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Here's another Camillus short line knife that I had with one handle missing...They were the old "staked-on" Delrin type (not pinned), so I just hammered (gently!) the tabs down and filed them flush, and glued the handles on. The main blade was tipped about 1/16", so I re-profiled it so it fits nicely when the blade is folded in. The material is an acrylic that (I think) I procured on eBay a while back. Polished up quite nicely. My Ruth says it reminds her of the '50s, so I suppose it is the correct vintage for this knife...

That does look nice! At first I thought you were showing "before" pics and I thought to myself, "they don't make 'em like that anymore."
Glad to be proven wrong by your cool retro handles!

That's different. Looks like you did a good job.

Amongst other patterns, I'm hooked on #14s. They don't normally fetch a big price so I'm sore tempted every time I see one up for sale. I really don't need another one because right now I have several+.

Maybe I should have 1 or 2 of them re handled in something nifty.

Nice job!

I like the red, white and blue theme of the material you used. NICE!!

Looks good!
My first thought was Aquafresh Toothpaste

Them look like store bought clothes. Nice job!

Looks good! Reminds me of auqafresh toothpaste.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:44 am Amongst other patterns, I'm hooked on #14s. They don't normally fetch a big price so I'm sore tempted every time I see one up for sale. I really don't need another one because right now I have several+.

Maybe I should have 1 or 2 of them re handled in something nifty.

This is the first one I've had. I'm usually tending toward slightly bigger folders, but this is a great little pattern. If I do another one, I should probably try to pin the handles--but this was quick and easy, and it won't see hard use.

Steve Warden wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 1:08 pm Looks good!
My first thought was Aquafresh Toothpaste

Eye Brand Man wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 7:14 pm Looks good! Reminds me of auqafresh toothpaste.

Lol! Yes, I can see that. And it's probably not a good material for a working knife, as the white wouldn't stay white for very long. But perhaps it will make a good Sunday-go-to-meeting knife.

Nice. I like the acrylic you used!

Very cool (and creative) restoration on that knife! No need for pinning the new scales if: 1. you are happy with the outcome, and 2. the new scales stay put.

herbva wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 10:49 pm Very cool (and creative) restoration on that knife! No need for pinning the new scales if: 1. you are happy with the outcome, and 2. the new scales stay put.

I an hoping that on a knife with bolsters they will stay put pretty well. I discovered (the hard way) that glued-on scales are not good if the knife doesn't have bolsters--one nice drop and the scale can go it's own direction. Won't do that again...

nice recover and that acrylic has a stunning patriotic look