Roadblock Ahead! I've Been Stymied!

[@J.O.VenturesOutdoors]

Great video Tom! Lots of great suggestions in the comments!!! I think I'd take the plastic off the remaining cover and paint that section black on each after cleaning them. I'm guessing you'll need to apply a finish coat of lacquer or some kind of sealer to protect them more.. ??

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks for your ideas, John! Folks really have come through for me. What a great community to be a part of. I appreciate you stopping by, my friend. Keep charging!

[@cheesymoonworkshop]

I've done a couple of those. On one I used a very thick enamel paint and textured it. You can also just make new wood scales. If you use glue or epoxy, tape the inside of the liner so that the glue stays out of your knife.

[@knifedelights7473]

Great ideas, Cheesy! I thought about painting them as that would probably be the easiest way to do it. Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

You should think about getting an ultrasonic cleaner. You'd be surprised at how well the loosen junk in nooks and crannies. My advice: Forget the covers entirely and make new slab slides out of wood or plastic. You can probably attach them with a good 2 part epoxy. You could also pop off the other plastic cover for the shell, clean it up and use a decent nail polish to add a lacquer coat between the bolsters and reattach the original covers.

[@knifedelights7473]

Lol. You know, I've been meaning to pick one up. BUT! I always find a knife to buy. I suppose I should start saving up my bubble gum money, and go ahead and get one. Thanks for watching, Tobias. Keep charging!

[@rasputinscastle]

I'd replace both. Glue burlap on the handles and cover with polyurethane. You could also use any wallpaper you desired. Alternatively, you could glue a wood veneer, which is very thin, but if you use veneer, I think you'll have to fabricate a clamp to hold the veneer til it drys. 😊

[@knifedelights7473]

You're right about the veneer, and in the past I've tried to figure out how to make a clamp. I appreciate your suggestions my friend. Keep charging!

[@singingtoad]

Thanks for sharing this old knife, great job on the clean-up. As far as what to do with the covers, I'd have to agree with what others have already said here and make new ones. ☺👍Regardless of whatever you decide to do, I'm sure it will turn out great. Take care my friend and Cheers!

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks for your feedback, ST! I appreciate you stopping by, my friend. Keep charging!

[@stephenjeffrey75]

I used scraps of old belt leather and made side covers for mine. It was the same kind of project. It turned out fantastic.

[@knifedelights7473]

Now there is an idea that I hadn't thought about. Thanks Cynthia!

[@jspr_edc]

Use the bolster/liners to make an impression in some clay to use as a mold for some resin.

[@knifedelights7473]

That's a good suggestion. I'd like to someday have a way of melting brass and pouring the bolster/liner replacements. However, I like your suggestion for resin! Thanks for watching, jspr!

[@deanP.]

Great clean up. I'm not sure about the covers but I think the knife doctor will know what to do. Thanks Tom.

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks Dean. I'll surely be calling on the doctor. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@Crosscreekoutdoors]

If you’d like to use wood you can use a wood dowel wrapped with course sand paper to contour the inside to fit the existing scales. You can do the same with stag, just split your antler and contour with a dowel and sandpaper. I’ve used this dowel and sandpaper method to open barrel channels on gun stocks for free floating barrels

[@knifedelights7473]

Wow, that's a great idea to make the covers concave a little bit. Thanks for sharing your ideas. I appreciate you watching, my friend.

[@bdh3949]

A full replacement of the covers would probably be best for the long run. Maybe an amber bone or something a bit wild. However a simple fix is to re-use your covers, you could simply paint several light coats on the blank side then dip the whole cover into a poly mix to preserve it.

[@knifedelights7473]

I like your idea to try some bone! Thanks for your suggestions, bdh. I appreciate you watching, my friend.

[@prh8068]

That's a tough one! I'm thinking that gluing on new bolster-less scales from thin wood or micarta, with little divots on the underside to accommodate the knife pins would be the way to go. But shaping them just right will be challenging. I've seen videos of people doing that. I still have my first pocketknife - about 65 years old! It originally had shell scales with a decorative plastic wrap, but the plastic peeled off years ago. It's a nostalgia piece and not a carry knife anymore so I've just kept it as is, with the bare metal shell scales. I will look forward to seeing what you end up doing with this project.

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks for the suggestions, prh! Those sound like some good alternatives. I appreciate you watching, my friend.

[@SeanT_1967]

First off…. Great find Tom! Been reading through everyone’s comments and there’s some great ideas…. don’t think I can add anything that’s not already been suggested… Advice from Kevin would be great… he does some fantastic work! I’m sure you’ll keep us updated about this one..😀 Thanks brother 😎🙏🏻

[@knifedelights7473]

You're right about there being lots of great suggestions. I appreciate you watching, my friend!

[@davidwilliams1805]

I'm not a knife guru, but I would change both. Not exactly sure the best way to do that, but I'm sure there are many that have done this several times. Thanks for sharing this my friend!

[@knifedelights7473]

I'm getting lots of great suggestions, so we'll see what happens. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@jeremyspaulding7735]

Coming along nicely! Great video 👍

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks, Jeremy! I appreciate you watching, my friend.

[@drewwhite5601]

Some good suggestions so far personally iv used sticky back plastic in the past as in the uk there are a lot of old Richards of Sheffield knives around that are the same clam shel design,you can get it in lots of different natural patterns simply cut to size wrap and stick it round the handle you can even replace the pins for a more natural look 👍

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks for the info, Drew. Isn't it fun to fix up these old knives?

[@drewwhite5601]

@@knifedelights7473 sure is pal I absolutely love it just wondering about who owned it and the stories it could tell 👍

[@rwa123]

Excellent video Tom! Looks like you have some good suggestions in the other comments. I will second what Tobias said about an ultrasonic cleaner. They work fantastic! Happy Wednesday! Cheers, RW

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks, Dubya! I knew that all of my great viewers would step up with some great suggestions. I appreciate you watching, my friend.

[@jeffjackson5331]

Very cool! I don't know how you fix or replace those scales, hmmmm!

[@knifedelights7473]

Hmmmm indeed! I got lots of great suggestions to ponder. Thanks for watching, Jeff.

[@jeffjackson5331]

@@knifedelights7473 yeah you do. you are very welcome Tom.

[@jasonbeecher509]

I say contact Kevin The knife Dr . And see if he has any parts scales that are original and good?

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks, Jason! I'm sure the Dr. has some good suggestions as he does such a good job repairing knives. I appreciate you watching, my friend.

[@jasonbeecher509]

@@knifedelights7473 he has a video today about palm wood handles on a fishing knife. Awesome video

[@davidkurle5418]

If I were you, I'd set the covers aside completely and make some wood covers for that old girl. Just my two cents. Cheers, buddy!

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks for your suggestion, David! Viewers like you have given me a lot of great ideas to ponder. I appreciate you dropping by, my friend.

[@kathleensmith370]

It looks like a lot of work but I say replace both

[@knifedelights7473]

I think you are right in that it would be best to replace both. Thanks for responding Kathleen. I really appreciate it.

[@RandysWSG]

Why not take it off and you can make them match Great job on this my friend!

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks for your idea, Randy! I appreciate you dropping by, my friend. Keep charging!

[@tomritter493]

Id put some nice wood on there

[@knifedelights7473]

That has been a consideration, Tom! Thanks for your suggestion and for watching, my friend. Keep charging!