Poor man's Randall model 19 a work in progress

useem · Post by **useem** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:53 am

Don't mean to rush you MM, but the suspence is KILLING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to see what you turn it into!!!!!!!!!!

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:31 pm

useem wrote: Don't mean to rush you MM, but the suspence is KILLING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see what you turn it into!!!!!!!!!!

If he's been busy, he won't have time to work on it. I have a Barlow on the boards that I desined a few months ago. It's still there on paper. At first, I was booked until Spring, then 9 months and I WASN"T going to take anymore.

Well, somehow I am now backlogged a year.

A friend went hunting last week with one of my knives, his buddies and their sons are on the books.

OH - WELL.

Shouldn't complain, I'm busy.

OH, BTW, I will be having 2 more knee surgeries, starting on my right on Halloween. I will have a bunch of sheaths, welts, and belt loops cut out. I can sit on my butt and still get something done.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:03 pm

Been moving shop, so everything is on hold right now, and probably will be until the end of next week. Still got clients that need thier work done, so the 19 goes on the backburner for a while.

useem · Post by **useem** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:21 pm

Well I do envy you guys that can do that kind of great work! But, like a person who goes into an art museum, i don't know how to paint one myself, but i can sure appreciate the beauty. I definetly look forward to seeing what comes out of your shops!!!

islander · Post by **islander** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:33 am

Kaleb did you ever get this one finished ? if you did do
you have pictures

________
Don

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:59 am

well I was out there digging around in t he shop the other day and dug this knife out aof a box of unfinished fixed blade projects. Since doing the schrade fixed blades lately, I plan to work some more on it in the coming weeks as I have time and will post progress reports on it.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:06 am

another thing I was looking at. I was wanting to englarge the choil, but the handle is a little short actually (could be the ungodly thickness too though) and was thinking of scooting the guard up to allow a longer handle length. may try to grind down the original guard but will probably end up making a new one from some thick bronze I have laid back. Still thinking real hard on the stacked leather but the angle of the buttcap has be worried so I may go with one solid material, micarta or some real nice wood. or heck buffalo horn might even look good. Handle profile will be narrower like a randall if all goes as planned.

redferd · Post by **redferd** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:02 am

MM, I am patiently waiting to see the end results also. I like your work and I know this one will be a nice one.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:21 am

well with all this pressure I guess i'm gonna have to go out there and do some grindin

pmike5869 · Post by **pmike5869** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:21 pm

I haven't been teased this much since a high school cheerleader made me a driveling mess. LOL
Don't let us rush you, everything has its own time

markbrower · Post by **markbrower** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:24 pm

soooo......... any progress?

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:29 pm

I'm pathetic, it's still squirreled away in a box of unfinished projects in the shop. If people qould quit giving me work for just one month I might be able to get some of this junk finished and get my backlog lowered

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:57 pm

Don't worry about it Kaleb.............I know you work a lot faster than this old man.

I probably have 2 years forth of backlog in my shop.
If repairs and custom orders stopped coming in,
I would probably be busy until 2012 fixing all the knives I have in my parts drawers!
Beside those, I have a drawer full of fixed blade blanks I need to finish.

Dale

Luckypaul777 · Post by **Luckypaul777** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:22 pm

useem wrote: Don't mean to rush you MM, but the suspence is KILLING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see what you turn it into!!!!!!!!!!

Don't listen to him Kaleb;

please finish my two first.

Sorry

I have more lined up; to send your way.

Paul

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 7:34 pm

Well, it only took me 10 years, and most of the members who showed interest in this project I don't see post much anymore. But here is the finished project! New contoured brass guard, stacked leather handle and aluminum pommel. Mirror polished the whole works

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:14 pm

Kaleb, just like a fine wine looks like that one was worth the wait!

XxTestedxX · Post by **XxTestedxX** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:16 pm

muskrat man wrote:Well, it only took me 10 years, and most of the members who showed interest in this project I don't see post much anymore. But here is the finished project! New contoured brass guard, stacked leather handle and aluminum pommel. Mirror polished the whole works

wow! looks great

-Zach H

treefarmer · Post by **treefarmer** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:08 pm

I don't remember seeing any of this thread prior to today. This issue must be quite common with personal projects and busy people, I even have a few things laid back that I'm to finish some day

.
Back to the project that has finally been completed, what a beauty!! Congratulations Kaleb, you've done a number on that one!

Treefarmer

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:46 pm

Well done!

#goldpan · Post by **#goldpan** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:17 pm

Damn that's awesome work Kaleb! Well worth the wait!

montemojo · Post by **montemojo** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:33 pm

Woa, thats one heck of a job you did !!! Great save.

Monte

danno50 · Post by **danno50** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:24 am

Wow, great work, beautiful knife!!

Dan

rangerbluedog · Post by **rangerbluedog** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:29 am

worth the wait, mm.
What a beauty.

glennbad · Post by **glennbad** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 1:57 am

Looks pretty awesome to me!

Colonel26 · Post by **Colonel26** » Wed Mar 29, 2017 2:27 am

That's awesome!

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