This electrician’s pocket knife was given to me by my grandfather. It was made by M. Klein & Sons Chicago, probably in the 1960’s or 1970’s. The blades were in rough shape – the blades looked like a rough belt sander was used to keep it sharp. The flat screwdriver tip on the secondary blade had been sanded to a sharp tip. The faux-wood plastic scales were cracked and falling apart.

All metal components were cleaned of rust, wire wheeled, sanded, and polished. The blades were cleaned of rust, sanded, polished, and re-sharpened. The faux-wood plastic scales were replaced with handmade maple hardwood scales which were then sealed in boiled linseed oil and waxed. The wood scales can be replaced with the original scales at any point to preserve its history. The pins were replaced with solid brass pins and hand-peened into place.

Maple wood chopped using my restored axe:    • Restoring a Vintage Rusty $1 Axe Head...  

0:00 – 1:36 Overview
1:37 – 5:41 Disassembly
5:42 – 6:22 Wire wheeling bolster linings
6:23 – 7:39 Rust removal/wire wheeling springs and blades
7:40 – 10:08 Sanding/polishing bolster linings
10:09 – 10:34 Straightening the shackle
10:35 – 10:58 Sanding/polishing bolsters
10:59 – 11:19 Nickel electroplating bolsters
11:20 – 11:54 Sanding/polishing the shackle
11:55 – 12:23 Re-forming screwdriver tip
12:24 – 13:25 Sanding/polishing blades
13:26 – 14:26 Fabricating new wood handle scales
14:27 – 15:25 Epoxying handle scales and bolsters to bolster linings
15:26 – 15:57 Drilling rivet holes
15:58 – 18:46 Assembly
18:47 – 19:24 Final sanding, linseed oil, waxing
19:25 – 19:54 Attaching the shackle
19:55 – 22:15 Before and after
22:16 – 22:44 Sharpness test
22:45 – 23:06 Thank you and subscribe!
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