Question about rescaling a Colonial Barlow

[muskrat man]

rehandles can be done with a minimum of tools but if you are doing them in quantitty good tools are a neccesity. On some of my first rehandles I only used sandpaper, files and a dremel tool. It can be done, it's just very labor intensive

[Cutty]

Nice work Randy!

[goldpan]

Yep it turned better than thought it would. and Muskrat Man you got that right about the lack of tools. I used a Jig saw to cut the rough shape and a pocket knife and a small round end carving knife and a wood rasp to hollow out the handles! It took an awful lot of sanding to get the final shape It took for ever then,but I have a Dremel tool now!
Randy

[Doug Add]

Doug that stag sounds real sweet! Let everyone know how your project turns out.

Unfortunately, this project has been put on the back burner. My car's engine died, so I am having to sell some pocket knives and fountain pens to rustle up some cash. I hope to one day revisit the idea, but for now the original scales are clipped back on.

[goldpan]

[/quote]Unfortunately, this project has been put on the back burner. My car's engine died, so I am having to sell some pocket knives and fountain pens to rustle up some cash. I hope to one day revisit the idea, but for now the original scales are clipped back on.[/quote]

Hey I am so sorry to hear that. But I understand. If you get a chance to finish that Barlow please let us know how it turns out!

Randy

[Doug Add]

The next step in this process has been taken. I sent the barlow off to muskrat man today.

[novice]

I am trying to envision the assembly steps. Are the liners & blade riveted together then the scale/bolster assembly is clipped on? With the blade open I would gather there is just enough room between the liners to get a tool in place and fold the tabs over then, the bolster tab gets folded over. Is that how these are put together?