All About Pocket Knives

Who is a recommended sympathetic restorer, refurbisher, sharpener of old knives that I could send one to?

I picked up an old one on this forum and the blade edge could use a some rehab.

Go to the Knife Repair and Restoration forum here. https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... m.php?f=37

Find a couple of knife mechanics that have done work similar to what you need done, and whose work you like. In my experience you need to pick a mechanic or two and PM or email them. It’s unlikely they will contact you. Most of them have plenty to do. I’m telling you this because I made posts similar to yours and got no response. So I took the initiative to contact someone directly by sending them a PM through AAPK. Got a reply and a few weeks later I had a beautifully repaired knife. At a reasonable price.

Good luck.

Ken

Thank you so much.

Thunderdaddy do you have a picture of what needs to be done?

Eric

Yes, I'll have to download a photo app to use this forum.

Thunderdaddy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 5:08 pm Yes, I'll have to download a photo app to use this forum.

You don’t need a photo app on this forum. Go here https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... m.php?f=98 and scroll down the posts to find the instructions for posting photos with your computer, phone, or tablet. It’s easier than any third party app. And the pictures don’t disappear when your app subscription expires.

Ken

You guys RULE!
A couple decades into reading the forum, soon I recon I'll be able to post!!! THANK YOU

CarolineTodd wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 1:30 am Thanks. can anyone also suggest a good sharpener for my knives?

I recommend getting a stone and learning on a cheap knife honestly. A good Norton stone is around $40 and will sharpen any size knife you want. Guided sharpener systems like the Work Sharp system are good but you are limited sometimes to the knife size.

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 2:11 am

CarolineTodd wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 1:30 am Thanks. can anyone also suggest a good sharpener for my knives?

I recommend getting a stone and learning on a cheap knife honestly. A good Norton stone is around $40 and will sharpen any size knife you want. Guided sharpener systems like the Work Sharp system are good but you are limited sometimes to the knife size.

The Worksharp Guided Sharpening System has no knife size imitation. Uses diamond plates, guides your sharpening angle (basic set comes with guides for two different angles. Other angles are available options). The diamond plates and platform are able to be used without the guides if you choose to sharpen freehand. The guides are attached with magnets so if you don’t want them, they are easily removable. Best of all you can buy the basic setup for around $50. Also includes a ceramic rod for sharpening serrated blades or touching up your edge. Best of all worlds IMHO.

Ken

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 2:45 am

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 2:11 am

CarolineTodd wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 1:30 am Thanks. can anyone also suggest a good sharpener for my knives?

I recommend getting a stone and learning on a cheap knife honestly. A good Norton stone is around $40 and will sharpen any size knife you want. Guided sharpener systems like the Work Sharp system are good but you are limited sometimes to the knife size.

The Worksharp Guided Sharpening System has no knife size imitation. Uses diamond plates, guides your sharpening angle (basic set comes with guides for two different angles. Other angles are available options). The diamond plates and platform are able to be used without the guides if you choose to sharpen freehand. Best of all you can buy the basic setup for around $50. Also includes a ceramic rod for sharpening serrated blades or touching up your edge. Best of all worlds IMHO.

Ken

The kind that clamp the knife and use the rods to do precision sharpening do have a limit. You can barely get a thin pen blade to stay in it. The “guiding” on that type can easily be moved when sharpening if you don’t have a little experience

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 3:06 am
The kind that clamp the knife and use the rods to do precision sharpening do have a limit. You can barely get a thin pen blade to stay in it. The “guiding” on that type can easily be moved when sharpening if you don’t have a little experience

We agree. Just wanted to clarify that there are sharpening “systems” available that do not require cumbersome and blade size-limiting clamps. I don’t want no stinking clamps!

Ken

Not a clamp fan either Ken! I have the Work Sharp Field guided sharpener and love it. I don’t care about the guide blocks at the ends but diamond plates , ceramic rod, and strop all together and small enough to keep in the truck. It works on 90% of what I have, and the n a pinch would do the large knives.

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 12:21 pm Not a clamp fan either Ken! I have the Work Sharp Field guided sharpener and love it. I don’t care about the guide blocks at the ends but diamond plates , ceramic rod, and strop all together and small enough to keep in the truck. It works on 90% of what I have, and the n a pinch would do the large knives.

Exactly this. My field sharpener is my right hand in my knife shop.