Ulster Electricians Knife - The Learning Process Continues

[Jeffinn]

I purchased this off of E-Bay. At first glance the knife appeared to be in pretty good shape but after disassembling it I noted that the blades were pitted deeper than I had originally thought. The scales were some type of wood but were pretty much used up (soft).

I cleaned it up, created some new walnut handle scales for it and re-assembled it. On the first attempt I had the brass lock in the wrong position so it wouldn't work correctly (this was after I had already peened the knife together ). I disassembled it a second time and put it back together correctly. Everything works as expected. It does seem like to screwdriver blade tension is stronger than it needs to be but I'll put it on the shelf for now and maybe take another run at it later this year. Its one of those knives that seemed to challenge me every step of the way. I left the bail off because Im not a big fan of them on any knife (just a personal preference).

Been sick with a bad cold for the past week and just starting to feel better. I have two Barlow knifes in process, one with jigged blue bone handles and one with smooth bone in an amber/sunset color. Hoping to get some time this weekend to put those back together.
Thanks for looking!
Jeff

[orvet]

I seem to learn more from my mistakes that I do from doing things right!
All those little mistakes teach us more than we realize sometimes. I bet you don't make that mistake again so. LOL

Good looking work, the knife looks great!

[Landersknives]

Great work! Nice looking knife.

[glennbad]

I used to get really aggravated about having to take a knife back apart. Every maker or mechanic still makes mistakes, but like Dale says, it's a learning experience. The more practice you get, the less mistakes you make. But we all still make them

[orvet]

The more practice you get, the less mistakes you make. But we all still make them

Too true!

[OLDE CUTLER]

That Ulster looks good! I have rebuilt or rehandled a few of the electrician knives and they are one of my favorites. When I started working on knives I would make a sketch of how the parts went together when I took it apart. And I always punch mark the main pivot end of double end springs to get them back in the same position. Haven't had to take one back apart yet (KNOCK ON WOOD).

[XX Case XX]

Wow Jeff that's fantastic. You do some really nice work. It's like a whole new knife, very clean all the way around. I don't know what kind of camera you use but a lot of your photographs are exceptionally clear. You can really see the small details of your work. Outstanding.

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Mike