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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
- Topic: Side to Side Blade Movement on Custom LB when closed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 134
Re: Side to Side Blade Movement on Custom LB when closed
I'm betting Mike would tighten that up for you, I have always heard good things about his CS. It's likely a slightly undersized pin or it just wasnt peened quite tight enough
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:13 am
- Forum: Custom Knives
- Topic: Sicilian folder in wrought iron
- Replies: 5
- Views: 103
Sicilian folder in wrought iron
Sicilian style frontier knife, 5 3/8" closed, satin finished L6 blade and spring, brass pins, 150+/- year old wrought iron handles forged from a piece of an antique wagon wheel.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
- Topic: Deepen nail nick?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 158
Re: Deepen nail nick?
I would recommend a carbide dovetail cutter in a mill. A rotarry tool and a cutoff wheel if you're just looking for functional on a knife that's not valuable. The correct way would be to heat the blade, re stamp the nick and re heat treat the blade but that is very labor intensive and more expensive...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:38 am
- Forum: Want Ads
- Topic: WTB: Handmade knives and tomahawks with arrowhead stamp
- Replies: 0
- Views: 144
WTB: Handmade knives and tomahawks with arrowhead stamp
These usually, but not always had angled or no plunge lines, wood, bone or antler handles. Please DM or email me at muskratmanknives(at)gmail.com
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:26 pm
- Forum: Knife Mechanic's Swap Forum
- Topic: Pull ball spring
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1659
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Knife Mechanic's Swap Forum
- Topic: WTB: GEC Beaver shields
- Replies: 1
- Views: 156
WTB: GEC Beaver shields
need a few GEC beavertail beaver shields if anyone has takeoffs from old rehnadle jobs. Tried getting shields from GEC but the rep that responded to my email refused to sell me any.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:49 pm
- Forum: Want Ads
- Topic: WTB: Gear knife / manual pullball / switch-a-roo
- Replies: 0
- Views: 178
WTB: Gear knife / manual pullball / switch-a-roo
Please DM or email. Condition not an issue as long as it functions properly
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 12:23 am
- Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
- Topic: WW2 German gravity knife parts
- Replies: 11
- Views: 814
Re: WW2 German gravity knife parts
I have lever, lever spring and backspring blanks I sell. I can also fit and install the parts if you choose. email me if interested
- Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:27 am
- Forum: Customized Factory Knives
- Topic: Second Cut handles
- Replies: 9
- Views: 983
Re: Second Cut handles
Second cut stag is the inner part of the stag antler after the outer bark (premium material) as been sliced off. It's basically stag that looks like bone, it's smooth and white with no texture or character which is then jigged and colored similar to how jigged bone would be made to create a more att...
- Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:31 am
- Forum: Knife Mechanic's Swap Forum
- Topic: WTB: Schrade 25OT front handle
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1092
Re: WTB: Schrade 25OT front handle
Yes indeed it will
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:29 pm
- Forum: Knife Mechanic's Swap Forum
- Topic: WTB: Schrade 25OT front handle
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1092
WTB: Schrade 25OT front handle
looking for a decent 25OT front handle, will buy or trade
thanks
EDIT: FOUND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR THANKS!
thanks
EDIT: FOUND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR THANKS!
- Mon Mar 06, 2023 11:52 pm
- Forum: Knife Mechanic's Swap Forum
- Topic: Case hatchet
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1083
Re: Case hatchet
I make sterile replacements if you cant find an original
- Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:16 pm
- Forum: Knife Mechanic's Swap Forum
- Topic: WTB: Schrade double button handles
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1009
WTB: Schrade double button handles
Need one good set of handles for a 3 3/9" double any material considered
need one imitation horn side for a 2 7/8" double
need one slick black side for a 2 7/8" double
email for fastest response please muskratmanknives(at)gmail.com
need one imitation horn side for a 2 7/8" double
need one slick black side for a 2 7/8" double
email for fastest response please muskratmanknives(at)gmail.com
- Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:34 am
- Forum: Knife Mechanic's Swap Forum
- Topic: case 6392
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1251
Re: case 6392
what era?
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:13 am
- Forum: Knife Mechanic's Swap Forum
- Topic: MOP handle for schrade 3 3/8" double switchblade
- Replies: 0
- Views: 914
MOP handle for schrade 3 3/8" double switchblade
looking for an original MOP handle in good uncracked condition for a schrade 3 3/8" double button switchblade. I only need 1 side. full scale or tip bolster scale, either will work. please email if you can help muskratmanknives(at)gmail.com
- Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:21 am
- Forum: Knife related leather work forum
- Topic: Leather storage tube
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1047
Leather storage tube
Hand stitched black veg tan bridle leather storage tube for knives up to 4" long. Shown with my GEC Eureka jack. I can make these to accommodate any pattern or size knife. Email is the best way to reach me if anyone is interested
- Mon Nov 21, 2022 11:46 pm
- Forum: Knife Related Q&A
- Topic: Help ID’ing this knife?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 493
Re: Help ID’ing this knife?
Appears to be a middle eastern copy of a sheffield knife
- Mon Nov 21, 2022 11:45 pm
- Forum: Knife Related Q&A
- Topic: Need Help in Identifying These Handles
- Replies: 21
- Views: 812
Re: Need Help in Identifying These Handles
If in doubt the layers id it as ivory also, elk has no such layers and oftentimes porosity will be visible
- Mon Nov 21, 2022 11:42 pm
- Forum: Knife Related Q&A
- Topic: Need Help in Identifying These Handles
- Replies: 21
- Views: 812
Re: Need Help in Identifying These Handles
Yep thats preban elephant bark. I did that for Big monk many years ago. Maybe 9-10? "Should" be stamped with my mark on the inside liner. Sorry I missed the post I stay so busy these days I don't browse the forums much at all anymore..
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 2:04 pm
- Forum: Knife related leather work forum
- Topic: Case replacement sheaths
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1245
Re: Case replacement sheaths
yes, i do all my own leather work. I had the original sheath artwork replicated by an artist then had that artwork rendered into a custom made stamp
- Sun Oct 30, 2022 4:33 pm
- Forum: Knife related leather work forum
- Topic: Case replacement sheaths
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1245
Case replacement sheaths
Some case replacement sheaths I've been offering
- Sun Aug 28, 2022 3:52 am
- Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
- Topic: Order status
- Replies: 2
- Views: 558
Re: Order status
Never seems to slow down.
- Sat Aug 27, 2022 1:08 pm
- Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
- Topic: Order status
- Replies: 2
- Views: 558
Order status
Hello folks, been a while since I checked in. Just a heads up that I am still not accepting new work until at least the end of October while I thin out an extensive backlog. My PMs here on the forum aren't working for some reason so email is still the best way to get ahold of muskratmanknives@gmail....
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:26 pm
- Forum: General Off Topic Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday Muskratman!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 896
Re: Happy Birthday Muskratman!
Thank you everyone
- Tue May 03, 2022 10:19 pm
- Forum: Knife Mechanic's Swap Forum
- Topic: Need a pearl handle for a 3 3/8" schrade
- Replies: 1
- Views: 902
Need a pearl handle for a 3 3/8" schrade
Looking for a MOP handle for a Schrade 3 3/8" double switchblade.