Bushcraft Penknife rehandling help please!

[woodmunky]

Hi... i've got a couple of *insert very common brandname* penknives that i use out and about, and one is rather scuffed now (small one with knife, scissors, toothpick and tweezers) to which i would normally go buy another one...

HOWEVER

1. i'm quite attached to the little thing now & 2. i've had an idea...

The problem is i do not know if it is possible? What i would like to do is take the scuffed plastic OFF the old one and rehandle it with some of my Micarta i have recently acquired:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=16569&highlight=micarta

Does anyone know how i can safely remove the plastic handle/cover without damaging the knife itself?

Cheers,
Steve

 

[leon-b]

i dont know how to remove the plastic but it is definitely possible as i have seen pictures on here of rehandled swiss army knives
leon

 

[woodmunky]

excellent! well even knowing that it's possible is a good thing lol

right... a'thread searchin i shall go

cheers leon!

 

[spamel]

It may be beneficial to search British Blades

 

[woodmunky]

Just found this:

http://www.swiss-knife.com/popups/V.W.PL.expl.EN.htm

 

[dwardo]

Over on www.Britishblades.com you will find loads of info including a few "how to re-scale your SAK" guides

There have been various ones done in all sorts of materials and they look very nice.

 

[Buckshot]

Are there any people who would make a custom SAK by dismantling several SAK's and taking the best bits I wonder?

 

[BorderReiver]

Are there any people who would make a custom SAK by dismantling several SAK's and taking the best bits I wonder?

Nip over to Knifeforums and join SOSAK.

 

[mrostov]

Are there any people who would make a custom SAK by dismantling several SAK's and taking the best bits I wonder?

Yes, and some are also doing that with Leatherman tools.

 

[leon-b]

this is what can be done
leon

 

[woodmunky]

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28271&highlight=rehandling is a good example of what i hope to achieve... only with micarta.

 

[bushwacker bob]

I have re-handled 15 SAKs this year and have a couple still to do.The scales just pop off if you slide a blade between the scale and the liners.There is room to file about half the height off the the rivits,which means you dont have to drill such a deep hole in the back of the new scales to accomodate them.This will enable you to get the scales as thin as the originals,if you so wish.Otherwise you can end up with fat handles.

 

[woodmunky]

well i can honestly say i feel truly enlightened i like learning something new everday, but i'm especially liking 2days lessons!

http://www.britishblades.com/home/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=61 seems to be exactly what im looking for!

Thank for all your help! I'll post the results when i'm done

 

[woodmunky]

this is what can be done
leon

Thats what i'm aiming for well... from a beginners point of view that is

 

[leon-b]

make sure you post pictures of your rehandled knife
what make is it ?
leon

 

[woodmunky]

The one i have is a victorinox, although seeing how easy it is (and given that i want to save some of the wood for a knife handle)... i'm looking at getting a new one, but not sure which would be best?

My sister (horticulturalist in training) has a small V'nx one, which i'm gonna rehandle for her too...

So i guess my next question is, what SAK would you recommend? I'm still gonna rehandle the old one, but i think i'd like to get a new one for the micarta

 

[leon-b]

i have the victorinox climber and i love it, it is not to bulky but it has everything i would ever need
i reccomend it
leon

 

[bushwacker bob]

The pocket Pal is the BEST one to re handle.It only has 2 blades in one layer(a real penknife) the ones with corksrews are a pain.Unless you like micro surgery,forget about toothpics and tweezers. If your knife is a 'classic' (manicure kit job) then they have 4 rivits but of smaller diameter than the other ones

The pocket pal/exelsior is probably the only one that wont wear a hole in your leg or make you walk in circles.

 

[woodmunky]

Have you got any links to the Pocket Pal so i can compare it with the Climber?

 

[bushwacker bob]