A recent hawkbill rebuild
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 3:27 pm
This is an example of the beauty and the beast projects that I do. First we start off with a "made in usa" hawkbill. It is a dead ringer of a kutmaster from the mid 1960's. Probably made on contract for someone I would suppose. Blade is badly rusted with some fairly deep pits, no walk and talk whatsoever, the knife is literally falling apart. Oh, and I forgot to mention the big "F" carved into the one handle.
I take it apart, clean out all the rust, regrind the blade, true the edge and remove all the rust and pits. Tinker with the tang and spring a little and it now has walk and talk. Then I put it back together, fill inthe "F" in the handle, sand everything down and remove all the dings and bad scratches after I re pin the scales. The old pins were very loose and badly sunken, so I just replaced the with flush fitting brass just like the originals. Flush steel rocker and butt pins. A little polishing and there you have it one good ol' USA made hawkbill ready for any pocket.
The blade was given a fine stain brushed finish, not sure why it glared so much? Looks better in person though.
I take it apart, clean out all the rust, regrind the blade, true the edge and remove all the rust and pits. Tinker with the tang and spring a little and it now has walk and talk. Then I put it back together, fill inthe "F" in the handle, sand everything down and remove all the dings and bad scratches after I re pin the scales. The old pins were very loose and badly sunken, so I just replaced the with flush fitting brass just like the originals. Flush steel rocker and butt pins. A little polishing and there you have it one good ol' USA made hawkbill ready for any pocket.
The blade was given a fine stain brushed finish, not sure why it glared so much? Looks better in person though.
kinda dates me there).