It started as an old bent knife restoration and finished in a totally different direction. After discovering more about the blade and the handle, I decided to age the handle and keep the blade original as possible. Also it has that nice charm of handmade blade.

Adding old pommel and bolster gave an additional nostalgic feel to it. Overhaul I am happy with the result and look.
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Since the blade fell out from the handle I put it straight in a vinegar bath. After 12 hours I easily removed all rust. With a help of a steel brush I removed and cleaned the blade. After that I straighten the tang of the blade.

Furthermore I cleaned even more the blade with a hand cranked grinder but with attached steel brush wheel.

This helped me to see better and realize the origin of this blade. It is made out of an old file. So, this came as a surprise to me.

Reshaping the bent blade and sanding
I continued restoration by filing the beveled edge. And immediately after I sanded the blade with 120/240/400/800 and 1200 grit.

The blade was basically ready and as a final step I polished the blade.
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Of course now is time to repair the old handle and first what I did was to cut both ends.

To get a longer handle I reused old pommel and bolster in aluminium. And glued all parts together with two component epoxy glue.

Then after that I removed surface paint with a rasp and sanded down with 120 and 180 grit. So I was able to burn the handle and add that aged look.

Here is a better look at the handle after applying the homemade beeswax finish.

And here is final result

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It’s too bad you couldn’t save the original finish….that honey-gold hue would’ve been sweet. Still, well done!
Thank you for sharing! Great job.
toujours top mon frère 👌
Świetna robota pozdrawiam like i powodzenia
Very nice work, as always
great job! Was this knife made from a file?
I really like the work you do, I know it’s not easy because I do that, but you have all my respect 🤗
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Why not that one handle
amazing job as always!
Nice restoration! Thank you!
if you have vinegar you can soak the blade in it to force a patina for a darker color on the blade
Why don’t you put the vinegar in a tray rather than a jar?,you would’nt have to use so much!🤔
Excelente video, muy buena restauración, insisto en el buen trabajo, impresionante la transformación.
Cada restauración una belleza para el espíritu así como una joya para la caja de herramientas.
Muchas gracias por esa dedicación. Felicitaciones por el formato, cada día mucho mejor al igual que sus restauraciones.
Muchas gracias Sr. Boris – saludos desde Venezuela.
Éxito
Looks amazing 👍
Love it! 0:52 🤣🤣👍
Sweet 👍🏻 👍🏻
Канал – находка. Качество контента на высоте.
I’m curious why you did not repair handle before inserting tang
You picked a worn out old knife today!
Awesome sauce! Can’t even tell you ever encountered any hiccups.
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U must restore an Indian knife. BTW nice work 😁😁👍👍. Love from 🇮🇳
10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 like like like and like thanks friend
Looks great mate, nice rescue and mods to the handle!
бывший хозяин ножа явно рукожоп)
.. Great Job, as so offen 👍🏻
looks good but have to say that blade needs hardening and tempering as isn’t going to hold an edge being soft as it is
Encore une superbe rénovation félicitation pour ce splendide travail et de montrer qu avec de la patience et un très bon savoir faire on fait des miracles et ainsi sauver de beaux couteaux 🤩👍👍👍
Fajna ta ręczna szlifierka 👍Taka praca uczy cierpliwości.
Не согласен я.
Very good, but I would have forced apart the broken handle and repaired the cracks first………but then, I’m not doing the restoration or the video, am I?
Congratulations for your job! I have a question: When do you find this knives?
Haha 😆 I so was thinking that lol 😂
I think you should have glued the broken handle together first.
And as Jack the ripper didn’t have any modern glue because it didn’t existed… he had to put some wire to keep tha grip together…
Another great restauration. your beautiful old knife collection is growing.
Love it, Boris! Keep it rolling 😉
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Amazing work, I like the burned handle.
Superbe.
Крутая работа!!! 👍👍👍 Ты молодец Друг! 🤜🤛
Ооо!!! Мой самый лучший друг Борис! Рад видеть тебя🤝 и твой новый контент👌🏽 идея доработать рукоятку мне понравилась, в целом смотреться хорошо👍👍👍 Господа давайте накидаем лайков автору за его труды✌🏻🇷🇺
Прекрасная работа! Bravo!
i´d say burning the wood is never a good idea
Дружище, прийми во внимание то что при нагреве рукоять может треснуть и эпоксидка может поплыть и потерять свои качества.
Great job 😃👍🏼
Никогда не понимал и не понимаю желание ставить рукоять, которая развалилась. Лучше поставить новую. Нож должен работать
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brawo!
Looks great
I would rather just oiled the handle without burning it. Nice restoration tho
Awesome