Anyone here do knife restorations?

[Nuevo]

I recently inherited some butcher knives that are roughly 100 years old. They belonged to my wife’s great grandfather who was a butcher in Warrensburg Missouri.

Anyway, my wife’s grandmother recently passed after a solid 97 years, and we found her fathers knives in a box sitting in the garage rafters. Nobody wanted them, and since apparently I’m the meat guy in the family, I got em. They’re not fancy, and quite utilitarian but I think it would be cool to clean them up and put some nice handles on them. And get them to a good cutting quality too.

 

[TRICER]

These is an awesome knife shop on La Mesa Blvd in La Mesa. He sharpens my stuff if he can’t restore them he will know someone who will.

 

[Nuevo]

La Mesa huh... little bit of a drive for me, but not impossible.

 

[Nuevo]

I kinda like the idea of doing them myself, but I don’t have clue on where to start.

 

[Bowman]

Post a pic see what you got.

 

[ilovesprig]

I kinda like the idea of doing them myself, but I don’t have clue on where to start.

You tube is your friend....Very cool find

 

[Nuevo]

 

[Bowman]

whats wrong with the existing handles? I would suggest to sand and polish them..
same with the blades. use a flat stone with different grades of emery,,, 60, 120, 400
keep it flat polish them up...

 

[Nuevo]

The rivets have green corrosion, and most of the wood is cracked.

Just thought it would be cool to customize them

 

[Bowman]

if it cracks.. then replace it.
Just me I would keep it original.
Making handles is an art.