Got any customized Schrades?

[DaveT63]

Both of those knives are fantastic!:thumbup:

 

[w5rwu]

Thanks !! here is some fat stag!!!
W5rwu

 

[brady806]

that is a gorgeus FAT N HAPPY folder!!!!!!!!

 

[DaveT63]

Yes it is! Dale does some beautiful work!!

 

[DaveT63]

Not really sure I'd call this customized, but not factory original. I got this 160OT off the bay real cheap (somewhere around $10-12) because the handles were missing. Someone had tried to put turquoise (sp?) handles on it at one point based on what was still still stuck to it, but they were long gone. I wanted to try my hand at some repair work, so I stuck on some ebony from some scrap I had in my woodshop and pinned it with brass pins. After doing this I have a new appreciation for the work Dale and others do. This stuff is a real bear to get shaped right and symmetrically! Still deciding whether I should work the blade to a nice polished finish or leave it as is.

 

[orvet]

The handle looks good Dave.
You keep that up & you won't need me any more.

Before I worked on knives I used to look at custom knives and think the guy had a some big brass ones to charge that much for a knife.
When I started working on knives I wondered how a guy could make a living on what little he charged for a custom knife.
It really puts it in perspective.

You work looks real good. Sand it down to 800 to 1000 grit, then get some hard carnauba wax and put it on with a soft buffing wheel & you won't believe how it will shine!

Nice job!
Dale

 

[gradall5200]

Good Job there dave that looks great from here!!! Ive been putting handles on stuff for about the last year or so and it does make ya appreciate the custom guys around here thats for sure. Keep up the good work, now ya gotta do another one.- Joel

 

[tgnathe]

Dale, are you talking about using hard carnauba wax on the handle or blade?
Tom

 

[orvet]

I use hard carnauba wax (it comes in bar form like a big bar of soap) on a loose buff for the most all woods that won't take a finish easily.
Ebony, King Wood, Lignum Vitae, Cocobolo, & probably most of the Rose Wood family have so much oil in the wood that it is difficult to impossible to get a finish to dry in those types of wood.

I use Walker Wax on the blade as it protects the blade against spittle which Ren wax doesn't.
If you don't think spittle is a problem; then check your knives that have been laying open on a display table after you have talked across the table to customers for three days of a big show.

Dale

 

[orvet]

Since this thread is about customized Schrades, I thought you might like to see some Schrades that Randy sold for me on ebay this last year.

Hope you enjoy them
Dale

 

[DaveT63]

Nice job on those knives, Dale! I think I've said it on here before, but I believe that beautiful ebony handled 518SC is in my collection now! I LIKE IT!!

Dave

 

[orvet]

Here is another 167UH blank with Striped Ebony handles on it.

 

[DaveT63]

Here are some knives I decided to try and gave away for Christmas. The one on the left is an original Schrade 518SC blank I got from Randy. The others aren't Schrades, but this is the only good pic I have of the Schrade. The individual ones my girlfriend took of each knife didn't come out as well, but I didn't know it until after the knives were given away. Please forgive the non-Schrades!

Dave

 

[orvet]

Did you do those yourself Dave?

They look very nice! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Dale

 

[DaveT63]

Dale, Thanks!!
I just put handles on blanks I bought from various sellers on ebay. It was really my first attempt, and I'm not up to trying folders yet, but I'm pretty happy with the results.

 

[thawk]

Great work Dave and Dale. They all look great.

 

[ea42]

WOW! Dave and Dale, this is great show, you guys have done some beautiful work:thumbup::thumbup:

Eric

 

[brady806]

:thumbup:boy those are good looking knives guys, its very admirable to be able to do what ya'll do!!---------beautiful workmanship!

heres my xmas present, herman williams 125ot, tremendous stag!

 

[Rusty1]

Nice group of customs there Dave!

brady, Nice grab on the Herman Williams 125OT, Excellent looking Stag, the Stag really stands out on the larger models.

 

[waynorth]

There are some beauties in this thread. Dale, your customizing is reaching amazing levels!
Very nice!
Here is one that belongs to a fellow in a knife club I belong to up here. It's a large Herman Williams; one of a kind as far as I know! Sure has a lot of blades!