Bolster repair

0078 · Post by **0078** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:46 am

Here is a bolster that is very pitted, is there any thing you can use to fill in the pitting? Thanks for any help.

btrwtr · Post by **btrwtr** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:51 am

I think it might be easier to find a donor and replace the bolster or make a new one. The pitting looks pretty deep. Is the opposite side as bad? Is that a Western knife?

Wayne

0078 · Post by **0078** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 4:12 am

Yes it's a western, and the other side is not as bad.

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 5:50 am

Is the bolster nickel silver or steel?

0078 · Post by **0078** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 5:38 pm

Dale I really don't know? I was thinking about buying this knife if I could fix the bolster. If it is a n/s bolster would I be able to solder in the bad spots and polish them back out? Thanks for any replies

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 7:07 pm

Bolsters look like steel to me

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 1:12 am

Miller Bro`s wrote:Bolsters look like steel to me

That is what I am thinking too.
I would remove the steel ones and replace them with nickel silver. N/S is much easier to work with.

0078 wrote:If it is a n/s bolster would I be able to solder in the bad spots and polish them back out? Thanks for any replies

You might be able to do that, but it would probably look bad.
Much easier to replace them.

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