This one looked hopeless when I got it. I spent a ridiculous amount of time removing rust off the blade, plus it arrived with the added attraction of broken, warped, and shrunken scales.
I decided to spend too much time restoring it because I liked the engraving on the tang and the logo on the front scale.
There was an active running crack from the pivot-pin hole when I got it. I broke it out so I could glue it up with CA. It's solid and it seems stable. Does anyone know if there is a way to camouflage that glue-line?
I repinned the blade into place so I could remove and refit the wedge - the scales had shrunk and the blade wouldn't close. That bit of surgery went ok and now the blade closes nicely.
I never thought I'd get this far. I figured that there would be a catistrophic failure along the way and I'd have to ditch the scales.
If there is a way to soften or mask that glue line I'll unpin the pivot to deal with it. I may do that anyway just so I can sand down that end to smooth it out.
Any tips on dealing with that glue line will be much appreciated.
I decided to spend too much time restoring it because I liked the engraving on the tang and the logo on the front scale.
There was an active running crack from the pivot-pin hole when I got it. I broke it out so I could glue it up with CA. It's solid and it seems stable. Does anyone know if there is a way to camouflage that glue-line?
I repinned the blade into place so I could remove and refit the wedge - the scales had shrunk and the blade wouldn't close. That bit of surgery went ok and now the blade closes nicely.
I never thought I'd get this far. I figured that there would be a catistrophic failure along the way and I'd have to ditch the scales.
If there is a way to soften or mask that glue line I'll unpin the pivot to deal with it. I may do that anyway just so I can sand down that end to smooth it out.
Any tips on dealing with that glue line will be much appreciated.