoolittle :tu:
Thank you!


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Re: Restored knives
Reply #6 on: July 14, 2016, 02:34:07 PM
Quote from: Gohard on July 14, 2016, 11:41:00 AM
Quote from: gdoolittle on July 14, 2016, 07:58:38 AM
Quote from: Gohard on July 14, 2016, 07:54:45 AM
Looking good.
What method did you use?
Complete strip down?
I really just soaked them all in rem oil for a day and tonight i got out my worksharp and slowly and carefully worked it all away with that and with steel wool.. It took quite a while but im pretty happy with the results.. Just had to make sure i didnt overheat the blades. I had to do some slight reshaping. Tomorrow i will put a good edge on all of the blades


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Thanks for that.
If there is lots of rust on them I normally use molasses. 1 to 10 ratio and 1 to 20 for light corrosion. Comes out new.  But not on pot cast metal.
Thanks for the advice! I will have to try that. Thankfully there wasnt too much brown rust with these.. wish i had taken true before photos


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Re: Restored knives
Reply #7 on: July 14, 2016, 03:00:16 PM
Am glad the rust didn't destroyed the knifes.
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Re: Restored knives
Reply #8 on: July 14, 2016, 03:02:32 PM
They certainly do look great!  I love seeing old knives get cleaned up and put back into service.  I feel the same way about old trucks. 

Nowadays some knives are a status symbol or a cheap throwaway to many, but when these were produced they were a tool, meant to do anything that needed doing, from fixing appliances to car repairs, to cutting fruit and cleaning under your fingernails.  No one gave them much thought beyond the basic maintenance and using them, and the fact that so many survived and are restorable and solid today shows the craftsmanship that you just don't get these days.  At least not without spending thousands of dollars...

You have got to respect something that has been worked every day of it's life and keeps looking for more.  And you have got to respect someone who appreciates them too, and keeps them working at their best!   :salute:

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Re: Restored knives
Reply #9 on: July 14, 2016, 03:32:19 PM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on July 14, 2016, 03:02:32 PM
They certainly do look great!  I love seeing old knives get cleaned up and put back into service.  I feel the same way about old trucks. 

Nowadays some knives are a status symbol or a cheap throwaway to many, but when these were produced they were a tool, meant to do anything that needed doing, from fixing appliances to car repairs, to cutting fruit and cleaning under your fingernails.  No one gave them much thought beyond the basic maintenance and using them, and the fact that so many survived and are restorable and solid today shows the craftsmanship that you just don't get these days.  At least not without spending thousands of dollars...

You have got to respect something that has been worked every day of it's life and keeps looking for more.  And you have got to respect someone who appreciates them too, and keeps them working at their best!   :salute:

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Thanks for that post! Im glad that i am able to have these, and have known the people that they belonged to before me. Like you said the craftsmanship and quality of these old knives is amazing. It is even better when they mean something to you.
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Re: Restored knives
Reply #10 on: July 14, 2016, 03:45:44 PM
That's excellent that you can maintain the history of these knives as well.

Whenever I pick up an old, beat up knife I really wish it could talk and tell me what it has seen and done.  I'll bet they all have some really great stories!

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Reply #11 on: July 14, 2016, 07:20:04 PM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on July 14, 2016, 03:45:44 PM
That's excellent that you can maintain the history of these knives as well.

Whenever I pick up an old, beat up knife I really wish it could talk and tell me what it has seen and done.  I'll bet they all have some really great stories!

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Some of these were my grandpas, and one was my great uncles. My grandpa knew I liked them even when I was little so he would give his old ones to me to keep. I'm glad I still have them now. He was like a second dad to me.. there were times when I spent more time with him than at my own house.. I used to work for him doing tire and axle repair and pickup. we would ride all over in his 18 wheeler. sometimes pulling close to 18-20 hour days if I remember correctly. I was very blessed to have him in my life. he was a great man and definitely someone I could look up to. He is with the Lord now. After 5 open heart surgeries throughout his life, cancer is what took him away on christmas day one year. I'm glad I have little things like the knives he gave me and his army pins to keep and remember him by.
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Reply #12 on: July 14, 2016, 07:58:02 PM
Well done! :tu:
I love seeing old knives like that beeing given a new life.
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Reply #13 on: July 14, 2016, 08:24:13 PM
Quote from: gdoolittle on July 14, 2016, 07:42:17 AM

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Nice work G  :tu: and even better they have a history
Can you tell me what the ‘wire’ does please, is it a pocket clip?
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Reply #14 on: July 14, 2016, 08:29:37 PM
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Nice work G  :tu: and even better they have a history
Can you tell me what the ‘wire’ does please, is it a pocket clip?

It is basically a pocket clip or belt dangler.. It folds out so that when you clip it on a pocket or belt the knife dangles and does not move around as much.. Im not sure what the technical term for it is. You cant tell in the pictures but it wraps around to the other side of the knife as well
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Reply #15 on: July 14, 2016, 08:48:25 PM
I like that idea!

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Reply #16 on: July 14, 2016, 09:18:46 PM
Quick question for anyone reading. Sadly most of my blades still look like this and i cannot get any more off..any suggestions? The more i look at it the more i decide im not done restoring it yet. I want to go mirror polish on this if i could ever get this all off
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Re: Restored knives
Reply #17 on: July 14, 2016, 10:10:17 PM
From the photo it looks like the steel is pitted.  I think you'd be looking at sanding/grinding the steel smooth and then polishing it again, which is probably something you don't want to do.

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Re: Restored knives
Reply #18 on: July 14, 2016, 10:46:37 PM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on July 14, 2016, 10:10:17 PM
From the photo it looks like the steel is pitted.  I think you'd be looking at sanding/grinding the steel smooth and then polishing it again, which is probably something you don't want to do.

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Thanks for the response! You are probably right since i took off so much steel allready removing the rust
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Re: Restored knives
Reply #19 on: July 14, 2016, 11:01:41 PM
No problem.  I've tried to fix up a few old knives like that myself and that's the result I always come to.

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Re: Restored knives
Reply #20 on: July 14, 2016, 11:30:30 PM
Great job on bringing them back  :cheers:
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Reply #21 on: July 15, 2016, 01:05:39 AM
Back at it again.. I think im getting a little better at this.. Still not perfect


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Re: Restored knives
Reply #22 on: July 15, 2016, 01:14:05 AM
They look pretty darned good to me!  They look very nice.

What are you using to polish them?

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Re: Restored knives
Reply #23 on: July 15, 2016, 01:30:31 AM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on July 15, 2016, 01:14:05 AM
They look pretty darned good to me!  They look very nice.

What are you using to polish them?

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I have a fine belt for my worksharp that i have run down to almost nothing thats perfect for polishing.. Just dipping in water so i dont overheat


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Re: Restored knives
Reply #24 on: July 15, 2016, 01:40:35 AM
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Great job on bringing them back  :cheers:
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Re: Restored knives
Reply #25 on: July 15, 2016, 01:43:20 AM
Another just finished.. Im enjoying my free time today








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Reply #26 on: July 15, 2016, 02:16:06 AM
Last one for now.. I think im wearing out my worksharp.. Need a beltgrinder. I allready had rubbed this one good with steel wool and grinded it a little before the before pics







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Re: Restored knives
Reply #27 on: July 15, 2016, 03:15:46 AM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on July 15, 2016, 01:14:05 AM
They look pretty darned good to me!  They look very nice.

What are you using to polish them?

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Re: Restored knives
Reply #28 on: July 15, 2016, 09:03:47 AM
Nice job G  :tu:
You do know you don’t have to make every restored blade shiny

 
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Those look good. ! :tu:
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