Vintage Boy Scout Knife Restoration:: Mistake To Blessing!

Watch as we embark on the journey of rebuilding a Western Boy Scout Fixed Blade Knife, where a simple mistake turned into a blessing in disguise. Sometimes, the unexpected can lead to the best outcomes. Join us as we showcase the process of turning a mishap into a beautiful restoration project. Whether you're a knife enthusiast, a scout, or just enjoy watching skilled craftsmanship, this video is sure to inspire.
Stay tuned to witness how a seemingly wrong turn can lead to a remarkable transformation.
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[@travisbell9014]

You should get your cousin to engrave the Boy Scout symbol in the scales. It looks good

[@GrahamWoodward-bl1me]

Really great work mate, its a pleasure to watch your videos. The only thing that stops me from doing the same is my lack of skill and knowledge. Greetings from the Northern Territory. Down Under.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you sir and Thanks for watching from way Down There!!

[@CharlesMac1313]

That is so wonderful that we all raise that much as a knife community. You did a great job Kevin God bless

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you Sir!! God Bless!

[@michaelroberts3220]

Good job on the handles, the palm wood really lights up with the mineral oil. What does the tree look like, we do not have them out west?

[@theknifedoctor]

I don’t know. I’ve never seen one.

[@davedoughty1213]

Outstanding job on that knife handle Kevin!!! Typical Marine style that you adapted and overcame the obstacle of the bone!!! I recently put a water buffalo horn on a broken German Word War 2 bayonet. The shape came out well and I added paracord for extra grip. I made a sheath and had a local shoe repairman sew it up and put a snap retainer to secure the blade. You did a fantastic job on your Boy Scout knife!!! The Old Army Scout…

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. It turned out better than I had planned. That is awesome on the bayonet.

[@richsuroveysr6855]

Good job on the boy scout!!!😮😊😊😊

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@joshp8395]

In my opinion I think the wood looks better than the antler would've. Very nice piece for sure.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. I was pleased with how the wood turned out.

[@davidsawchak1330]

You did a really good job on this knife I like the wood handles better too! You could do an eagle on the handle because an eagle scout is the highest rank of boy scout!

[@bruceowens3258]

Antlers are hard to work with. Been down that road . But you overcame, like a true marine. Oh-rah !!!
Great video DOC 😊
Semper Fi Marine, 💪...

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. Oorah!

[@saltynlit]

Turned out beautiful.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@richardvirchow3390]

Another patient saved; great work, Doc…!!!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thanks for watching

[@AWCustomDesigns]

DANG!! That turned out beautiful!
Could your cousin burn the Boy Scout logo in the handles?

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. I’m still thinking about the engraving

[@PROJECTBEAST.]

Top tip for you Kevin. When you use your drill press put a bolt with a wing nut sticking up through the bed when you drill blades. If the blade jams on the drill bit it spins like a propeller quicker than you can react. The blade will only spin so far as the bolt. Old knife makers trick to save your fingers. Keep up the good work.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@texmex4379]

That palm wood looks great. You can tell it feels better than it looks, great job. You'll be able to use those stag handles on another project, you'll see.

[@theknifedoctor]

That palm wood is beautiful and feels so good.

[@garryderish2465]

Oh no you were doing so good with the bone , should have tried again, that was definitely the look for that knife

[@theknifedoctor]

I wasn’t going through that again. LOL

[@robertupchurch9639]

I have repaired and restored many Westerns over the years, many with stag. I just finished a Boy Scout L66 using old leather handle washers & spacers.

[@theknifedoctor]

That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@cecilmize1]

The Doctor is in. Turned out beautiful.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@geraldcastle5811]

That is a lot more beautiful with the wood on it

[@theknifedoctor]

I think so too!

[@wazzeradk9398]

Sometimes you gotta let an old knife become beautiful again! Great job Kevin!

[@theknifedoctor]

Yes you do!

[@thomastommy1192]

Cool video thumbs up on this fine day.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thanks for watching

[@afprojektcz]

Nice scout knife👍

[@MomoJRchalifoux]

Super job Kevin 👍👌❤️🇨🇦

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@tedhart7708]

The file work on the back of the blade is called jimping, Doc. That sure did turn out great! Love it!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@jefferynatter1961]

Great job Kevin beautiful work

[@theknifedoctor]

Thanks!!

[@pigeonjoe8404]

Better then bone amazing job that's why your the dr of saving knives

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@BrianBuras]

Another Knife life saved, good job Doc!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@WoodsmanHobo777]

That knife turned out great. I see why you're called the Knife Dr.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@jimkastor3876]

Great job knife Dr. that wood is awesome.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@rintintinman9223]

Color me surprised,,, yesterday I finished a resto on a folding knife, that turned out to be an ancient Canadian boy scout knife, it's awesome.

[@theknifedoctor]

That is awesome!

[@cheesymoonworkshop]

That Palm Wood is gorgeous.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thanks to you!! Where did you buy it from?

[@bradoverbey4470]

Awesome job Doc!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@jasonbeecher509]

Great looking knife. That palm wood looks great. Have a wonderful day today

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@TimothyCibula-vh5ip]

Wow that wood turned put beutiful look great kevin nice job!!!!

[@TimothyCibula-vh5ip]

Turned out I mean not put

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you.

[@MomoJRchalifoux]

Love de knife Kevin ❤👍🤩

[@theknifedoctor]

Thanks!!

[@stephenjeffrey75]

Man oh man, that turned out awesome! I think a Indian chef head would look great. Another knife saved. 👍

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@chuckB9679]

That looks great!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@steveg.1502]

That came out fantastic, very nice. That wood just pops. Very cool.👍👍👍🇺🇲

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@BillysBladesnTools]

Beautiful! Nice work!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@Charles-it9ke]

Hey Doc, the wood scales you put on looks great, great save. Love Boy Scout knives, just started collecting them, The enraving MrTravis suggested would be nice. Waiting on the next great video.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. Still thinking about the engraving.

[@Checkmate1954]

Good work.
Thanks Doctor

[@theknifedoctor]

Thanks and thank you for watching!!

[@Knifesandmore]

That turned out amazing! I love the wood! Them old Westerns are good knives! Good Job Doc!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. It was a fun project.

[@stus1171]

Looks great!!!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@Freedom2219]

Looks awesome

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. It turned out better than I had planned.

[@jerryphillips5112]

Kevin, You're an Artist my brother! It's amazing how you can just vision the restoration before you even get started good. 😊

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you.

[@paulrice8342]

Hard to imagine stag could have looked better. What a jewel to any man’s belt!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@R.H.bladeNshade]

You do such great work Doc i will always enjoy watching you brother!! Gorgeous knife you made from that!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thanks for watching

[@terrell48]

I agree the Boy Scout emblem engraved in handle would be sharp

[@paulrice8342]

Excellent video!!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@jaguarwarrior866]

@@theknifedoctor you know your trade, but if you had bothered to take off your mask (you were Unintelligible) your Video could have been as well made as your Knife.

[@alang.carter245]

Leave it to the doc , he’ll fix it great ! Ooh Waugh ! Keep on -keep on Luv it

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@bobwalton4879]

The wood looks great, to me a better choice for a boy scout!

[@theknifedoctor]

It turned out great

[@10gaugeTroy]

Good morning everyone!!!!!

[@lannylancaster62]

A beautiful knife. Love the palm wood and G10 spacer. I love working with wood, it's a wonderful and forgiving material.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. It turned out beautiful.

[@user-mstcurtis1978]

Great job Doc another beautiful knife.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@kirbycreekmo]

That turned out very well.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@josephbrown2583]

Such a good knife.
Man this is an amazing restoration!!!:😮
GOD bless you

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@CorinnaCoralla]

You've outdone yourself! I love that wood

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@JamesWilliams-cy2wg]

Another old knife brought back to life by The Knife DR , a beauty !!! n dats why you should always have plan a ,B , C .....!!! gr8 job !! YEE YEE !!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. Yes, it’s always best to have a backup plan when working on an old knife.

[@RoubidouxCreekOutdoors]

Looks good !!!!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@Wheelsandblades-f1r]

Great find rod

[@DavidHodkinson-ps1cb]

Doc that's a fine job ......... Wood looks really good matches the patina .....

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@howardkayecrabyman]

I agree get your cousin to engrave it ,but it's beautiful. Great job again 👏 👍 be safe and healthy GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸 🙏

[@theknifedoctor]

Thanks Howard!

[@TimothyCibula-vh5ip]

Welcome

[@paulyoder865]

To be honest wood looks better than bone in my opinion, because everyone does bone or antler. That came out beautifully.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@josemariaurbizo3915]

Nice restoration! Congratulatios! Very good knife. Thanks Mr. Kevin

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@KernArms]

Sure turned out nice..

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you.

[@Gingerbeard_69]

Amazing restoration doc! God bless you

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you.

[@terrancecoard388]

WOW!

[@theknifedoctor]

Thanks

[@lowrangeoverland9013]

Work of ART 💯👍👏🏆🥇🗡️

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@philOHP96]

great job doc another beautifully restored knife ✌❤

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@bobbyd4400]

The western L66 became the W66 awsome

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you

[@alanrider7018]

Just bought this strop at a thrift store. No.630 patented July 17, 1883. Just wanted to share with you!

[@theknifedoctor]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelspicer7695]

Grate job

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!!

[@CuttingEdgetools]

Honest opinion. Restore Turned out nice👍 Antler stag is choice, but takes little more time. Crafting a slab handle on those western split tangs is interesting adventure. If I was doing a stag antler on a split tang. I would probably craft a separate thin section to fill the middle gap and then epoxy/sandwich clamp the two scales with the center piece inside. Then drill and put the 2 pins in.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thanks for sharing

[@CuttingEdgetools]

@@theknifedoctor your Welcome Kevin 👍 Always enjoy watching a episode with the Doctor!

[@dj_spade]

I found a Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., Barlow that ive been wanting to put antler on, ive been holding off on it because i dont know if im quite ready to tackle that yet. To be honest with you its the knife i dont want to screw up, ive never seen one for sale nor can i even find one to compare it too. But you do give me the motivation to try. Your end result looks amazing, even if you couldnt get the antler on it.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!! Go for it! It’s fun, but bone, stag is hard to work with and it makes a huge mess. Stinks something terrible.

[@StevenBurris-w3q]

Great job

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you!

[@joshp8395]

I've got a couple western fixed blades I love them great knives. Got both at the pawn shop for under $10 a piece.

[@theknifedoctor]

Awesome Prices!

[@joshp8395]

@@theknifedoctor yeah I couldn't believe it when I seen them. Now that I think about it I got one at the pawn shop for $5 and the other one I got from my boss he gave it to me. I was mistaking one of my westerns for a schrade folding lock back with gut hook and sheath that I picked up at the same pawn shop for $9 they had $20 on it I was shocked when they said $9 cash out the door. I couldn't get my cash out fast enough 😂

[@allanleighton-hc1bc]

Thanks

[@allanleighton-hc1bc]

Really enjoy your videos

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you so much!! God Bless sir and thank you for watching and supporting the channel!

[@johnnystanley2305]

I found some water Buffalo horns on a yard sale this morning. I'm going to use them for handles too

[@theknifedoctor]

Awesome

[@kathleensmith370]

I think it looks better with the pine than the stagg

[@theknifedoctor]

It turned out great

[@johnelder4273]

"Jimping" is what most people call the groves for your thumb.

[@chuckB9679]

The wood looks great! I'm a newbie- why the spacers?

[@theknifedoctor]

For looks and it helps protect the wood and metal.

[@tomhandel9176]

Some things are just not meant to be, I guess, Kevin. I think that wood looks a lot better than the antler would have on that knife.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. Turned out better than I planned.

[@jasonstone2568]

New subscriber here. KnifeKrazy sent me.

[@theknifedoctor]

That’s awesome! Hope you enjoy.

[@Snyderbear1]

Your hands look like many of our hands on the regular… Keep em’ busy young man!

[@theknifedoctor]

Definitely working hands😂

[@KnifeKrazy.]

That looks fantastic. It’s a shame about the stag. 😢

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. I was disappointed at first but it turned out better than planned.

[@calebsmith7907]

It’s not a good feeling after all that work for the antler not to work ,but in the end it still came out really nice.

[@theknifedoctor]

I was disappointed at first but pleased with how it turned out in the end.

[@swayaustin3456]

Obviously not my knife or artistic endeavor, but as a former scout I think it would be awesome to have the BSA emblem on the handle. Regardless, she's very pretty.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. Still thinking about the engraving.

[@BrianSmithJr-mq5zo]

Jimping is what the groves on the knives are called for ur fingers

[@gerardjones9162]

Love your channel
I found something you may like a bear mgc set

[@theknifedoctor]

Awesome

[@james-ee3pi]

Question,I have a USA 330T Old Timer with xx on the tang.What does that mean?

[@theknifedoctor]

Send photos to [e-mail]

[@Chevyv8man1]

Hey Kevin, That knife came out great. You should put big foot on that knife. I think that would look great. Good luck - later

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. I haven’t decided on engraving yet but that is a great idea.

[@lowrangeoverland9013]

Put B.S.A. on it👍

[@jerryphillips5112]

That thang is jam up and jelly tight!😂

[@JamesPoore-bw5rr]

Sorry the bone didn't work out that would have looked really nice. But you did a fantastic job on the knife that's some nice looking wood the knife looks fantastic. Great job.

[@theknifedoctor]

Thank you. I was disappointed at first but it turned out great in the end.

[@ofthedawn]

What are the black pieces you put under the wood?

[@theknifedoctor]

G10 spacers.

[@ofthedawn]

@theknifedr-edc why did you use.them?

[@theknifedoctor]

@@ofthedawn to protect the wood and metal. Helps with moisture. It also gives it a more visual appeal.

[@ofthedawn]

@@theknifedoctor it looks good.

[@ThomasOBrien-ix2qt]

i woutd put the scout shield on the scales

[@bigradioboulevard8438]

Put a BSA emblem on the handle.

[@mwaaaa]

I’m glad you wore your mask working WTH antlers is bad if you breathe that dust very bad

[@willjohnson6854]

I like the wood better. 🐊🐊

[@roberthoug7864]

I was wondering what did you pay for the knife eagle Or should I say what did you pay for the blade before you made it into a knife.

[@theknifedoctor]

Like $6 if I remember right.