That's the knife I carried as a daily in the 70s as a teenager. Back then we carried a knife all the time and nobody thought twice that we had one in school. Teachers would ask to borrow one from students without a care.
Thanks for the kind words. I really take a lot of pleasure in cleaning up these older ones. It's meditative and relaxing. Take care, MrMultitool, and welcome to the channel.
This was a joy to watch. You should be proud of the work you did on that one, buddy. It looks awesome, like it has done a ton of work and is still ready to do a ton more! And I like using ballistol as well, whenever I'm cleaning my guns or my knives it makes my whole basement smell like licorice. lol Cheers!
Nice job on that! I found a 34OT in an antique store a few years ago for $7 & bought it. It’s well-used but still in decent shape; no rust, but it does have some pitting. I just oiled it & I carry it regularly; I should probably clean it with the appropriate cleaners sometime!
I love the 34OT. It was the first pocket knife I ever owned when I was a kid. A gift from my dad. I lost it on a trail at the deer lease riding with him on the three wheeler 😆 fell out of my pocket. I own around a dozen of them, even two NIB examples w/paperwork. I have my edc example in my pocket right now. Love the end result, you’ve got a nice carry piece now!
No need to take out the pitting, it's honest aging. I avoid going overboard on cleanup so I don't needlessly thin out the blades. I do eliminate any surface rust on the blades and inside the knife. I have a bunch of vintage folding knives that I have cleaned up and refined the process. Lots of steps but it does involve an old toothbrush, Dawn dish soap and a hair dryer (🤫). Several reasons for loss of blade snap including the blade pivot end wearing away where it contacts the spring. If this part doesn't push the spring out far enough you lack adequate energy to snap the blade back closed. Thanks for the video.
I know this is a year old Thrifty, but you did an amazing job. I’m sure your digits got a workout 🏋️ out for sure. The finished ✅ product / OldTown looks / looked amazing. So a big Belated Thank You and very well done 👍
Cleaned up real nice, I love Ballistol its my #1 spray oil for guns & knives & other stuff its magic in a can 😅 Brass bristle brush the size of your toothbrush is also a tool i love to use...Cool EDC now youve bonded with it...Nice one TK 👍
It's amazing how much of a difference a cleaning and maintenance can make. It's turned out really well and I bet the carbon steel sharpens up very nicely. Took the modern Buzzsaw Trapper out today and put it through its paces in the woods, there's nothing wrong with the steel it's made of, it did very well. I've really taken to it.
I love 34OT’s, that came out good! The old one I have has very little snap on the main blade. These knives a lot of times were used hard and put up wet. But it’s fun to go and fix them up better than the condition you found them in. Good job!
I love the look, patina, and utility that you can only get out of a knife made of 1095 carbon steel. They ruined the Old Timer brand when they sent production to China where shit grade 7Cr17 goes into every knife. Those China pattern Old Timers don't have the feel, fit or finish of the New York made examples. I am glad to see the new owners of Schrade/Old Timer have come out with a new Generational Series that's Made in USA of carbon steel. I wish they'd bring the whole lineup back. I'd gladly pay more for quality.
The Generational series as it stands is not the answer. That series did not meet the level of the original USA made knives in many ways and I feel it misrepresented itself as counterparts to models they claimed to be. Take a look at the 94OTG and 94OT in hand, you'll see exactly what I mean. I appreciate the attempt, but they did not hit the mark for me with that series. Hopefully they'll do something similar again in the future with more attention to detail. True the Chinese made OTs are not as well refined as the USA made, but I've had no problem with the 7Cr17 blade material and I like a large number of their smaller patterns which I'd choose over like priced competitors due to the thickness of the blade stock and the good blade spacing within the channel. The move to stainless steel was thought of as an improvement. Look at Uncle Henry and their move to Schrade + blades in the 80's, but the knife nerds want carbon blades and I understand that nostalgia, but you have to understand one man's patina is another man's rust.
I would throw it in a solution of gas and motor oil. After a few days soaking, I would get some 0000 steel wool and clean off any rust and the blow it dry with compressed air. I might even use my fine wire brush to it,, much the same as I clean up old firearms, and then polish the bolsters, scales and blades on my polishing wheel. Can’t make it look like new, but pretty close. Leaving any rust on carbon steel will just leave a place for rust to begin, again.
Cool....Harbor freight has a decent little grinder buffer for under forty dollars that would speed things up for you on these...Only a non knife person would ever let a knife get into such bad shape....
Compared to what it started it looks really good. Saw Balistal, Flitz, but am curious as to what you were using to start the clean up? I have some old ones found in my Dads stuff figured they were too far gone. They look alot like how that Old Timer started. I would like to clean them back to at least user status.
The first step I used Glass Plus surface cleaner just to rid the knife of any dirt and loose stuff. Sounds like a fun project Rick. Welcome to the channel.
Nice job, cleaned up, but still showing it has lived and loved. Great improvement on the handlescales and the bolsters. Was that WD-40 you used or some other spray lubricant? spring action improved to where you like it to be. Thank you for showing TK, you might add the sharpening video i'm sure i'm not the only one who liked to see that as well. Have a nice sunday.
Check out the description for the materials used. Tough to show sharpening unless it's a larger knife. I'll have to whetstone these blades and I'm still "honing" my craft.
Wow nice job! Was it just dishwashing liquid/water to start? And what was the first spray after that? (Before the ballistol, iirc)? Just curious. I have some vintage knives that need way less cleanup, but still need some rust removed in some more difficult spots. I think your video might inspire to me to finally do something about them!
@@ThriftyKaniffy Yup, I live the patina that the old Schrades get. In fact the only thing I don't like about them is the way they pinned the blades. They get blade play over time and you can't fix it.
