After Sandblasting: What Now?

[R.Keith]

Mom wants an old butcher knife "fixed up".
After getting the scales off I found a lot of rust & corrosion.

My attempts to sand were comical at best, so I took it to
a local fellow who sandblasted it for me. He doesn't have
any other media to blast with.

So my question is: What type of treatment should I use for the
blade and/or tang, and should I fill in the center hole with
JB weld or epoxy and drill for the Corby, or just use 2 screws?

I'm thinking bead blast, sand the tang and add the handle.
I'm definitely not up to speed on sanding between the grooves
on the blade. I was really making a mess of it.

Here are some pics to help.

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[murphda2]

I'd use corbies and just fill the center hole (or at least coat all exposed metal) with epoxy when I glued up the handle. I'd probably go ahead and etch the blade or force a patina before glue up as well.

 

[SBuzek]

I agree with Murph,quick dip in ferric and just use 2 corbys.Put a good layer of epoxy and just barly snug down the corbys.Then wipe off the excess and let it cure.
Stan

 

[R.Keith]

That sounds like a plan.

Thanks guys.

 

[Gahagan]

I agree with the above as well but you can get a patina with some simple vinegar or lemon juice. put some epoxy on the tang and clamp together with some corby

 

[R.Keith]

Kyle,
That sounds like a winner, I spent 1/2 an hour this afternoon trying to run down some
ferric, looks like the closest place may be radio shack about 50 miles away.
I've got white vinegar for soaking before scale removal, would that work ok?
If lemon juice would be better I think Cat's got some in the frige.

Thanks for the info.

 

[murphda2]

Keith, vinegar will work fine. You can just drop the blade in a dish of warm vinegar or take a cloth and rub it on until you get the desired patina you want. Rubbing it on with a cloth gives you a bit more control over the patina but it is time consuming. Be sure to mix up some baking soda water to neutralize it once you get to where you want it to be. I like to go a little darker and then use some fine steel wool and WD-40 to smooth out the finish and lighten it up a bit.

 

[R.Keith]

Murph,

Got it. I can do that.
These are getting printed and going on the work bench.
Thanks alot.