Opinion on this Walden 8OT
Opinion on this Walden 8OT
Came across this 8OT on feebay with only 3 minutes left. Didn't have time to digest the pictures very good or ask the seller questions, but decided to throw down a relatively cheap max bid not thinking I'd really win it. It came with box and papers, but I already assume they weren't right because the box uses the Schrade 'Cutlery' logo. Got it in and two things seem wrong about it. One, the blades look and feel like they might have been touched up with a belt sander. The other thing is the tang stamp is real shallow like it might have had a couple or three thousandths taken off, but it doesn't appear to have any grind marks. I guess it's not that rare for the die to not strike a deep enough mark. Compared the blade thickness with the Walden 8OTs I have and they are within a .001". Other than the little nuances that 8OTs have over the years, it appears to be right.
Thoughts? Especially on the tang stamp?
Thoughts? Especially on the tang stamp?
Re: Opinion on this Walden 8OT
Sometimes there were light strikes on the stamp. I seem to see more of it on the Schrade Waldens than the later knives.
When I order pin stock that is .080" pin stock, it can vary two or three thousandths between batches.
One thousands of an inch difference is pretty much dead equal in my book, well within the specs of variations between batches of steel.
Whoever was polishing the knife might have made a couple extra passes on the wheel.
That's enough to account for that one thousand of an inch.
Slip joints are often very precision tools, but they require nowhere near the accuracy of rockets!
When I order pin stock that is .080" pin stock, it can vary two or three thousandths between batches.
One thousands of an inch difference is pretty much dead equal in my book, well within the specs of variations between batches of steel.
Whoever was polishing the knife might have made a couple extra passes on the wheel.
That's enough to account for that one thousand of an inch.
Slip joints are often very precision tools, but they require nowhere near the accuracy of rockets!
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Re: Opinion on this Walden 8OT
Looks okay to me George. Now if you could just turn that Delrin into bone you would be in business.
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Re: Opinion on this Walden 8OT
Thanks for that info Orvet. Don't have a lot of 8OTs to compare it to...yet , but it does appear a genuine Schrade from what I can tell. Just from the 4 OTs I have now, there are a lot of neat little differences in them.
Re: Opinion on this Walden 8OT
yeah... I've been salivating to get my hands on a boney 8OT!gsmith7158 wrote:Looks okay to me George. Now if you could just turn that Delrin into bone you would be in business.
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Re: Opinion on this Walden 8OT
Since you have two other minty ones I vote it goes in your pocket! I've been trying to find a minty sw 8ot match pull on the (relatively) cheap for a bone rehandle but it looks like you've been getting them, good on ya
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Re: Opinion on this Walden 8OT
This is not a Walden, but it is a bone 8OT.
Rehandled in Crimson bone by Elvis.
It's BEAUTIFUL!
Rehandled in Crimson bone by Elvis.
It's BEAUTIFUL!
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Re: Opinion on this Walden 8OT
There was one 8OT I let slip away on feebay that would have been perfect for a boney upgrade. It was in fair condition with the usual scratches from use, and the blades were still intact and not eat up by a stone. It had a Co-Op emblem on it as it was a company award knife. It sold for only 31. The hinged box is almost worth that.KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:Since you have two other minty ones I vote it goes in your pocket! I've been trying to find a minty sw 8ot match pull on the (relatively) cheap for a bone rehandle but it looks like you've been getting them, good on ya
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Re: Opinion on this Walden 8OT
I let that one slip too, perfect rehandle user. What I'm really kicking myself over was letting a real, original bone 8ot slip. The blades were nearly full but looked relatively badly pitted, it sold for about $70. I watched it go from 20 to 70 in a minute and I took no action It was the next day I thought to myself I paid $85 for a bone 881 with more wear than that 8ot, what a fool I was for letting it go!
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Re: Opinion on this Walden 8OT
Very nice re-handle! All of the 8 OTs shown here are nice, but I may be prejudiced.edge213 wrote:This is not a Walden, but it is a bone 8OT.
Rehandled in Crimson bone by Elvis.
It's BEAUTIFUL!