Old Hickory Butcher Knife Restore. Part 2 of 2

This is the 2nd part of a 2 part series restoring a very old "Old Hickory" butcher knife.
I found out that Old Hickory does not epoxy their handles on. They just use rivets. This knife was so old and in bad shape that the scales were starting to pull away from the tang of the knife.
After I buffed the blade I wire wheeled the tang so the epoxy would adhere better to the knife and scales.
I used the original scales and tried to leave the original name in the handle.
After I sharpened the knife and leather stropped it I coated the wood scales in Tung Oil.
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[@ghoulinthegraveyard399]

Glad I found your video. Mom had a set of 4 Old Hickory knives that have been below her sink in the kitchen, since the late 60's, still in the wall hung butchers block. The corrosion are mostly in the tips, but like in your disclaimer, the scales have separated from the tang on the 8" chefs knife and 8" carving knife, with warps on both blades. This will give me a fun project to work on, thank you for the video and that knife turned out great!

[@GaryForgingOn]

Thank you. I am glad it helped. I was surprised when I read that old hickory did not glue on the scales. It made the restoration so much easier.

[@ghoulinthegraveyard399]

@@GaryForgingOn Oh yea most definitely, looking at them now, there is daylight shining through. The butchers block needs some T.L.C also, after that I will have a great set of knives! Thank you for the quick response and now subbed to your awesome channel and have a great night.

[@GaryForgingOn]

@@ghoulinthegraveyard399 Thanks for the sub. :) I would love to see some pictures of your knives and block sometime. I have not tried to butcher block for knives. This was just laying on a workbench with a bunch of other stuff I inherited. I made some simple knives 20 years ago before I got into blacksmithing and I bought rivets like these. I am not sure the head diameter but I still had a small bag of them and they fit perfect to replace the ones in the Old Hickory. I just got these to show you the shape. You need to measure the head diameter on the handles and the width of the handle to know if these will go through and push into each other. You can see one is hollow and one is solid. These may not be the right size. amzn.to/2WomcVS

[@ghoulinthegraveyard399]

@@GaryForgingOn Once I get started on it I will send you before and after pics. Thank you for the rivets info, cause I did have a question on that, with many more, since I have not attempted a restoration like this before. The block is a wall hang type and seems like a pretty easy fix, since old hickory made this for only 4 knives. Thank you very much for the info. Will be in touch. :)

[@GaryForgingOn]

@@ghoulinthegraveyard399 Anything I can help with just ask. I may or may not have an answer but I will let you know either way. Best of Luck. :)

[@MrDoneboy]

So you epoxyed the handle back to the tang?

[@GaryForgingOn]

Yes, I had put 2 part epoxy on the handles and on the rivets . I didn't realize that I didn't get any of it on video until after it was over and I was editing. I have looked around for another a few times. I've thought about making another restoration video now that I have better video equipment. Sorry I missed that step in this process but it was over and I couldn't redo it. Thanks for watching.

[@johnjomp]

I guess I missed the part where you put the rivets in the handle.

[@GaryForgingOn]

Yes, I videoed that part but when I was done and editing that section was messed up. I had a bag of brass cutlery rivets that I lucked up and fit exactly in the same hole as the originals. I didn't even have to drill anything. I just trimmed them to length and epoxied them in when I did the handles on the blade. I just wish my video of it worked. I am still working on getting better equipment for videos and hopefully get better myself so I don't miss important shots. Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. Gary

[@lekeiner]

@@GaryForgingOn Thank you, John for the question - I had exactly the same one, and thanks, Gary, for the answer. I'm about to try a very similar restoration on an Old Hickory knife, and I'll need to replace the rivets, as the originals are in very bad shape.

[@GaryForgingOn]

@@lekeiner This is they type of rivet I used. Not these exact ones. I would have to measure the diameter of the rivet head and the length of the rivets. I just made sure they would fit inside each other and not bottom out. I had to cut mine a little. But I bought my bag of rivets with my first knives I made from a bandsaw blade. And that was over 20 years ago. But they look like this type. amzn.to/3x2qswM I hope this helps. Thanks for watching.

[@jdmDC2ftw]

Your sharping jig looks cool. From just the video, the angle looks too big?? And wouldn't it prematurely wear your stones bc it's only being used in the middle? Nice restoration!

[@GaryForgingOn]

A guy I used to work with saw them in a local ad. He and I each ordered 1. I too worried about wear but I try to move the stone around under it. But I don't use it all the time. And I have been using the same stone and setup since the late 90s. I probably only use it a handful of times each year. But if I was sharpening all the time I would probably get something different. There is an angle setting on it. I have never tried to verify its accuracy. I think I set it around 22 degrees. I need to check. I have tried 25 and 20 but I cannot remember what it was set on when I did this. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@tourmalines]

what did you use on the handle to finish?

[@GaryForgingOn]

I used tung oil. I still use the knife and I think I need to re-sand it with some high grit sandpaper and oil it again. But all I have right now is tung oil.

[@tourmalines]

@@GaryForgingOn it would be great to see a photo of the knife know

[@tourmalines]

now that is

[@boenhock1729]

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[@GaryForgingOn]

Thank you. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@andrewgrygier2805]

I am glad I sall your video because I have the same knife. That I found today while taking apart a old shed. That someone was living in but they died. A long time ago.

[@GaryForgingOn]

They are good knives and not hard to fix up, even if you leave the handle on. Thanks for watching.

[@johnw.carson6989]

Please tell about the sharpening jig - was it made by you?

[@GaryForgingOn]

No, Another guy I used to work with back in the late 90's was also looking for a good way to sharpen our knives. He saw this in a magazine, pre-internet times, and we both liked it because it used regular sharpening stones and had an adjustable angle. We each ordered one and it came with a VHS tape the guy made to go along with it showing how to use it. I have used it since then. But I only use it for our home kitchen knives and my every day knives. And not as often as I should. Maybe I can find the guy if he is still making them. If you like I could make a quick in-depth video showing all the parts. I think it would be easy to make. The angle part might be tricky but I guess with 3D printing that could be done easily now too. Thanks for the reply.

[@johnw.carson6989]

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[@olgaramirez4129]

Great job

[@GaryForgingOn]

Thank you