Being a perfectionist, those spots on the blade would drive me nuts. The client did want as perfect as possible. I’d ask to have it finished.

My Grail knife as a boy growing up on the east coast. Great to see this restoration!

Definitely a throwback to the time of the great safari's into the dark continent. Truly stunning.

Puma still make this knife, the company is located in Solingen Germany. Solingen is famous for its knives. This knife new sells for 479 euros. Cheers.

Loved this design " White Hunter" since the early 70's when I saw one in a glass case in a tiny town in Victoria Australia. Might be difficult to use this name on a new knife these days. Nice job on the rework.

Puma knives were purchased by quite a few soldiers headed to Vietnam back in the day. They were expensive and super popular. Thanks for your video.

The small dent on the blade near the front (close to the logo-righthand side) is the diamond test which Puma uses as a guarantee of hardness/quality.

Oh wow! This knife has been a grail knife for me since childhood 😅 Still made today in Solingen - but the old ones are in high demand! Great job - you sure got me nervous, when you put the thing to the belt grinder 😊 Love the result ❤ Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

Great work~my White Hunter was a high school graduation gift (1966) It has rosewood handles because the stag are rough. The top of the sheath on the restoration has been cut off. My sheath extends up with a thong which lark spurrs thru the hole on the handle, making it impossible to loss the knife. I have added the hook to the sheath to hang it on a GI pistol belt. The only downside of taking a job doing backcountry patrol for USDA Forest Service was my blade moved into my pack. I did aquire a small 4 inch German steel knife for convenience on my belt. But in camp the Puma did all the work.

Absolutely a beautiful job on a beautiful knife!

Absolutely fantastic work, can't wait for the knives I've ordered to arrive

I inherited 2 large Pumas from my dad after he passed. Beautiful knives.

👍 Kyle I clicked on this video because I have a Puma White Hunter I purchased in 1967. While extremely impressed with your restoration work I am again blown away with your custom work. Thank you for sharing everything in this video. Of course I am in the crowd who enjoy and appreciate the Tradesman knives we have purchased from you.

@eaglewhite3107

9 ай бұрын

Friend, do you recall how much you paid for the Puma White Hunter? I too purchased one about the same time. I'm thinking less than $30 at the time.

@ROE1300

9 ай бұрын

@@eaglewhite3107 I wish I could give an exact price, or even an estimate, but I cannot. Your “less than $30” remembrance probably isn’t far off. I was 17, worked only when school was out, was saving for college, chasing girls, paying for a car, and with middle class parents who both worked. I could not have afforded much more than $25-$35. It was the first “quality” knife I purchased, will most likely never sell it. On mine the stag handle is a little thin, never could get the edge on the spine to accomplish anything, not a big fan of serrations (mine are almost gone due to sharpening). Definitely a knife designed by a committee, but if used as a knife without getting lost in the “bells & whistles” it is an excellent blade. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine,

@eaglewhite3107

9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I believe my brother wound up with the knife. Will have to ask the next time we speak.

Try adding some baking soda to your glue it fills a lot better and is closer to the bone. I fixed a cracked scale on a Boker traditional one time worked like a charm.

Wow, stunning !!!! Beautiful job Kyle. Well done 👍

That’s a classic. Nice restoration on the blade and sheath.

I have one identical but it has Carl Schlieper on the blade along with Solingen. it's a great knife. I use it camping.

The albalone detail is sweet. Stunning knife.

I am looking at the Cabela’s Alaskan Guide Knives by Buck and while going down the knife rabbit hole on KZread here, I happened upon your video where you customized a client’s Cabela’s Alaskan Guide Buck 110. Just wanted to say that your craftsmanship is amazing and while the Alaskan Guide 110 is beautiful on its own, when you were done with it she was gorgeous on an entirely new level 😍. From one Canadian to another…well done mate!!!

Excellent job as always Kyle.

I have one of these knives, It was purchased somewhere between the very late 80s to mid 90s is my closest guess, it was a hunting knife for my dad. It unfortunatly was lost in a tool box that had been left outside and took on and sat in water for an unknown amount of time. The tang has rusted signifigantly and the blade has very deep pitting in places. I was able to clean it up a bit and oiled the sheath. Overall its still in faily rough condition but I love the knife. Its very cool to see what one looks like in pristine condition. This was a fantastic video to watch.

One of the best out there Kyle ! Nice skills

what a wonderful job you did, your a great craftsman, better person

Beautiful knives kyle

That's a very pretty knife Kyle, good job! 😊Thanks for sharing and Cheers!

i bought mine in 1972, still enjoy digging it out, just to look at...man, that thing is brutal to sharpen, but stays sharp for a while!

Got one at a garage sale 40 years ago for $5. Blade pretty rusted, but not ruined. Has a bone saw near the handle on the back side. Sharpened it up, doctored the rust and viola'.

Beast of a knife

Wow !!!! That looks amazing!! So much great work was put into that knife !!! Great informative video as always Kyle!!! BTW I'm having my 4th surgery in a year tomorrow to take off the tip of my 3rd toe on that same foot . I'm getting pretty tired of these surprises. Take care and stay safe my friend !!!

Beautiful knife there buddy. Take Care. Love your videos.

I kind of jumped too when I saw you take the blade to the grind. Good to see you get back to the Utuber’s though. Very nice work as always. I see you have the master hunter on your website. Can’t believe someone hasn’t snatched that baby up. My opinion is it’s one of your finest knives you make. That’s why I own two of them.

After watching your sharpening videos I picked up a set of Shapton ceramic stones (320, 1000 and 5k). Wow, these stones make it easy! And the results are almost scary lol. Keep up the awesome content!

Another Very Hap-E Customer With All Your Craftmanship, Great Job Kyle. Prayers For All There, Buddy ! ATB T God Bless

That superglue is a great technique.

Lucky enough to own one since Vietnam, never had to use. Still has all markings, leather strap only..Weather got to sheath some. Surprised you don't wear leather apron, and cut proof gloves, I value my fingers and belly too much.

I did my first "Kyle Noseworthy" type project (meaning customizing a clients knife that i didnt make, kinda like the Buck knife he did a while ago) just recently, my brothers team roping buddy had a knife he wanted a custom handle and sheath. Its got a stabilized walnut handle and a basket weave pattern scout carry sheath, instead of the factory plastic handle and nylon (i think) sheath it came with. It was one of the trickier projects I've done but it ended up being real cool.

Kyle, if you sharpen on a grinder and sparks are being thrown (no coolant), you are overheating the edge apex. You have to remember, the very apex of an edge is only a micron or less in thickness. I am not talking about the whole sharpened edge bevel, which will not overheat with your technique shown on this video. But I am talking about the very very tip of the apex that is only sub micron in thickness. It's fine to establish an edge bevel on a grinder with sparks being thrown, but you really should either run water while sharpening on the grinder, slow the belt speed down, or take it to a stone to knock of the over tempered apex. Your client will likely notice the edge behaving poorly until he/she resharpens it again.

@peetsnort

9 ай бұрын

That's why I use the hard ARKANSAS stone with oil. Nice and slow. My hunter is still going strong. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4em0JZxhpzacrw.htmlfeature=shared

I have one of these in excellent condition but didnt have a sheath for it. Was abandoned by previous owner of a house i bought

What’s that stuff you put to fill the handle gaps?

Kyle, did you do anything with the little serrations at the heel of the blade?

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I was told they were nickel plated, is this not the case? just bought one that has more blemishes than this one and wondered about cleaning it up

Kyle, you're a Master with the belt grinder. IIRC the Puma was available in two sizes. The first was around 6 inches, and a later model was 7 inches or a little bit longer. Is this the slightly bigger one?

I just discovered your channel randomly and I like it. Your knife shop makes me drool. Do you sell those to the United States? I live in Maine.

@Him__3000

9 ай бұрын

His craftsmanship is beyond this world. I own a blue curly maple Bakeapple. I highly, highly recommend it. He does ship to the US and its a heck of a deal we get. 200 cad is only 150-ish USD.

@kyle_noseworthy

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Tavis!!

@Him__3000

9 ай бұрын

@@kyle_noseworthy Absolutely Kyle, you have a lifelong customer and viewer here in ol’ Tennessee!

My dad near-most completely severed his index finger off his hand with a Great White Hunter. A few years later, whilst burying my pet dog (deceased), that knife fell into the hole unbeknownst to him. About 20 years later, he was digging in the area & found it. Obviously, being high carbon steel (NOT the new stainless version) the blade was quite rusted & the sheath was toast. However, the blade was still hair-splitting sharp! We did the best to restore it but nowhere near this level. We had contacted Puma regarding our story & they sent him a new one...free of charge, including shipping, back when they were still in production!

@joekrewson9951

9 ай бұрын

Had one when I was a kid that one day just disappeared. Many years later the we were getting the house ready for resale the mystery was solved. I must have left it on the sill of my late night sneak out window and never saw it fall out into the leaves. Losing it and finding it were both heartbreakers.

Kyle, just wonder if that commissioned knife of mine is getting any closer to being finished?

Pumas we’re beautifully made knives. I believe they are still available. Wether they are owned by the the original people is another question. The catalog says Puma SBG whatever that means. Thanks 🔪🎸

Do you do Kydex with a clip for the trades men Kyle ?

Have one from 1966 in Pumaster Steel

@peetsnort

9 ай бұрын

Bought mine in 77 when I was 17. Still fantastic kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4em0JZxhpzacrw.htmlfeature=shared

Fantastic work I have a few of the pumas we should talk

420 kitchen knife steel

You should Polished up the pins on Sheath you said you were going to do ot but you didn't do it...if you would of done that then the Sheath would of looked alot better...but Great Job

Do you send to Philippines?

I’m not native English and I didn’t understand what the lube and spray you used to seal was, can you repeat it please?

@stuartdavenport2952

9 ай бұрын

Super Glue and an activator. He used the technical term for super glue, cyanoacrylate. The activator just makes the super glue set up really fast.

I wish I had known that Puma was a valuable brand. I was given a small collection of them once and I had no need for them and then I gave them away to a friend who hunted and then later lost contact with. Oh well. I assumed they were like a Walmart knife.

Nice restoration. Hope yall do well selling those blades but not overly attractive

Great work. Any more would have been too much and and any less would'nt have been enough.

Clicking FIRST

Lovely knives, the bone saw was a bit dodgy if you used it. I always wanted a White Hunter, but now, I could buy a car for the money !

Working on removing the rust on the tang you removed Al of the patina on the stag scales. If you took a little more time and effort, you probably could've removed the rust without removing the stag patina! Otherwise it turned out nice! 🤔😵

Whether 🔪🎸

cyanoacrylate or better known as, superglue

I can taste it - sweet ....

I have had a white hunter that I bought in 1975. The writings completely ground off and both sides are razor sharp. I thinned out the bulky end as well. The handle is scored with a hacksaw blade for better grip. That's because I use the thing. What's the point of having a stupid shiny thing to look at. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4em0JZxhpzacrw.htmlfeature=shared