All About Pocket Knives

Okay crew - I'm new here, but thought I would ask your thoughts on this ebay auction of 100, broken Schrades....

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... &rd=1&rd=1

....now, I had briefly thought about buying this lot and stocking my drawers with enough parts knives to last a lifetime, but I really don't have any idea how much the auction is really worth.

Your thoughts on cost, practicality, etc?

Cheers,
Jaye

If I was actually really serious about bidding on the lot, I'd give up to $200, trhats only $2 a knife, if it has one good blade or spring it'd be worth it IMO. You won't be bidding against me, I got too many projects as it is However, I would be weary of the shipping, as he/she dosen't give you a shipping coast, and 100 knives aren't gonna be light. IF you do get them, perhaps you could report back with what you actually got. I'm looking for a full 834 blade and a backspring to match it.

One more thing, if they have good frames it'd definately be worth it, worn frames on keyhole knives are common, causing side to side and/or vertical play in the blade, it'd be nice to have some of those laying around because your gonna need them sooner or later. Heck, some of those knives may just need a good cleaning and cosmetic work to make perfectly fine using knives, but alot of them I see laying on top have broken main blades, maybe it gets better towards the bottom. It'd be nice if they actually showed you all of them in a pic, instead of a few on top and not knowing whats underneath.

kaleb, (or do you prefer Muskrat Man)

I appreciate your thoughts - I'd hate to be bidding against somebody from the forum here. Did you recognize any of the bidder's names?

Maybe I should buy the lot of them, then see who on here wants anything...work out some sort of trade or something?

Hmm - shipping is an issue too. I've asked the seller to mention shipping to me in Canada. He says he'll ship in the states for $9, but to Canada, I imagine it might be a bit higher.

Regarding Ebay user names, is there a list on AAPK that shows who is who?

Thanks,
Jaye

either one will do bud. I'm not sure about ebay names on here, there may be a list I'm not sure. If you get them and decide to trade some off, let me know cause I'm looking for some certain parts. Good luck!

MM,

well, I should have bid a bit higher, but it was starting to get really pricey (for a box of un-seen and un-known knives)

In retrospect, maybe it would have been a good purchase.

anyway - it sold for $244 US.

I guess I can't send you the missing parts.

Cheers,
J

I thought about bidding, but I, like Kaleb, have so many projects just waiting for me to finish them, plus the work I am getting from other people, I really don't need another 100 knives laying around, especially at the price they went for. A lot of money for who knows what.

Just my $.02,
Dale

I would not have bid that high, too much for who knows what like you guys said. People get kind of silly over that type of thing sometimes, and this is one of those times.

Kaleb and Dale,

my user name on Ebay is Diligentj....so, if you ever see me bidding against you, let me know.

Out of curiosity, how long does it take you to do up a new set of scales for some of your retrofits?


Jaye

No problem, depending on the type of handle job excluding glue time 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hrs

That's about what I thought. I've got a few beaters lying around that I want to work on. Just have to get my garage sorted out and set up a bit better.

I've got a new baby at home and 30 minutes is about the length of time I can spend on a hobby at a time. Figured, retrofits would be a lot easier to get "into" than doing full folders from scratch, or even stock removal on fixed blades. I used a 4x36 sander for a long time and it works okay, but in a month or so will have a buffer and a small 1x36...

when you buff, do you use a really loose wheel, or a stiffer wheel?

j

To be honest, tbe best wheels i've used are the loose muslin wheels, I mean the real loose ones, like for the final cleaning of excess compund. If you can't find those you can get a rgular wheel and remove a row or two of stiches to loosen it up. I use those with black and white compound, white for wood, horn, final polish, ect. and the black for rough polish on blades, bolsters, springs ect.

I use a medium wheel to buff with and a loose one to polish. I like to finish my wood & stag with carnauba wax and then use an unsewn buff to polish it with. It comes out nice.

You can spend as much time as you want in fixing old knives. It all depends on the condition the knife is in. It doesn't take too long to put new scales on. I get one apart and then start thinking of what all I could do to make it REALLY nice and end up using just the spring and blade. Then I have to make everything else from scratch. That takes a bit of time. But is sure is fun!

Dale