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Hi! Today I’m restoring an old rusty hunting knife. I bought it at a flea market — its condition, as always, was below average. But this time at least the cutting edge wasn’t completely rotten. Of course, I bought this piece and started working on its restoration. First, I cleaned the surface using a wire brush. Then I placed the blade in a rust remover. What was left of the handle reminded me of a chisel handle — or maybe a gouge. I could be wrong. After cleaning, I placed the blade in warm water with baking soda to neutralize the acid. I sanded the blade by hand, using sandpaper from 120 to 500 grit. Once I finished sanding, I made new bevels — or rather, corrected the old ones. And to give the surface its final texture, I treated the blade again with a wire brush. The next step was the handle — and here I really had to sweat a bit. Why? Because I started with walnut wood — dry, solid walnut. Everything was great, but during shaping I removed too much material, and the handle became too thin. Of course, that’s unacceptable and could break later. So I had to start over. I used beech next, but drilled deeper than needed. Then I tried another piece of wood — and the drill bit broke off inside. On the fourth attempt, I finally got lucky: I used elk antler, leather, and a small piece of plastic. After fitting and shaping everything, I glued the handle together. Once the glue dried, I shaped it, made a lanyard hole, added a bit of decoration, and, of course, moved on to making the sheath. The sheath is very simple — made for a left-handed user. I used medium-thickness dark leather. After finishing the sheath, I shaped and treated it, and then made a small test of the knife for you. I hope you’ll enjoy this restoration video. Don’t forget to share it and leave your thoughts in the comments. And of course — hit the like button! If you’d like to purchase one of my projects, feel free to contact me — don’t be shy. Please subscribe to my channel: @ScrewsAndTools 🍖 My New Cooking channel! @screwsandtoolscooking Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Screwsandtools Paypal: paypal.me/screwsandtools Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scresandtools/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screwsandtools/ #screwsandtools #knife #restoration