Victorinox Penknife Scales

[HHazeldean]

Hi There,

I have had a Victorinox Climbers penknife for quite some time now and after five years of battering and carving and other such things, one of the scales has come loose. Could I replace these with something like wood or is there something else that I could do to sort this problem out.

Cheers

HHazeldean

 

[Kerne]

Lots of folks on here have done this - here's my effort:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41760&highlight=

 

[HHazeldean]

Kerne, how did you get the old scales off?

 

[Kerne]

One of them was coming off which was what prompted me to do it. I prised them off with a knife blade - wasn't too much trouble.

 

[HHazeldean]

I was just playing with mine just now and one of the scales just fell off.

 

[brancho]

I have done a couple I will post a link to a tut tonight when I am home.

 

[Kerne]

I have done a couple I will post a link to a tut tonight when I am home.

Actually, now that I think of it, I'm sure it was Alf's tutorial that inspired me tohave a go.

 

[Hugo]

Hears a couple that I did last year. Looks better in the hand.

 

[johnnythefox]

they look good which glue do you use

 

[HHazeldean]

@Hugo: Did you carve the slot into them for the tweezers and toothpick??

What wood is that also??

 

[Hugo]

I carved the slot for tweezers only.
If you do the tooth pick one it makes that side of the wood prone to breaking a bit, where the corkscrew rests.
You could put the toothpick on the other end of the knife mind you, I'm going to do that on my next one.
I used araldite to glue them together after a little rub with emery paper.
As to what wood is it.
I'm unable to say as it was a box in it's earlier life, it is hard wood as it does not get marked at all.

 

[brancho]

You will find a good tutorial HERE

If you want real inspiration look HERE

Ps I hope this works as I have copied it from an old thraed and I cant test the links as I am at work.

Some pics of the ones I have done


Antler SAK 1 by alfred.branch, on Flickr


Chris K&S 7 by alfred.branch, on Flickr

 

[Hugo]

Another picture in better light. don't you just love wood, I do.

 

[Black Sheep]

Been there done that - here's mine........

Richard

 

[santaman2000]

A few years ago one of the scales fell off my Victorinox (also after many years of hard use) I sent it back to the company and they repaired it for free. They have a life-time warranty and an excellent reputation for customer service. I'm sure you can find the UK address on-line; it should be an in-country address so that postage is minimum.

Of course if you want to do the project yourself there are great suggestions on the thread already. As for aesthetics the home projects shown look good but then again there's something to be said for their trademark red scales too; they just scream, "VICTORINOX!." It's a matter of personal preference.

 

[HHazeldean]

@Black Sheep: Love that knife, what wood is on the handle??

 

[luckylee]

@Black Sheep: Love that knife, what wood is on the handle??

it looks like spalted maple, but could be spalted beech, very nice.

 

[HHazeldean]

I thought it looked more like spalted birch though, could be wrong.

 

[Tilia]

they all look nice, verry nice even, but i would brand the victorinox shield with cross in the scale
imo that would make them even nicer

 

[HHazeldean]

How would you be able to do that, you could always take the silverey sticker off the original one and stick that on, pretty hard though.