Extremely Rusty WW1 Pocket Knife Restoration (Haunted House Find)

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Great save. I would have liked to have seen the original handle impregnated with wood stabiliser and kept but your replacement Yew handle sure is beautiful. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

[@SeaWarriorSon]

A beautiful old French folding knife. I have several similar in my collection....

[@wjlacey]

French you say? Any idea of the name/ style? I'd only seen the Spaish style and thought it looked similar.

[@SeaWarriorSon]

​@@wjlacey yep, French for sure. The story goes that French troops returning from the penninsula campaign brought the Spanish navaja home with them in significant quantities and that’s what inspired this type of ring-pull knife. The French maker Mongin specializes in this type. You can find them for sale on Maison Berthier’s web site.

[@ahmedelkadi5383]

It’s German made discontinued about 1982 in Germany and the factory moved to South Africa it’s very very famous in the Middle East countries have a lot of names khoga, karn ghazal but the factory name is okabi

[@308Sharpie]

It's an Okapi knife, German/South African, not French.

[@wail1956]

german knife *

[@everready19373]

That handle took a lot of patience. Great job on that.

[@عليرضا-ث1ز]

عمل ممتاز good job .bon travail

[@bigfoot6749]

Wow ,that haunted knife looks good 🤣🤣.

[@amazingskills2875]

Amazing grit work good job man

[@ianrosie4431]

I suspect the new handle is better than the original ever was. Bravo. Great woodworking.

[@wjlacey]

Thanks Ian

[@ahmadebrahem8547]

I have the same knife in egypt we call it deer horn penknife it’s very popular here but the original ones are very rare and expensive Excellent work by the way 👌

[@ינוןהולנדר]

I think the original knife was made by the brand OKAPI. ???????

[@wjlacey]

Thanks very much!

[@hossamhussein9503]

@@ינוןהולנדר yeah and it's garmin knife but he didn't say it's egyptian knife he say he had one and it's really very popular knife in egypt. we know it's okapi but we call it deer horn!!

[@aymanmaaytah8530]

This is okapi the best German knifes ever

[@Wowed7]

Search again this is South African 🇿🇦

[@mattjames1639]

A range of skills shown here and a high quality outcome. Well done mate. Keep em coming!

[@wjlacey]

Cheers matt, not quite the outcome I'd have liked but about as good as I could make it.

[@azharsalim2028]

I inherited a similar knife, which my late father bought in Europe in 1975... Okapi .. Made in Germany. Still in good condition.

[@wjlacey]

Great to hear, I wouldn't mind a new one of these.

[@alyaly1418]

are you intrested in selling?

[@cakeryjo]

Looks amazing 😊

[@wjlacey]

Ah, thank you :)

[@خالدالبيومي-ظ1ز]

I have got its twin . Great work man!

[@wjlacey]

Thanks mate

[@christopherorourke2168]

Great work. Quality steel in knives back then. I found a straight razor in an abandoned house 45 years ago. It was probably 60 years old before I found it. I have other similar razors but can never seem to get them shaving sharp ,unfortunately.

[@wjlacey]

Thanks man. If you haven't already subscribe! Next video is a straight razor antique.

[@christopherorourke2168]

@@wjlacey ,I was on the look out for it but didn't manage to see it. Can you give me the episode number so I can really check it out. Cheers mate.👍👍

[@wjlacey]

@@christopherorourke2168 it's not up yet. Will be up in next couple of weeks.

[@NoVa_35]

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[@everready19373]

Have you tried using a strop?

[@skoalonguys6788]

So rusted, worn and abused, it couldn’t possibly be salvaged, let alone restored. And yet, every time, you work some kind of magic! 🤟👌

[@wjlacey]

Wow, that's high praise indeed. Thank you very much. I have quite the Perfectionist mindset and wasn't happy at all with the outcome. I'll continue to strive for that image I have. Thanks again!!

[@beameroni75]

Excellent! Subscribed!

[@wjlacey]

Thanks Hugh, hope I can provide you with some great value

[@noahdavis2480]

good job sir

[@vinceianni4026]

Hello mister beautiful knife beautiful restoration good job

[@wjlacey]

Thanks Vince!

[@Leviathanshadex]

Ooh, a whetstone, and a nagura! You know your stuff. Very nice restoration!

[@franzludick7732]

That is an Okapi knife. I have in my posession the same model. Excellent condition.

[@arthurslaughter4122]

As a blacksmith and knife maker I would have pulled patterns from that before the excellent restoration job.

[@saadkassimi1662]

Your work in this knife si osm

[@l1oraaaa]

woahhhh, gobsmacked!

[@wjlacey]

Thank you so much

[@dumankral8812]

good job

[@wjlacey]

Thanks

[@claudioformosa8163]

okapi knife, used to be made in germany and stopped in 1988 i think. good knifes.

[@etiennecoetzer9598]

Nice Job, I think that particular knife is called an okapi based on the shape and mechanism

[@ianmiles2505]

Yes it is. And it was from WW1. What a history thise knives have.

[@dewaldbekker883]

NileRed did a video about making transparent wood. He explains the chemistry and the process very well and shows his failed attempts, if you still are curious about the transparent wood :) I also did some research on this interesting locking mechanism the knife uses. If you google french trench folding knife, you'll find many similar knives, which may indicate where this one came from. Also a more recent example of this mechanism is the Lierenaar knife by Robert Herder

[@wjlacey]

Thanks very much for the info and your input. I'll check em out.

[@iraqisonic9920]

أنا مشترك جديد من العراق واحب اعمالك الرائعة

[@wjlacey]

شكرا لك. جميل أن أسمع وأرحب على قناتي

[@iraqisonic9920]

you are welcome

[@ipsd5575]

هلو

[@blueduck9409]

Good job. The Yew wood is beautiful, but i think some antler, (stag, elk, buck,) would make that old knife look really good. Just a thought.

[@wjlacey]

Cut Throat is next Video and it does have antler! :)

[@irrlicht6799]

very nice work 👍👍👍

[@wjlacey]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@KennethYarus]

Dude awesome Wesley! I didn't know you had such a killer youtube world going on. Great to follow you here!

[@wjlacey]

Hey man thanks a lot. You too. Hope you're well mate.

[@rebeccaoldham2388]

Amazing Wes, love it

[@wjlacey]

Gee thanks :)

[@danielrobinson7872]

Looks like an Okapi knife. The hole in the lock is for a key ring so you can easily release the mechanism. They come from South Africa.

[@ianmiles2505]

Correction. They were made in Germany up u til early '80's when tgey sold the brand to a SA company. Quality now is shocking.

[@patrickfairchild2330]

Found a folding knife on Big Brown (Brown's lower pond) not really that old - but an eerie gift from the Adirondacks

[@leecoomber3877]

I like,the locking mechanism I'm going to copy it on my own knife I'm making. 👍 Simple but effective and decorative.

[@wjlacey]

Nice, I'd wonder how they make it into spring steel i.e. materials and heat etc Good luck

[@leecoomber3877]

@@wjlacey I have some locking internals I can use.

[@SuperZmeister]

Fantastic job!

[@wjlacey]

Thank you very much!

[@jeanmartox3570]

c'est la navaja Espagnole, avec sa palenquilla de sécurité! belle vidéo! great job!

[@wjlacey]

Merci beaucoup.

[@mov2005]

Parece una navaja española de anilla. La de palanquilla es distinta :)

[@RabahTa-r8z]

@@mov2005 سكين إفريقي

[@ahmedelkadi5383]

It’s Okabi a German made folding knife Moved to South Africa after 1982

[@wjlacey]

You aren't the only one to say that. Thanks so much for the input. I'll definitely bear it in mind. Shame we will never know completely

[@sergeiokatieff1060]

Sorry but its not Okapi. Okapi knife has a few "teeth" on tang round end of the blade.

[@crocodilegentil]

I have 10

[@ianmiles2505]

@@sergeiokatieff1060 He ground it off with the belt sander.

[@homedaily6570]

You need to place knife back original spot where you find it after restorations , the dead "owner" will come haunt you down if you don't.

[@jeahwinder1612]

But it will thank her an the other hand

[@user-co5gd5kq9q]

Wow good

[@wjlacey]

Thank you

[@user-co5gd5kq9q]

@@wjlacey 🥰❤️

[@Wowed7]

Best of South African knife

[@ggsffd9213]

من السعودية KSA👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💖

[@henniebasson515]

Okapi - cheap South African knife. Very often used by skinners (hunters) because of the soft metal blade and easy to sharpen. Unfortunately also the most popular stabbing instrument in this country, causing trauma-hospitals to overflow. These days the handle is made of a sort of plastic. I had my first one in the early 1960's. Kind regards.

[@wjlacey]

That's interesting Hennie thanks. Sad about it being used as a weapon. I've looked and looked at this handle. I still think it's wood but I've had a couple saying it's horn.

[@henniebasson515]

@@wjlacey - The older models were wood. The later (not so well made) ones used plastic. Regards

[@MrDementedShaman]

@@henniebasson515 not all of them are plastic. Okapi makes both wood and plastic options. Check out their website (admittedly a terrible website lol). Ordered one delivered to PE just a few weeks ago. Great, inexpensive knife

[@fishingwithharrie]

I was in the South African police in the early 90's. Very true that these knifes were used as weapons. Most probably 99% of all the stabbings I investigated involved the Okapi, sadly most of them turned out to be murder investigations. I have a couple of them in different sizes. Awesome very cheap knife.

[@ianmiles2505]

@@wjlacey The Okapi was created in Germany in 1901 for their colonies. Brand sold to an SA company in the early 80's. Poor quality now.

[@hassanhassan-zs8ms]

Fantastic work and fantastic skill - congrats

[@coreman8087]

Thanks for sharing... I think if you managed to restore and keep the original handles then it will be even more beautiful.

[@wjlacey]

That's a good idea! Thanks for watching

[@jamesrichardson771]

Stopped watching ... Can't get passed the blue finger nail polish!!!💥

[@wjlacey]

Was my daughters doing. Do what feels right ey. Thanks for the view. Sorry to hear of your inflexible mindset.

[@cleve6482]

Good job! :)

[@johnfletcher2445]

Nice work

[@mikek.3965]

Very nice!

[@wjlacey]

Thanks

[@Edward_jhall]

Very kool

[@fsl73]

nice job

[@wjlacey]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cristibalan6986]

Y love job !

[@AbdulAbdul-fe3co]

اللهم صل على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه اجمعين

[@gebesb0]

no thanks mate

[@mushtaqali537]

Love the restoration job. Great !

[@wjlacey]

Thanks

[@heywhotsgoinon8286]

Keep on keeping on. Nice video. I'm a bit of a collector of old folding knives. Its interesting to watch these restorations. 👍

[@wjlacey]

Thanks a lot mate.

[@wjlacey]

I'd be happy to restore any for you free of course (just for filming) and pass back to you.

[@heywhotsgoinon8286]

@@wjlacey cheers i'll bear that in mind as soon as I can get to the boot fairs again lol. Seriously, thanks for the offer.

[@jameshewitt7376]

I love everything you did to bring that knife back to life, the process and the outcome. It's all beautiful! I absolutely love that Yew handle. Awesome work, good job!

[@wjlacey]

Thanks very much for such a nice comment.

[@BrothersRestorationIndustry]

Beautiful knife

[@Finishing_.will.]

Professional, I just want to buy a knife or a ring. Greetings

[@BGM-SHAR]

ahh yess a good old okapi ratchet knife made in south africa and Germany

[@fernandoalfonso9984]

Is an excelent job, this type of folder pocket knife need a shackle in the spring, in order to help the action of folding the blade.

[@wjlacey]

yes i wasn't aware at the time of making this. thank you.

[@kayhenkel8190]

Very cool.Good Video.👌👏👌

[@wjlacey]

Thank you 👍

[@wizardofahhhs759]

YEW made a beautiful knife handle.😄

[@wjlacey]

Super Punny :)

[@olrikparlez3152]

An Okapi? Or an Okapi Kopy? I found one for 10$ in a flea market. After a little cleaning up I oiled the wood and sharpened the blade. Thin carbon steel...you can shave with the thing in a pinch. They still make 'em though they come from South Africa now, not Germany. You made a great vid here!

[@wjlacey]

Thanks so much

[@stevantrninic7257]

Ghost is in this knife man😂

[@yonathansami]

I used to have this type of knife but i lost it somewhere

[@dstechstufflifeinbetween5357]

Oh My God ... No Fliping Way .... I'm Jamaican and that knife you restored is a cultural icon known as a rachet or in patios " a Rachick" ......... reach out to a Jamaican and they can tell you all about it

[@Renegade-jh3dx]

Fr mi g, Jamaica National knife dat😂

[@wjlacey]

On Wikipedia it mentions Germany, South Africa and Jamaica. Is it something you saw often in Jamaica then? I'm interested, have any stories to share?

[@ErnestoRodriguez-fn1sh]

Muy buen trabajo 👌👍🇪🇸

[@لحن-س3ب]

GOOd

[@ahmedhamdy-ti8ku]

@11:10 can you please tell me the polish you used for the wood here, I was cleaning an old knife of mine and over did it with a sanding paper that the polish layer went off, would appreciate it if you told me what you used here, thanks

[@wjlacey]

Birchwood casey tru oil. Prick the top, apply to fingertip and then use finger to wipe on wood, tiny amounts at a time.

[@ahmedhamdy-ti8ku]

Appreciate it man

[@СергейЧенцов-м6с]

Молодчага👍👍👍

[@hakie_sailer8659]

Respect

[@ziegenwilly]

tolle arbeit

[@wjlacey]

Danke

[@iyzmeiyzme650]

Nice and neat work, but if you leave the original wood

[@Warrior_Saint88]

Do you think the spirits from the Haunted House is attached to that knife?

[@ابوكرمللسيراميك]

Okapi knife is the pride of German industry. Unfortunately, production stopped many years ago

[@wjlacey]

Thanks for the input. Hope you liked the video

[@ابوكرمللسيراميك]

Certainly the video and the result is more than wonderful

[@ALDICTATO]

Okapi knife❤️

[@Beach-day-76]

What’s the solution you put on the cutting stone

[@noonsight2010]

So how did you establish the knife is WW1?

[@talbiwadii6142]

أحسنت عمل متقن

[@wjlacey]

شكرا لك

[@larsschutte3048]

These are called Okapi knife it came from German Kolonies in Africa

[@wjlacey]

Thats really interesting :)

[@kebirnadir7474]

That knife we still made it on Algeria 🇩🇿 bro

[@abdosheriff0928]

Egypt too

[@panos.anastopoulos.]

@@abdosheriff0928 and greece too👍✌👌🇬🇷(called:sougias σουγιας)

[@musstaphaa]

Boseb3a 🇩🇿🔥

[@pierpaolofanari5401]

Where I could buy it?

[@MoHaMeDSaYeD-zd8jg]

مسمهاش ناايف دي الخوجه قرن الغزال يخلق🙂😂

[@ОмарОмаров-е4ь]

В месте где фиксируется клинок , рядом расположено вертикальное отверстие оно там не просто так. В отверстие должно расположится колечко. Оно должно быть такого размера что бы поместился палец. Затем его оттягивают в верх и спускают клинок.

[@ВРАГБАНДЕР.Самоделки]

за него и шнурок привязывали .чтоб не потерять и открывать.можно и стальные пластины между деревяшкой и железкой поставить.большие делать можно.и продавать.

[@suciptosausu9483]

Www.. amazing 👍👍👍

[@wjlacey]

Thanks!

[@grahamparr3933]

What a great design, not seen that before, I suppose there is no knowing where it comes from🤔

[@wjlacey]

Yeah I've heard, Germany, France, Spain and South Africa so who knows!

[@ahmadhm1303]

Search for okapi knives

[@grahamparr3933]

@@ahmadhm1303 that’s great, many thanks👍👍

[@frankmysza5003]

Great and interesting video Wesley..that was unreal work to get that knife to look like that..the wood you used, is that native wood around where you live? Was the haunted house near you?

[@wjlacey]

Yew, its a real special/ rare wood. Technically its a soft wood but its harder than many hardwoods. All parts of the tree are deadly poisoness. Its bad luck to chop one down and they're usually found on graveyards. I do love a bit of Yew. The Haunted house was about 20 minutes away. Really, really creepy inside! Thanks for everything!

[@wesamjamal3722]

It's a good knife

[@wjlacey]

Thanks

[@محمدحراثالفقير]

عندي وحد مثله للبيع

[@carloslorenze6444]

Excellent! What is the name of the 11:43 minute machine? Thank you!

[@wjlacey]

Thanks, it's just a budget disc/belt sander.

[@dominiclewis1298]

That knife looks like the OKAPI knife that is from South Africa

[@MrMelshebiny]

It’s an Ocabi knife en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi_(knife) Nice work though

[@thetroodon9482]

I actually think that Is a French pocket knife!

[@curtshurden5742]

Jammin out to Air Supply, respect my man!

[@THEWORKSSHOP]

Nice work! You have yourself a new subscriber :)

[@wjlacey]

That's great to hear thanks.

[@wjlacey]

@UCDeAfZAkVkoJtxUblU5OjzA باستخدام مترجم جوجل. فقط أقول شكرا لك. biastikhdam mutarjim jujlun. faqat 'aqul shukraan lika.

[@baqral_shrefe6684]

اول عربي

[@larryfisher7056]

Any idea about who made this knife originally?

[@wjlacey]

I REALLY wish I knew. On the left hand side, where the thumb nail is, theres a large 'eroded?' area. As its a common place for brands/ makers logo's/ signatures etc, i can only assume that it was there, but has rusted away. It was beside an extremely rusty 1907 ww1 bayonette and a very old Axe with a rotten Ash handle. It takes a LOOONG time for ash to rot in the way it did. Therefore I can determine that the blade is very old. Judging by the rest of the items in the building, i'd chance a guess of at least 50 years minimum but many items were 100+. Thanks for watching. Be sure to share/ like etc. Thanks again!

[@macfizz1237]

Looks like a German or South African okapi knife.

[@augusthermann5111]

Seems to be an old french one

[@ММК-и6э]

БССР. Г .Гомель. Завод пусковых двигателей (ГЗПД). Приблизительно с 1976 года

[@ianmiles2505]

Germans

[@ahmedelkadi5383]

Btw this is a deer horn not wood and you need to add a ring on the hole to make it easy for open and close

[@wjlacey]

Looked and acted a lot like wood to me. I'll have another look

[@baybay174]

This knife was made in algerai bro . The 3 star

[@schesterrz]

Excelente 👌🏼

[@wjlacey]

Thank you

[@MostafaMSalah-ez4zq]

ناقصه المادليه بتاعت العصفوره يا معلم 😂👋

[@NRELDN90]

الدبلة يسطي

[@blaiooo]

Fabulous video !! Congratulations! A query with what liquid do you revive natural wood, did that liquid give the wood a surprising color 11:13? what substance is it? Thanks!!

[@manta1969manta]

Yeah! I have same navaha tipe