Knife restoration

[devon deer]

Thanks very much chaps, your advice is most welcome.

I think I have a knife that would work, it was bought by me 45 years ago!
It had a metal sheath which has been disposed of.
I bought it on a school trip to Belgium.
Since then it has been at the bottom of a rusty tool box, I will put up a photo, I have already removed the surface rust, soaked in vinegar and used wire wool, not sure if that was correct?

Cheers
Richard

 

[BrentD]

This guy is pretty good at showing you what to do with a rusty blade.

 

[BrentD]

Here is another w/o the nice cat. I would scream if he used MY files like that.

Make sure you are starting with a blade that is worthy of the time you will invest. I'm doubtful that the second video is one I would invest in.

Also, before you start, note what, if any flat faces and lines may be original to the blade. Be careful to preserve those. The guy with the cool cat does a very nice job of that. The guy in the second video does not.

The contrast between the two videos is worth noting.

 

[devon deer]

Here is another w/o the nice cat. I would scream if he used MY files like that.

Make sure you are starting with a blade that is worthy of the time you will invest. I'm doubtful that the second video is one I would invest in.

Also, before you start, note what, if any flat faces and lines may be original to the blade. Be careful to preserve those. The guy with the cool cat does a very nice job of that. The guy in the second video does not.

The contrast between the two videos is worth noting.

Same videos Brent

 

[BrentD]

Same videos Brent

Sorry about that. I was in a hurry to go bird hunting and made a mistake. I can't find the second video again. No loss. It was a lot of bad examples.

 

[Blacktailbc]

Awesome. Looks great

 

[GlockZ]

WOW! Nice job restoring the knife. I'm sure he'll be happy with what you've done!