I always enjoy your reviews and was surprised to see you do a restoration one. Great restoration and vid!

@ThriftyKaniffy

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, Wesley. Glad you enjoyed it.

Just bought a new Balow pocket knife a couple weeks ago from the hardware store. Blade already has a spot of rust. Probably had it when purchased. Cheap stuff.

@ThriftyKaniffy

3 ай бұрын

It cleaned up alright. Maintenance is key to keeping them rust free. Thanks, Cogs.

Great to have a sheepsfoot on a Barlow! You could try a good soak in Evaporust. That stuff is kind of magic.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I like the sheepsfoot on a Barlow. I'll likely try that on a future project.

Looks really nice TK! The biggest thing is to get rid of the rust to avoid pitting, and you got that done. There is something very satisfying about cleaning up an old knife. Thanks for sharing, my friend!

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

That's right you just want to keep that rust from propagating. Thanks for watching and also for the inspiration to do another of these type videos.

After watching a few Ugly Knife Challenge videos I remembered my SIL had a few knives she found in her garage after buying a house several years ago. Earlier this week I asked my wife to see if she still had them and she did. Years ago when I first saw them I thought they were too far gone. My mindset has changed since then and I took another look. One is a Barlow just like yours made by Imperial of Rhode Island...She is the best of the three and in much better condition than the one in this video. Because of my amazing results with 50/50 vinegar and water on cast iron skillets I will use the solution on the rust. Fifteen minutes of soaking should take care of it and then some deep cleaning with some swabs and polish with Flitz. The second one is an Ulster made in Kingston NY probably between 1920-1930. Other than some rust much of the main blade has been ground down. Someone used the heck out of this knife and sharpened it over the years so the blade edge is about 30% less. The main blade is still workable and the second blade shows little use. Can't call her ugly though...just used. The third knife is a Camper made by Ideal of RI circa 1950. At first glance she seems ok then you realize there are no scales but based on the design, it does not immediately stand out. The bolsters and the body of the knife seems to be the same material and other than the pins standing proud because of the missing scales you would think it was an all metal knife. It will be fun returning these noble tools back to serviceable condition.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

I like experimenting with different techniques, this is definitely NOT the most effective or efficient one, but I was trying not to use hard chemicals or abrasives. Thanks. With anything you really care not to harm this would work well.

I have used rust erasers to clean some old knives and they come in various grits. These are used for cleaning fret boards on guitars. It has worked well for me. I've used Baroque 180,400,1000 grit kits from Amazon sales and Garryson which are offered in 36,60,120,240 grits. 4/0 steel wool and Scotch Brite pads are a plus.

@ThriftyKaniffy

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, Kandcdish.

If you couple the ultrasonic cleaner with Evaporust, it will do an excellent job of removing even the hidden rust trapped between surfaces. I don't understand why more tool guys haven't figured this out yet.

@ThriftyKaniffy

2 ай бұрын

I've not tried it yet, but I agree it would do quite well.

These knives were the poor man’s or school boy’s knives. They sold them in the 1960’s in an open cardboard stand on the counter where the clerk could watch them . Different patterns from stockman and others . They all had the faux saw cut beige plastic handles with tin bolsters crimped to the liners . If I remember correctly they never replaced the sold knife in the cardboard stand until all knives were sold and a new stand would replace them .I used them and they got the job done as well as an expensive slip joint folder .

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel Randy. They definitely were just a cheap general store style knife that sat upon the counter. I like that nostalgia about them. Thanks for the comment.

I always enjoy cleaning and using an older slip joint. Thanks for showing your process.

@ThriftyKaniffy

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Carl. I enjoy working on them

That came out awesome, lots of cool character left. Thanks for sharing this one with us. I love that sheepsfoot main blade.

@ThriftyKaniffy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Mike. Glad you liked the fix up.

My wife uses an ultrasonic cleaner for all her jewelry. I don’t think she would ever let me put my knife in there but I guess I could get my own. Looks like it does a pretty good job.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Yea I have my own. Wouldn't want to upset anyone.

Cleaned up really good, I like some blemishes left on the blades, no need to remove a lot of metal from the blades, thanks for showing the process!

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Yessir, not looking to make it perfect, it turned out okay. Good enough to carry now. Thank you Jose.

Awesome knife makeover Thrifty 🔪 fine steel wool does wonders taking off pesky blade rust

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Yep, it does a great job too. Tried to real noninvasive with this one.

You saved a classic there. Something that is not around any more. Nice job.

@ThriftyKaniffy

8 ай бұрын

I appreciate it, Caesar. Thank you for the kind words.

Nice job saving that old knife! You could use Milliput to patch that cover if you wanted. I’d use that puppy proudly.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I kinda like the chip as it is as It gives it some added character. Thanks Su.

Wow! You really did a great job saving that knife! You can be proud of your “new” pocket knife. I think it always will have a place of honor in your collection.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Cleaned up really well and the blades are nice and sharp. Gotta love the old carbon blades when putting a fresh edge on them. Thanks, RJ. Epic stream today!

@RJsKnives

Жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyKaniffy it will be hard to beat that one for sure. Thanks so much for being a part of it!

Very nice. I like that you cleaned it up, but didn't mirror polish it as some do. I love seeing these old pocketknives with pitting and wear, which to my mind, is character and tells a story. Thumbs UP!

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

100% agree. You gotta leave some of that character. Thanks, BWD

Restoration "101", Good Job! I've done several that I thought I did OK on. Sometimes you can only do so much. After you rubbed a lot of that surface rust off I have found that Flitz does pretty good on the blades & bolsters.

@timwilliams8343

Жыл бұрын

Duh, I didn't watch long enough you did use Flitz!

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Flitz is great stuff. Ballistol too. I continue to improve on them.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

No problem Tim.

Ideas here will be helpful as few months ago I became custodian of my dads knives and at first glance some of the vintage ones are going to need some deep cleaning.

@ThriftyKaniffy

4 ай бұрын

Yep they need to be maintained, especially if they are sentimental to you. Thanks, Richard.

It was in a pretty rough condition, but you sure got it cleaned up nicely. Thank you for showing TK.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

It turned out real nice. Thanks, Jeroen.

Great restoration pal lovely old Barlow ,my favourite part of collecting old knives is restoring them and the anticipation when you add some oil and wait to see if you have some snap , keep up the great work 👍

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Drew, that is a lot of fun to discover with these well used ones.

Great job looks nice and great working condition!!

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. Took a while as I was trying not to use abrasives or hard chemicals.

Thrifty your gettin fancy on me over there ultrasonic cleaner wow!!!!! You don’t play around…… I’ve always liked doing restos…….. I find it very relaxing…… your a very thorough guy nice restoration bud very naive cleanup thanks buddy stay well 😊

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Just giving it a shot to see what it would do. Works pretty well at ridding the loose stuff.

Thanks for posting this! I'm sure there may be other videos on KZread where others have used an ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning a knife, but yours is the first I've seen. I plan trying Evapo-Rust in my u-s cleaner, sometime soon. Thanks again.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, It does a great job once the stuff is loose, but may not do much on it's own.

Very interesting sympathetic clean up, I like it. I’ve been collecting old knives for years and usually don’t do much except oil and clean. You did a great job. To me, the most interesting thing was the minimal blade wear. Usually when I find these knives they’re worn to a nub.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it was unusual in that way considering the condition otherwise. Crack in the handle? Yes. Rust everywhere? Yes. Blades worn away? No, not at all.

@wizardofahhhs759

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I have a few of my grandfather's old knives and every one of them have blades that have been sharpened down to picks.

Thanks for this! Definitely just saw a few tricks to help me clean some blades up

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

I was going for non abrasive, non hard chemicals. You could do it more efficiently no doubt.

Wow, you brought it back from the dead. Well done man, very well done.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Billy.

Job well done. Cheers!

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Singing Toad. Glad you enjoyed it.

I have a knife like this. What I like is, the blades are carbon, so they are really sharp. I've been wondering if anyone put on different scales on these before?

@ThriftyKaniffy

6 ай бұрын

I haven't ever tried to replace the scales on these. Good value when you find them under 15 bucks. Thanks, Royal.

Pretty good rehab, TK! So far I have used only vinegar, will try the glass cleaner next time.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to use something mild, I'm sure vinegar would be more effective on the rust.

I think you are doing a super job considering you dont have any steele wool. Great job! You really got the steel on that shiny, and scary shaving sharp. Take care 😊

@ThriftyKaniffy

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers, Phillip

Okay it will never be a beauty queen but too far gone is always a judgement call. The question really comes down to how much time you want to spend on the knife and are your happy with it.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

It was pretty rough, but the work paid off. I'll make it a frequent carry. Thanks for watching, Tobias.

It really turned out nice You did a great job.

@ThriftyKaniffy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks very much, Mr.MT.

There's not many of those sheepsfoot barlow...lol I love these old colonial & imperial barlow's they are pricey on ebay thank you for sharing

@ThriftyKaniffy

11 ай бұрын

Pricier than they ought to be. Thanks, Josey.

Turned out great. Love a knife with character

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Oh it's got plenty of character! Thanks Rusty.

Sabre has bone handle Barlows near that color on fleabay. They go cheap and are an excellent deal for what you get. The bone is near translucent and looks stunner after polishing. Nice job on this one.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. I've got a Sabre Barlow video you should check out. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ha6Lk9xsnMTSd7g.html

I'm sure everyone has their own recipe, but with razors and knives, I've also had good results by adding coffee maker descaler, and a few drops of dish detergent to the ultrasonic cleaner. Good job, and like you, I don't typically aim for a full restoration. What remains after a decent cleaning is "character".

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

That's right. Also I wanted to try this method as a very non aggressive way to go about it so if ever I do something valuable I know what to expect.

... the ultra sonic is great Thrifty..... just be careful on wood handles though. Dont leave the knife in there for longer than a couple of minutes.

@ThriftyKaniffy

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. Thanks for joining the discord.

You did quite a nice job! I hear that little rolled up bits of fine steel wool does a good job inside those channels. push them around with your stick. Don't you just love a patina on an old blade? I sure do. Nice video, Subbed. 😊

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Yes nothing quite like a good patina. Thanks for tip Rooster.

Oh btw , I had a Barlow like that and a soak in Break Free really helped. Your's turned out great .

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Cool thanks for the info, Prop.

Fantastic job, buddy. That knife looks great! 👍

@jerseyknifeguy6382

Жыл бұрын

David what’s up brother? Have a fantastic weekend buddy

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Good enough to carry now, so I'd say it was a success. Thanks so much, David

@davidkurle5418

Жыл бұрын

@@jerseyknifeguy6382 you too buddy!

Bringing it back to life 1 blade at a time 💥💥👊🥃 great vid man

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah. Thanks Chad. Cheers.

Nice job! 🙂

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gizmo. It turned out alright. Experimenting.

Great job tk looks good.thats all my dad would ever cary.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Good ol' Barlow. Classic. Smart man.

Thanks, TK, for the share. May I suggest a Dremel tool with a set of polishing wheels, wire brushes, and ultra fine sandpaper (600, 1000 grit paper)? I think you could then bypass the ultrasonic cleaner. Some work but it looks and sounds great! Thanks for the share.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Next time perhaps. Experimenting with no abrasives or hard chemicals. Thanks, Byron.

@byronkennedy7912

Жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyKaniffy Why?😁

Get a paint can stirrer to use as a brace for the blade while polishing and working on it

@ThriftyKaniffy

6 ай бұрын

That'd work. Thanks, Dane.

WD-40 and 0000 steel wool

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I've done that method before. Going a less aggressive route this time.

Soaking in vinegar for four hours wrapped in vinegar soaked newspaper really loosens the red rust

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Lots more to experiment with. Trying lots of methods with each one I do.

Nice job .👍 It has character. Informative video . Peace , Be Free .

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the support Michael, much appreciated.

You have to get the KPL swabs they are fantastic the next time you get a bottle of KPL pick up them little Q tips they work wonders

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Yea I've seen those before. Thanks Jersey.

Thrifty stick the knife in a vise and get like 1000 grit sandpaper and pull back in one direction maybe wrap the sandpaper in a little block of wood and pull straight back one direction…… I think that you’ll get even better results thanks buddy

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Lots of ways to skin this cat. Trying for a non aggressive method just to see.

@jerseyknifeguy6382

Жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyKaniffy I hear ya…. Years ago hanging out and drinking we used to work on cars constantly and we did body work too!!!!! I have a little experience with rust and pitting…… we fixed so many cars just playin around I wouldn’t be able to count how many dune buggies we built…… I stray painted a entire car with spray paint cans and it actually came out out good…. You probably know….. a friend of mine his dad had a shop and we used to hang out in there and tinker all day and night!!!!! Be well Thrifty

Hey TK , I've seen these long thin plastic sticks with a fine cotton point for cleaning in tight place's . Do know where to get them ?

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Amazon has loads of different types. Search swabs or electronics cleaning.

@propblast82nd

Жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyKaniffy thanks 🙏

Sweet

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff, hope you enjoyed the fixin'.

@jeffjackson5331

Жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyKaniffy oh yeah i did. I have been learning alot from you, Knife Delights, J.O Adventures and others, thank you! Oh and it is my pleasure bud.

Great job restoring this Barlow; lots of patience, eh?!?

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Yep, that's just what it takes. Thank you for watching, Jim

Not bad TK.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Not bad, not bad. Thank you,

I found a BARLOW on a trailer i recently bought. At the time knew nothing about it but added it to the collection. Can one knife be defined as a collection? Cleaned up I noticed milling marks on the big blade so assumed very low use. Was and still is dull as a butter knife. Didn't want to screw up something i know nothing about. Plus I don't carry a knife. It's scary enough shaving so why double the odds. Cool video

@ThriftyKaniffy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for having a look Kevin. For us knife guys we feel naked without one. Have a great weekend.

@kevinfoster1213

6 ай бұрын

@@ThriftyKaniffy on the blade it reads.. COLONIAL...and then under that....PROV U.S.A.. I noticed on the knife you rehabbed it had 2 pins holding the grips.. this has 3.. does that mean anything?

Nice

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

👍 Thanks!

Good job.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for tuning in to the restore, Titus. Take care.

@MrArdentatheist

Жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyKaniffy The pleasure was mine.

You need to look up metal rescue it supposedly Only attacks rust will not harm any other Material. So they say.

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Matthew. I'll look into.

Wouldn't dropping the knife into some cola product have eaten off all the rust in just a few minutes?

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

Coulda done a lot things different, I should have stressed this is the method I would use for a knife of value being that is the least invasive. Thanks Nameless.

@nameless-yd6ko

Жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyKaniffy Well yes! Had it not have been scales of 'plastic', for instance... I agree that the (even) slight acidity of coke (not to mention that beautiful mahogany coloring) might be disastrous for some other materials, like abalone, bone, etc... I figured that plastic was bulletproof! Thank you for the fine vids! Peace and Love

Nothing like getting your hands on an old Barlow unless it’s getting your hands on an old one in new in the box condition Keep rubbing it Thanks

@ThriftyKaniffy

Жыл бұрын

I worked on it a bit more beyond what is seen here. It'll be a carry now.

@terrillschneider3778

Жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyKaniffy Nice Atta boy