Ken Hill wrote: gbohannon wrote:
For Buddy, Kevin, Ken and Peter and others following along with my knife restoration...
With your recommendations for the modified screwdriver and penetrating oil, it worked great. Blaster PB penetrating catalyst is some good stuff. I hit it with some last night and after modifying a screwdriver to fit the nut during lunch today I was able to remove it. And Ken, I had patience, just not enough to wait for the weekend I was just putting a little pressure on the nut to test the fit of the screwdriver and there was movement. So I went ahead and removed it.
Below are all the components (marked so I know exactly which shims go in order). Now the cleaning and handle maintenance begins.
Thanks again for all your advice.
(Snapshot with Micro-NIKKOR 55mm f/3.5)
George
George great job indeed! Now maybe some leather from the tongue of an old shoe should be the ticket.
I was thinking an old belt, but same difference.
George, nice work getting it apart. If you polish the tang, make sure you oil it to prevent rust. Make sure whatever you use is ok to get on the bone. You don’t want it to discolor, or worse yet, start to decompose.
Quick question... In doing some reading on a couple knife forums there were several recommendations of soaking stag horn handles in mineral oil to condition old handles. Would restore the shrinkage over the years. Am considering doing that before adding another shim. Given the fact this handle is from the 50's the natural shrinkage is probably why it was loose.
Also, there is plenty of thread to just tighten without an additional shim. Would just have to file down the extra tang thread that would be exposed.
All things to consider. Spending the next couple evenings polishing the blade, guard and pommel since it is disassembled.
I was just putting a little pressure on the nut to test the fit of the screwdriver and there was movement. So I went ahead and removed it.