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Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:18 pm
by herbva
I fished these 2 Camillus Streamliners off the bay a while back. As you can see in the first pic, they were in obvious signs of celluloid outgassing distress when I received them. But, I love this pattern and thought they had potential. I did one in some kind of smooth orange bone that was part of the leftover inventory when Queen closed and the other one is smooth hunter green from Culpepper. The pen on the orange one has a bad splotch of pitting on the mark side, but that's the way it is. The one I did in green had the better blades, but the liners actually looked worse when I got the knife apart. They looked a bit "eaten up" by the outgassing, but I thought they would hold up with new scales on them. WRONG! When I reassembled this one, inserted the rocker pin and released the pressure on the springs, one side gave up and the spring actually pushed the rocker pin through the back of the liner. (There's a first for everything.) It even blew through the new scale on that side. So disassembly, make new liners, redo everything and here they are. I made the new liners out of .032" sheet brass (.88mm) which is why the green one may look a bit thicker to you. It is. It's actually a nice, heavy, sturdy feeling knife now. I won't mess around with damaged liners again!
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:50 pm
by XX Case XX
Excellent!!! Look better than new!!!
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Mike
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:47 pm
by Madmarco
Beautiful work Herb!
I really like when builders use thicker brass liners, so I never need to worry about covers shrinking and pulling the liners with them. Also, like the extra weight.
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:59 pm
by Reverand
You did an excellent job. These gems really sparkle now!
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:04 am
by doglegg
Beautiful knives now. Great work.
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:10 am
by 1967redrider
Excellent work, Herb.
I'll have to show you the one I picked up from an AAPK member that wasn't scaled in Celluloid and has a spear main on Saturday.
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 1:03 am
by kootenay joe
Super Nice ! These 2 also have full blades which is often not the case with these old "Streamliners". Great carry knife !
kj
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 2:47 am
by FRJ
Great job, Herb.
I love the clips that Camillus used on those knives.
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 3:54 am
by philco
Excellent work Herb!
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 4:30 am
by Jeffinn
Really nice Herb! I’ve been looking for a nice one of those for quite awhile and it looks like you’ve managed to get two of them!
We’ll done!
Jeff
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 5:17 am
by orvet
Nice job Herb!
The Streamline is one of .my all-time favorite patterns.!
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 11:02 am
by glennbad
Beauties! The swedges and Streamline etch are just icing on the cake!
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 11:27 am
by Colonel26
Excellent work!!! That’s such a neat pattern to begin with and you’ve really made them pop with that bone. Very nice!
Re: Pair of Cammy Streamliners Ready to Set Sail
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 1:23 pm
by Meridian_Mike
WOW... great job Herb!
Those 2 sure turned out NICE!