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Are they worth fixing
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 3:46 pm
by Delmar Morgan
I have a Klien and Sons hawkbill electricians knife and a Colonial Barlow . I would not know where to being to fix them. How much would it cost to have them fixed by one of you that repair them. The Barlow I found along the road the Klien and Sons my wife's grandpa gave it to me along with a old belnap John Prim le stockman.
Re: Are they worth fixing
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 4:01 pm
by treefarmer
Delmar,
If they were mine, I'd clean the wife's grandpa's knife, that's a special thing, a keepsake. The barlow might be a candidate for one of the roundtable affairs that happen on AAPK from time to time.
There are several good threads on here about how to clean up a knife, it should be done as hand work, no aggressive motorized cleaning. Our ol' buddy, Scott (TripleF) has some instructions on knife restoration, look down the forum and find Knife Related Tutorials.
Treefarmer
Re: Are they worth fixing
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:13 pm
by philco
I agree with Treefarmer, the Colonial would not be worth the expense of restoring it. The Klein has some sentimental value and appears to just need a good cleanup.
Re: Are they worth fixing
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:03 pm
by Delmar Morgan
The colonial barlow needs a bolster. I was going to use it as is.
Re: Are they worth fixing
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:09 pm
by jerryd6818
That would be my recommendation. A minor clean-up on the Klein for the sentimentality attached to it and stick the Colonial in your pocket. It doesn't "need" a bolster to cut stuff and they have some good steel in them.