Bowie Knife Restoration. How to Clean and Restore an Old Knife.

In this video we will look at how to clean rust off an old Bowie Knife. I found this knife in my dad's old shop and we are going to restore the blade back into working order. Its an easy process anyone can do themselves and is pretty satisfying.

Time codes:
0:00- intro
0:36- putting the knife in vinegar
2:22- taking the knife out of the vinegar
5:24- use sandpaper on the blade to clean it.
7:02- Final Product

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[jrodcollections]

I found a cool old bone knife made in Czechoslovakia around 1900-1930s in my dads old stuff. Thanks for the video!

[B.l.a.k.e.n.e.s.s]

Thank you for the tip using vinegar I’m in the process of restoring my grandpas knife

[KarenSmith-pned]

Great job of reconditioning something old to make it useable again!

[micalebgoeswest]

Wow—that is a beautiful knife. I love antique knives like that so it’s good to know the vinegar trick. Thanks!

[joshuawright]

if you have a knife with light pitting like you did here try using fine steel wool with oil to keep some of the details and patina. then finish off with sharpening the blade. youd be suprised with the results

[discord_non]

Thank you for posting this! I’m going to start restoring my dad’s WWII machete soon and this will really help! I might have some problems with fitting the knife in vinegar but it should be fine.

[masteregg]

Great restoration I’ve always dreamed of such a lovely knife!:DD you restored it well

[wchayes]

Try adding a little baking soda to your vinegar. It helps, a lot !

[OtherSarah]

Good job on cleaning the blade. While vinegar is NOT for stag, those scales could be removed and the tang cleaned and oiled as well. You'd need new brass pins to refix the handle, but that extra effort would be worthwhile in the long run. (You don't know what's under those scales if you don't look.)

[DanieSteyn-gwbk]

You should have taken it apart and refurbished it completely. Beautiful knife.

[charlespratt]

Brass wool and WD 40 works well to remove rust.

[Brandyharrington]

Hello from Czech found Czechoslovakian millitary tankist (ženijní) matchete on Weekned in my grandpa cottage and just went to the wietnameese market to get my self vinegar ⭐

[LDW]

I've got the same knife. The blade isn't as bad as this, but it definitely needs some love.

[samcantlin]

When he grabbed sand paper I exclaimed out loud So triggered

[TightWadDIY]

Nice work! Great results on a cool knife.

[thezenithupabove]

What liquid was on the toothbrush? The vinegar

[geraldstamour]

Have you ever tried BAR KEEPERS FRIEND? It works great!

[the_swede]

gonna be honest with you, not much of a restoration. (hear me out now) removing rust from the blade is a great first step but did you re-sharpen it or oil it to protect it further afterwards? is the handle up to par and sitting on tight? little things like this is what i specialize in so sorry for the nitpicking but i can't help myself.

ive got an old knife that is very similar to this one but in much worse shape, im currently fully restoring it meaning i had to pick it apart down to the knife blank, tons of rust and bad epoxy work has to go in addition to it having a 20 degree warp in the tang from aging in humidity.

as a closing statement i really enjoyed the video and am planning to stick around for future content.. saying "sticking around for future content" while commenting on a year old video sounds strange dont it? recommendations am i right lol

also great video:) i like your style

[wazzeradk]

The vinegar puts a patina in the blade….which darkens it. Just fyi

[keithricketts]

I was with you until you broke out the sandpaper..!! You do realize that the patina adds value to the knife, and sandpaper destroys the value..