FS: Custom leverletto, buffalo horn and filework

[muskrat man]

Asking $140 shipped see thread for details
http://talkblade.info/viewtopic.php?f=5 ... to#p176569

[muskrat man]

Still vailable

[Shiver]

Muskrat man, sent you a pm.

[muskrat man]

Reduced $140 shipped

[Shiver]

That's a deal Muskrat man! Check your pm.

[muskrat man]

SOLD! THANKS

[Viking45]

Mr. Muskrat have you ever customized a Hubie Guardian or a Russian Ladya? Just curious.
My Guardian has gorgeous stag but I only wish the top scale covered the release thingy(what's that thing called?)
I'd love to have one of my Russian's customized. It's one knife I have never seen any custom work on.

I want to say again that the Mikov with the pickbone you did is incredible.

[muskrat man]

Not done a Hubie yet but it's o nthe "to-do" list. I've got 3 now and the smallest one may just find himself on the chopping block 'soon as I get a free moment. If you're interestedin having anything done just shoot me an email muskratmanknives@gmail.com

[Vagrant]

Mr. Muskrat have you ever customized a Hubie Guardian or a Russian Ladya? Just curious.

Do NOT attempt it on a Ladya
The liners are cheapo pot metal and attempts to disassemble will result in FAR more parts than intended

[hogwild]

Can we rightly assume you learned that the hard way?

I learned how to fix lots of stuff; by creating piles of parts..

[Vagrant]

Can we rightly assume you learned that the hard way?

I learned how to fix lots of stuff; by creating piles of parts..

BINGO - tap out the pins, pick up the pieces
If memory serves me, the bolsters are also chromed pot metal
This IS the most deceptive knife made - it SEEMS SOOO SOLID but it's solid "stuff"

[muskrat man]

thanks for the heads up V man will save me some headache diving into something I know nothing about

[Vagrant]

LOTS of people died, trying to fly, before the Wright Brothers got it right
I'm just another "walking wounded" that discovered the wrong way to do something
IF I had to do it again, I'd drill the pins out NOT try to drive them out
But, why bother ? They ain't worth it

[Viking45]

Yeah I had a feeling the metal was cheap. They hammer open hard and at first glance seem built like a tank but even though I am no metal expert I can tell by looking at the chrome plating that it was either low grade steel or pot metal underneath.(you can see it's grainy)

They weren't cheap to buy though I have two,one was 150 the other 120.
The steel in the blade is very high quality,from what I read on a Russian website it is a powdered metal like the CPM-S30V.
How reliable that information is I'm not sure. The site had nothing to gain because they were not selling the knives,just explaining Some new Russian steels so I have no reason to doubt them.
Them darn Ruskies anyway