Nuthin' fancy

[Quartermaster James]

Just a nice old "Old Hickory" knife I rescued.

Good 1095 carbon steel, will last for lifetimes!

Fixed the point, reshaped the handle a bit,

refinished the hardwood handle with an old fashioned,

hand rubbed, linseed oil finish, and gave the blade a fresh edge.

I also took some scrap leather and stitched up a simple sheath;

incorporated three brass staples to protect the stitching,

instead of rivets. It's not black, but very dark brown: oil's

still fresh on it in this pic.

If there's any thing to brag about here, it's that

I didn't have many tools at hand. Didn't even have

a hammer handy. Made the holes for the stitching

with a pick and a 10# dumbbell. Cut the leather with

another hunting knife. Had some mini-channel locks

and my Leatherman to make the staples.

[Red-Handed Jill]

Good work - particularly since you improvised with what you had!

[Stynky Tudor]

Working with what you have - Very Cool!

[Iron Hand]

Just a nice old "Old Hickory" knife I rescued.

Good 1095 carbon steel, will last for lifetimes!

Fixed the point, reshaped the handle a bit,

refinished the hardwood handle with an old fashioned,

hand rubbed, linseed oil finish, and gave the blade a fresh edge.

I also took some scrap leather and stitched up a simple sheath;

incorporated three brass staples to protect the stitching,

instead of rivets. It's not black, but very dark brown: oil's

still fresh on it in this pic.

If there's any thing to brag about here, it's that

I didn't have many tools at hand. Didn't even have

a hammer handy. Made the holes for the stitching

with a pick and a 10# dumbbell. Cut the leather with

another hunting knife. Had some mini-channel locks

and my Leatherman to make the staples.

Beautiful job.....I inherited that same knife last summer but I left it alone as it was sailored up already. I met a friend in Oregon that had a beaded sheath that fit perfectly... This is such a great knife I'm gonna start stocking them for sale.....I'm glad to see somebody else appreciates the quality of the blade.