The local facebook trader page has lead me to buy a "lot" of knives. I got about 20 knives for 30 bucks. Most of them are cheap chinese, pakastan or those older cheaper american knives that preceded them. All these will be sold as junk, I hope. I gave a couple of the decent ones away.
However, I got a few goodens,
A gerber 600 with broke pliers, which will go back to gerber. Good shape other than that. Got the blunt pliers which im excited about. A gerber paraframe that needs blade spacers that someone painted. I'll strip the paint and send it back too as they wont send me the spacers.
A leatherman original that was partially painted and has the very tip of the knife broke. I stripped the paint already. No problem retipping the blade. Its nice and tight in the pliers though and is in good shape everywhere else. I've carried one of these ever day for years, and I've been wanting another one for backup as mine is getting worn bad in the pliers. I may sell it, and buy a slightly different model to be backup so I dont have a duplicate. For some reason duplicates bother me.
A kershaw scallion that was dirty, nicked blade, needs a safety and a clip. So, kershaw is going to send me the parts I need free, according to the message I received when I sent an email about the parts. I disassembled it and cleaned it and tuned it some. Finally got the nicks out of the blade and got it sharp as a razor. Its black and says kershaw on the handle. Wife dont know bout it, be a sweet stocking stuffer, If I can resist that long to give it to her.
And my favorite of the finds, a buck 426 bucklite with 2/3s blade. Green plastic handle and the size and shape of a buck 110. Buck website says for 10 bucks they'll reblade it for me. Ima send it back and see. Its seen a lot of use and im excited to get it going again. Dates to 1988.
The feller that sold'm all to me I bet thought he got me. I knew I could either fix, or have fixed the good ones at little or no cost however. I love a knife project so I figured i'd share with yall that little piece of happiness.
~Bazoo