All About Pocket Knives

This project had me wondering if I could do anything with it. It's not so bad that I'll throw it away but I sure had to work my old wrinkled xxxx off. Probably got 30 hrs in it and still see several more to make it better.

very nice, great alignment on your file work.

thank you Sir, better pic

looks mighty fine to me

Thx MM. Now comes the part I really like. Getting the thing under a scope and really getting down to the details, all scratches and spots that aren't seen at first glance. This is what makes me feel I have done a good job. Of course your compliments add to my pride. This was my hardest project to date. Can't wait to see what is in store tomorrow.

Super job!

Nice job!

Looks good to me How was that recon stone to work with? I like the looks of some of it, I'm just not sure how it would hold up to day to day pocket use.

Loved working with the recon. Drills, sands, bandsaw cuts like wood but have not polished with buffing compound yet, may never. Worried the highspped creates heat which may melt or burn the plasticiser(?) in the recon. I like the look of it but doesn't have the panache of real stone. This is a comodity I don't really need when balanced against all the other virtues. as for the pocket wear issue, don't think it will be significantly worse than wood. I carry my knives in a deerskin pouch anyway. Thx for the interest and compliments, working on 3 more. Interested in other peoples time investments for projects like this. I know I'm taking a lot of time since I have a lot to waste(?). I have about 30 hrs in this one. Anyone else have a estimate for their time to do it? I think my tooling or lack thereof and lack of experience enters into the picture. the more I do the faster I get but honestly time is not an issue with me. I don't have a payroll to meet.

the stone buffs up easily and doesn't melt unless you put ALOT of pressure on it, not sure if it even would then, i've buffed it pretty hard with no ill effects. Just don't drop it, or peen the pins cause it will shatter!

Just tried buffing and it worked ...but... where I had silver and recon together, the black residue washed over onto the wht recon. Surprise... hope I'm not the only one who tried this. Simichrome did a hell of a job! Polished the silver without washing over the recon and polished the recon just great. I've always known that stuff was great and happy to discover(for me) that it works so well here. Wish I could show pics. By the way, prepped with 2000 grit before the Simichrome.

never had problems with any recond turning on me after all the finest scratches were buffed out.

muskrat man wrote:never had problems with any recond turning on me after all the finest scratches were buffed out.

I haven't either. Also, never had a problem with melting either, but you can make a divit if there is too much pressure on a fast buffer (3450 to 3600 RPM) with a buff that is to aggressive. I've never had a problem buffing, it's the same one Dale has pictured, a Jet 10 inch 1725 RPM.

I have had black build up but it was just that I had been using a well used wheel that had been raked many times. Just built up buff, depending on the material, WD-40 or occasionally acetone cleans it right up.

BTW, good work!

Sorry, my fault. I need to be more precise when "speaking" on the keyboard. The black residue from the silver (nickel silver, which has no silver in it) on the buffing wheel smeared onto the white turquoise. That's the only problem I was describing. When buffing the rest of the recond there was no prob. My main surprise was how nice the Simichrome did the job. Thx again for the nice comments. I wouldn't have dared to try any of this without all your examples and advice.
Several friends have asked where I got the knowledge to do the work and I always refer them to this site.