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Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 2:35 am
by glennbad
Let's do this one a little backwards...I got this at a knife show last weekend. The covers on there were a crude attempt at repair to keep it functional. It deserves a better existence.
Help me pick what handle material to redo this in...
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 3:28 am
by treefarmer
glennbad wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 2:35 am
Let's do this one a little backwards...I got this at a knife show last weekend. The covers on there were a crude attempt at repair to keep it functional. It deserves a better existence.
Help me pick what handle material to redo this in...
MB LB 1.jpg
Anything you put on it will look good!
Surprise us.
Treefarmer
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 3:48 am
by bestgear
glennbad wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 2:35 amHelp me pick what handle material to redo this in.
giraffe bone left natural (not dyed)
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 5:59 am
by QTCut5
Maclura pomifera (aka Osage Orange, Bois d'Arc, Horse Apple)
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 6:09 am
by royal0014
Simple, old-school jigged bone; or ebony.
Anything plastic would be an abomination against our knife Forefathers !
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 12:46 pm
by ThatWeirdKnifeGuy
oosik
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 1:02 pm
by OLDE CUTLER
You know how I am going to vote, some of the excellent stag like you used on the electrician mod I have from you.
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 6:14 pm
by 1967redrider
Put me down for Ebony.
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 2:51 am
by Froe
Ebony with a bar shield.
Froe
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 12:37 pm
by 1967redrider
Froe wrote: ↑Wed May 14, 2025 2:51 am
Ebony with a bar shield.
Froe
Even better!
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 7:27 pm
by glennbad
Well, the knife needs a bit more love than I anticipated. Here it is all taken apart. The material used to repair the covers was weird, almost looked like plaster or something. It broke and crumbled pretty easy. The liners are pretty rusty also!
Any more opinion regarding possible cover choices?
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Sat May 17, 2025 2:43 am
by Froe
Yeah, that’s nasty. But I’ve seen your work and you have the skills to make a diamond from a dirt clod.
Froe
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Sat May 17, 2025 2:23 pm
by wlf
glennbad wrote: ↑Fri May 16, 2025 7:27 pm
Well, the knife needs a bit more love than I anticipated. Here it is all taken apart. The material used to repair the covers was weird, almost looked like plaster or something. It broke and crumbled pretty easy. The liners are pretty rusty also!
MB LB 1.jpg
Any more opinion regarding possible cover choices?
You do stag very well.
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 4:37 am
by Bloodhound
another vote for ebony. whatever you decide i am betting it is gonna be a beauty
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 12:46 pm
by orvet
Looks like a fun project Glenn. Stag or jigged bone would be my first choice. However, ebony or African Blackwood would look great on it as well.
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 10:40 am
by glennbad
Okay, I think I know what I'm going to use on this. It will be ......
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 1:14 pm
by 1967redrider
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:07 pm
by Bloodhound
Pulled this back up...just curious how it turned out
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 6:09 pm
by OLDE CUTLER
Yes, me too.
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 10:00 pm
by 1967redrider
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 1:46 am
by glennbad
HaHa, it's not done yet, but I did settle on some handle material.
I chose....
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:19 pm
by glennbad
Ok, here's a sneak peek, almost done!
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:33 am
by doglegg
glennbad wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:19 pm
Ok, here's a sneak peek, almost done!
MB LB.jpg
Looks great!
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 5:11 pm
by Bloodhound
Its gonna be a beauty!
Re: Miller Bros LB
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 6:45 pm
by Reverand
Nope. I vote to change it.
Just kidding! That is a good choice. It could make one believe that the knife is original. Do you know what that jigging pattern is called?
