Restoration Old Rusty Highlander Knife
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Hello I'm Alex! Thank you for attention and welcome to my channel. Screws and Tools is a channel dedicated to restoring old, antique, vintage, and rusty tools. I cover woodworking, metalworking (including non‑ferrous metals), leatherworking, knife making, and various DIY projects—all produced by me alone. I restore items such as knives, Caucasian daggers, swords, shashkas, sabers, cleavers, axes, and kitchen tools, continually honing my craft. And importantly, I always show my mistakes—because when you watch my videos, you learn not only from what works, but also from what doesn’t. I hope you enjoy my videos—thank you for watching! I truly appreciate every visit to my channel. Don’t forget to subscribe and join me on this restoration journey!
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Hi! Today, the restoration of the Svan knife of the late XIX– early XX centuries. This knife comes from the mountainous region of Georgia, Svaneti. This knife has a characteristic shape, geometry, handle, bolster, and, of course, stamps. The condition is terrible: the blade is covered with rust and badly worn, the scabbard is broken, there is no leather on them. The only thing that has been preserved well is the handle, because it is made of buffalo horn. Well, now I'll fix it! I'm starting to restore the knife. First of all, I removed the surface rust. As always, I kept it, although I don't know why. Next, I tried to disassemble the knife — it turned out to be difficult, since it had been in a damp place for a long time, and the shank simply stuck from the inside to the horny handle. After being treated with oil and hot water, I managed to get the blade out. I immediately put it in a rust remover. The handle of the knife is in good condition: I cleaned it and adjusted its shape. I filled the chips with horn dust and glue. After cleaning the blade, I placed it in warm water with baking soda to neutralize the effect of acid. Then I switched to hardening, as the old hardening seemed weak to me. After quenching, tempering, and all the heat treatment, I cleaned the blade with a soft iron brush and started sanding with sandpaper. Due to the deep rust, the surface of the blade is heavily corroded. After sanding, I decided to coat it with iron oxide to protect it from further corrosion. Then I moved on to the bolster. By tradition, I used non—ferrous metal - brass. I cut out the blank, shaped it into the desired shape and assembled the knife. I filled all the voids between the bolster and the handle with epoxy resin. The end of the handle was covered with a small bone insert. After that, I slightly sharpened the knife and started making the scabbard. I did not restore the old ones, as they are in poor condition, but I left them as an interesting object. I made a new scabbard out of dry lime tree, covered it with natural leather of medium thickness, and stitched it. Then I inserted the wooden base inside the stitched scabbard. To make the leather take the desired shape, I carefully dipped it into hot water, and then left it to dry overnight. In the morning, the scabbard acquired the desired shape. Added a suspension strap so that it can be worn on a belt. I hope you enjoy this video about knife restoration. Please share this video! Thanks! Sincerely, Alex. Thanks for attention! Good luck and health to everyone! With best wishes, Alex! 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
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