Old Boggy Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 17 April 2019 at 10:06, ditchman said: Mr farrier sent me loads of stuff including a very old folding knife that he has had since god was a boy...but he had busted it...........it had been used for paring sheeps feet (many years ago) to cutting flowers and grafting.........when i took it apart the horn scales fell apart at the riverts.........so i salvaged what i can and will rebuild it using some ebony scales what dead eye alan sent me....i shall use brass riverts (make them ).......and for the blade i think tightchoke is sending me a bit of raw tool steel..........old farrier sent me some opinels to see if i could recut one of the blades to fit..........the old blade is 3.5mm thick and the opinels are 2.25mm thick so a lot of difference............ ive done all i can for the minit...and have put it to one side so i can get on with "dead eye alans" opinel as he has been so kind to send me lots of stuff...(including wine) watch this space ditch That reminds me of Trigger in Only Fools and Horses who's broom lasted him a lifetime, only had three new handles and five new heads, quoting " Look after your broom and your broom will look after you ". OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 I think "Trigger" looked after his broom much better than OF looked after that poor old knife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I think "Trigger" looked after his broom much better than OF looked after that poor old knife! It was only in for a service and then 😭😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 cut a couple of slices off the old blackwood....then put them on the linisher to flattern them.....then abraded the metal and cleaned both with adhesive cleaner to melt and get rid of any residue to stop the epoxy working...........then glued and clamped them to the scales....only clamped them on the ends as there are press lines in the middle to bow the metal slightly to allow the internals to move...........so i will leave those to go hard until tomorrow.......... and have started work on dead eyes knife doing the brass work and cutting the blade slot..(which is the most difficult bit...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 28 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Wonderful! how kind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 and thats how i do the pommel on the end...........there is no way that will ever come loose............ done all my glueing on both knives today.........so thats my lot until tomorrow..............wiiiiinnnnne.........now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) Finished dead eye alan's knife (at last) so mr alan, that will be off to you after the easter break leaving old farriers knife for the epoxy to harden off....i think the metal to wood fit will be good and once the scales are drilled then shaped with a slight palm swell and some nice descreet brass riverts in it will look ok................well thats the idea anyway........... took whitebridges gun into my mate the butcher today and he will be making and staining and polishing a nice sling with solid brass buckles to match the gun...so when that is done i will post it up on the airgun post......... so thats yer lot for today happy easter Edited April 20, 2019 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 My goodness you have been busy 😊 its wonderful to see the old knife coming back to life 😊😊😊 have a good Easter all the best of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 its no gud talkin to me im bloody plarsted agin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 hour ago, ditchman said: its no gud talkin to me im bloody plarsted agin The knife is looking good , but my goodness , that ole baccy tin could do with a bit of T L C . You aint got a drink problem , the only problem you have got is getting enough of it Enjoy your break over the long weekend . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 17 minutes ago, marsh man said: The knife is looking good , but my goodness , that ole baccy tin could do with a bit of T L C . You aint got a drink problem , the only problem you have got is getting enough of it Enjoy your break over the long weekend . Don’t say that it’s his new tin 🤔 probably haven’t sold baccy in those tins do thirty years 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 25 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Don’t say that it’s his new tin 🤔 probably haven’t sold baccy in those tins do thirty years 😊 Yea but he have got perched on the tin one of those modern lighting contraptions , would it had looked better with one of the ole zip lighters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Seeing the various stages of Dead Eyed Alan's Opinel conversion (and all the others before that) and the ongoing resurrection of OF's knife, makes you realise how much time, skill and effort go into these masterpieces by Ditchman. As said above, have a good break and a peaceful if not somewhat inebriated weekend Simon. Look forward to the continuation of OF's knife after Easter. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Cracking work Mr Ditchman great to see an old knife getting a new lease of life, I would have used a couple of fibre liners between the wood and metal as the amount of corrosion in the pictures showed moisture was getting in there. Liners aid the bond of epoxy especially when using a porous material for your scales. But a lot of people dont like using liners. I do plus they look pretty cool especially in red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 hour ago, fatchap said: Cracking work Mr Ditchman great to see an old knife getting a new lease of life, I would have used a couple of fibre liners between the wood and metal as the amount of corrosion in the pictures showed moisture was getting in there. Liners aid the bond of epoxy especially when using a porous material for your scales. But a lot of people dont like using liners. I do plus they look pretty cool especially in red. Forgot to tell ditchman i lost it out shooting one day and found it a year later although it did a good bit of work after that that could explain the slight rust problem 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 hour ago, fatchap said: Cracking work Mr Ditchman great to see an old knife getting a new lease of life, I would have used a couple of fibre liners between the wood and metal as the amount of corrosion in the pictures showed moisture was getting in there. Liners aid the bond of epoxy especially when using a porous material for your scales. But a lot of people dont like using liners. I do plus they look pretty cool especially in red. Yes, I like to see the effect of liners but the corrosion was because the knife had been laid out lost for a while and the scales would not have been 'glued' on with epoxy. A layer of J&B between the scales and the metal will seal it all pretty well. Nice bit of wood, look forward to seeing it polished up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 38 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Forgot to tell ditchman i lost it out shooting one day and found it a year later although it did a good bit of work after that that could explain the slight rust problem 😊 Bit of an understatement there OF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 2 hours ago, fatchap said: Cracking work Mr Ditchman great to see an old knife getting a new lease of life, I would have used a couple of fibre liners between the wood and metal as the amount of corrosion in the pictures showed moisture was getting in there. Liners aid the bond of epoxy especially when using a porous material for your scales. But a lot of people dont like using liners. I do plus they look pretty cool especially in red. i shall remember that 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: Forgot to tell ditchman i lost it out shooting one day and found it a year later although it did a good bit of work after that that could explain the slight rust problem 😊 how old is that knife nev ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Well it was second hand when grandfather got it and I inherited it from him about 40 years ago so not sure of it exact age 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 28 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Well it was second hand when grandfather got it and I inherited it from him about 40 years ago so not sure of it exact age 🤔 well that says it all.............you cant chuck something that old away...it hast to be rebuilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, ditchman said: well that says it all.............you cant chuck something that old away...it hast to be rebuilt I’m not quite sure if it’s still under warranty or if it’s transferable as I’m not the original purchaser should I check I’ve got a few older ones about the place i shall have to dig them out cant help it but there’s something about the feel of a old pocket knife 😊 Edited April 21, 2019 by Old farrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, Old farrier said: I’m not quite sure if it’s still under warranty or if it’s transferable as I’m not the original purchaser should I check Your lucky Lord Kicthener didn't want the blade to go towards the war effort in 1916 as it could have ended up a rifle part , that would have tested ditchie's expertise to get it back to the original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 (edited) Now that would be a knife project. A knife made from the bolt of a Lee Enfield from war era scrap gun. Edited April 21, 2019 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, figgy said: Now that would be a knife project. A knife made from the by of a Lee Enfield from war era scrap gun. its called a bayonet.............. now leave me alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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