Not trying to take business away from anybody, (in fact, a couple of you guys will soon receive some knives I mailed earlier today) but I think I'd like to try my hand at rehandling a knife or two. Would like to start with maybe a Schrade LB7 or 194OT. But I've looked (OK, only looked briefly) and can't find something I'm curious about.
Is there a way to rehandle one of these knives without completely disassembling them? I'm afraid I'll get the darn thing apart and never figure out how to get it back together again!
I see the beautiful work you guys here do, and some awesome scale material online, and just would like to give it a try. Any help or advice on this would be greatly appreciated.
Dave
Rehandling knives... HOW??
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Hukk
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Re: Rehandling knives... HOW??
Well, you could take Digital pictures of the diassembly/re-assembly steps you go through them. That way when you go to put it back together it looks somewhat familiar. Have pinstock on hand. Good Luck! 
Also use some feeler gauges to make slackeners. There are some good books out there also.
Also use some feeler gauges to make slackeners. There are some good books out there also.Hukk
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Re: Rehandling knives... HOW??
Alot of knives can be rehandled without full disassembly. Simply popping the scales off usually isn't to big a deal (file or dremel off the heads of the pins, slide a utility knife blade under the scale, a little torsion and *POP*). After that, you can file the rocker pin flush, and mount new handles.
Jeff's Tutorial here http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... =38&t=3887 illustrates that just fine.
Something to keep in mind, especially with Schrades... Alot of the knives utilize something called the Swinden Key. This was a method of putting knives together that didn't involve the traditional pinning method. Here's a partial list that's been floating around of knives that use the key method:
12OT
18OT
194OT
19OT
296OTY
33OT
34OT
34OTY
36OT
44OT
58OT
61OT
72OT
77OT
858OT
89OT
8OT
8OTY
93OT
94OT
96OT
97OT
98OT
Also, the Uncle Henry and Old Stock knives of the same patterns often use the Key as well. The only thing you have to remember with the key is if you remove the rocker pin entirely, the knife will "fall apart", as that it what's holding the whole knife together.
Jeff's Tutorial here http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... =38&t=3887 illustrates that just fine.
Something to keep in mind, especially with Schrades... Alot of the knives utilize something called the Swinden Key. This was a method of putting knives together that didn't involve the traditional pinning method. Here's a partial list that's been floating around of knives that use the key method:
12OT
18OT
194OT
19OT
296OTY
33OT
34OT
34OTY
36OT
44OT
58OT
61OT
72OT
77OT
858OT
89OT
8OT
8OTY
93OT
94OT
96OT
97OT
98OT
Also, the Uncle Henry and Old Stock knives of the same patterns often use the Key as well. The only thing you have to remember with the key is if you remove the rocker pin entirely, the knife will "fall apart", as that it what's holding the whole knife together.