Toughest Knife Yet

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Toughest Knife Yet

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I used to think scout knives and whittlers were a bit daunting, but this little muffin with all it's curves, re-curves and protrusions almost had me speaking in tongues. ::cuss:: It's not a pattern that i've ever fallen in love with, but I have a much higher respect for what it would take to produce these.
There was nothing strange about the off-gassing candystripe celluloid, but what was kinda weird, the only real damage it did, other then some discoloration, was eat the backspring clean in half. I fashioned a new spring and replaced the handles with some smooth bone and white fiber spacers. I thought it would sort of mimic the candystripe.

Here's the end result.
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P.S. I took some time to go back through some of the older posts, you guys are doing some awesome work! Very impressive mods and restores!! ::tu:: ::tu::

WB
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That looks really good!
I like the look achieved using 3 or more pieces to the handle.
They are really pretty simple but add so much to the look of the knife.

Nice job! ::tu::
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Great job,it really looks good. ::tu::
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Real nice. Question for you. What material do you use for springs? Is it something you have to heat treat or can you just cut it and use it?

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Thanks guys!
Glenn, if I can't modify a spare parts spring, I use annealed 1095, then heat treat it. I wish there was a cut and use spring material for slipjoints, but if there is, I haven't come across it yet.
If you don't have an oven, a chimney style charcoal starter works pretty good for heat treating. You just have to learn the colors and get the technique down.

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Good info, thanks!
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That's pretty neat, WB. Nice job.
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Thanks Joe!

No problem Glenn, thank you.

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Nicely done!
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Thanks Bob!
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