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I have a coworker Paul who is a knife nut. I thought I would make him something to use around the warehouse.

I took an old Camco TL-29 for parts


Did a clean on the parts. Then I reprofiled the blade to accept the liner lock. Then did a dry fit to make sure everything fit together okay.


I picked out some nice wood for the scales, then did a rough shape.


Fitting the scales and glue up.


All put together waiting for final finishing.


Here's the finished product


The knife blade was used and rough. I did a little cleanup on it but did not want to regrind it. The scales were from a mixed lot I got from "The Burly Guy". They were not marked. Does anyone know what wood they are?

My skills and patience are just not there yet to produce the knid of work I see from alot of you. I suppose that will come with time.

Thanks for looking.

Glenn

Looking nice! And great pics!
I was about to ask you about the wood...
I'm sure someone will know!

Wow, I thought I posted here earlier, and now it is gone.
Must have been operator head-space!

That is nice work Glenn!
I am sure your friend will enjoy having a one-of-a-kind knife at work.

It is sometimes hard to tell from pictures, but the color and grain pattern looks like it may be Koa Wood from Hawaii.
Jerry, "The Burley One" on ebay (until he sold his wood business a year or so ago), had a lot of Koa. He had rights to harvest 40 acres in Hawaii. I got some nice wood from him. I still have some Koa left.
Beautiful stuff.

Beautiful work Glenn!

Dale

Thanks for the comments guys!

Dale, I was motivated to do this one after seeing the one you did.

Glenn

Thanks Glenn!

Watch out though............working on knives is FAR, FAR more addictive than just collecting them!

Dale

Glenn, nothing wrong with that work for a good old fashioned "user".

If I might offer a suggestion? When you peen that pivot pin, really get after it! expand the head to fill the hole by letting it really have it with the hammer. Just be sure to use a spacer so that the blade will open afterwards.

J

Diligence wrote:Glenn, nothing wrong with that work for a good old fashioned "user".

If I might offer a suggestion? When you peen that pivot pin, really get after it! expand the head to fill the hole by letting it really have it with the hammer. Just be sure to use a spacer so that the blade will open afterwards.

J

Yes, thanks for the tip. I usually create a small countersink for the pivot pin so that when I peen, it spreads well, and then it will blend better when buffing it out. Unfortunately, on this one, I forgot to...

Each one of these I do, I learn something not to do.

Glenn

Where do ya'll buy the pin stock?

Jerry,
Check this link for suppliers.
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 54&t=11290

Glenn - if it makes you feel any better, I did a rehandle, blade replacement job on a folder. Was so intent on getting the pivot pin to expand to fill the hole in the bolster that I really, really went after it with my hammer.......only thing was, I forgot to use a slakener. I don't think those blades could have been any tighter if I had welded them in place....lol.

Like you said, learn something each time. I even went so far as to write down the steps I was going to take, in the order I needed to take them so I could keep track.

J

I was going to go with walnut, but if it is koa it should feel heavier. Was the wood kind of light or heavy? And nice job! Even though folks come to me with work now, I'm still grateful to everyone who let me practice on them over the years. It's fun, addictive, and the better you get at it, the more fun it becomes. I just love seeing a fresh re-do!

I just finished putting two blades in an old Barlow that I acquired that had the blades and pivot pin missing. I had an old salvage second blade and I had to 'make' a main blade. It would hahe been OK for a 'carry' knife but I did not use a slackner and now I can hardly open the blades. I guess you learn by doing.

You can loosen the blades.