All About Pocket Knives

BFORSE wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:28 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:54 pm Wow! Knives, paintings, chicken coops. You have many talents Sir!

That is kind of you to say TPK; I thank God for what He has given and what He has withheld in my life!

Sounds like a very mature way of looking at things. I'll get there some day.

Amazing job! I have wanted to start taking apart and fixing knives, but I thought I didn't have enough tools. You have proved to me that it doesn't take many tools, just determination.

Great idea on the spring replacement!

I do have one question, how did you get the jig marks in the bone?

Ropeman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:48 pm Amazing job! I have wanted to start taking apart and fixing knives, but I thought I didn't have enough tools. You have proved to me that it doesn't take many tools, just determination.

Great idea on the spring replacement!

Thanks Ropeman, some things that have helped me is:

Starting with something inexpensive and common

Taking my time; using hand tools sometime to slow me down

Having a plan “B” in case things don’t go so well

And keeping in mind that in the end, knives and such are cool, but they are just things, and I shouldn’t fret over them.


There were a few tools and supplies I left out of the list most of which you can find just about anywhere like, a small set of little files, sandpaper of various grit, and small “c” clamps.

The things that I had to special order was:

Culpepper & Co. smooth bone mahogany 3 1/2 x 1 x 1/8

1/16” Diameter nickel silver rods

I do have one question, how did you get the jig marks in the bone?- Ropeman

Ok so my old dremel set had one of these guys I think. It is like a grey powdery stone wheel So I put it on the the dremel and went outside and found some relatively smooth concrete block (the one on the ground in front of the chicken coop). Turned the dremel to 10 and held the wheel at a very acute angle against the concrete block. Then I flipped the wheel over and did it to the other side till I was satisfied with the sharpness of the new edge. It took a long time. Whatever that stuff is made out of is tough.

I then just studied some pictures of that type of jigging, and the general angle it was laying. Then I tested my method on the scrap piece of bone until I got the feel of how much pressure and time I wanted to spend for each cut. Then when I felt confident enough:

BFORSE wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 1:20 pm I then just studied some pictures of that type of jigging, and the general angle it was laying. Then I tested my method on the scrap piece of bone until I got the feel of how much pressure and time I wanted to spend for each cut. Then when I felt confident enough:

The jigging turned out amazing.

edge213 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 2:01 pm

BFORSE wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 1:20 pm I then just studied some pictures of that type of jigging, and the general angle it was laying. Then I tested my method on the scrap piece of bone until I got the feel of how much pressure and time I wanted to spend for each cut. Then when I felt confident enough:

The jigging turned out amazing.

Totally agree .

Yes, that looks awesome.

That's some fine work, you sir are a fine artist, even the chicken coop has that special vibe. to the tenth power.

bighomer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 5:24 pm That's some fine work, you sir are a fine artist, even the chicken coop has that special vibe. to the tenth power.

Thank you, it was a long journey on that repair. I just hope that it helps others who are trying to do the same thing.