All About Pocket Knives

I found this old knife in a box of junk I got. Broken tip, rotten leather handle with gobs of epoxy filling in for missing rings.

So I decided to give it a new look. I replaced the steel guard with a hand made brass one. I also left off the skull crusher and capped the stag with brass.

I guess this would be a demilitarized Camillus now.

I have big hands so I left the handle long.

alot better than it was I'm sure, nice job!

I'll take stag over leather any old day. Nice work Jeff! It looks great demilled.

Next time please make a before photo.

I do under stand the big hand thingy too. In High school I could hold a basket ball up side down with out dropping it. A nickel fit in my class ring.
I think it was a size 12 or 13 ? To far back for an old man to remember.

Nice looking Stag man and thanks for bring her back to life again.
She came from a good maker and now can run more miles.

Just beautiful work on one of my favorite knives! I mean that, agteacher, that is pure class.

Here is what one looks like barenaked. I have been hoping that someday I will wake up and suddenly have knife handle replacement skills. Also a standard Jet Pilot with the handles, offered as trade bait for anyone willing to rehandle my bare blank for me.

I don't post in this forum often, as I can't really contribute. But I am a frequent visiter/admirer of the work shown off here. Keep it up guys...

Phil

Gr8Scout,
P.M. incoming

As you guys can probably tell, Jeff and I had a little transaction as the result of this thread. Jeff treated me excellently, just like a 'real' customer he was doing a very expensive job for. He asked what I wanted, I drew a pic (I always like coffin handles.. feel good in my hand) and after a question or two and a suggestion, he went to work.

Excellent! I'll have a nice custom sheath made for this. This model knife has some sentimental value to me and it will be a nice companion afield. I don't cut my way out of crashed jets very often, so I very carefully ground down the sawbck and blued it. Makes a nife thumb rest. I didn't want to totally remove it and do away with the old familiar look of this knife.

Thanks, Jeff. Thank you very much.

Phil

great knive guys and as always, kudos to jeff.

looks to me like agteacher2 nailed that coffin up good.

I did not expect that you made it well!! COOOL