Help needed - Choosing/finding a new/replacement round knife

[OutBackP]

Just a thought if you get welded, would you not have to cover the cutting portion of the blade with something like clay so as not to loose the temper.

Can we see a picture of the knife. Just so we can mourn the passing of a once great tool, and hopefully see it come back to life.

[badger]

Ray,

Give me a call, I might be able to weld it for you, depends where the break is.

Karl

[UKRay]

Sadly, I had already taken the knife to be welded before I saw your post, Karl. I went round to see the guy this morning and he has made a terrible mess of it - huge blobs of weld and holes burned in it. To be honest it is completely ruined.

The good news is that I found another old Joseph Dixon knife this afternoon (in my local flea market) that is almost identical to my old one. It has a badly damaged handle and, like my old one is badly rusted at the tang but it is relatively sharp and with a bit of work and a new handle will do very nicely. Anyone know where I can get a new (or old) round knife handle from? Before you ask, the handle on the old one was what caused the problem when it split in two and allowed me to put undue pressure on the old rusty tang... so no, it won't do!

Sometimes living so close to Walsall has its advantages - second hand saddlery and harness making tools constantly appear in the junk markets round here. Today, I admit, I got lucky as I probably won't see another round knife for months!

[badger]

Ray,

Sorry to hear about the crappy welding. Send me a pic of what you got back..... you never know.

Try Dixon's for a new handle, I think they still make their tools on the premesis. They might see you a handle.

What does the tang look like on the new (old) knife?

Cheers,

Karl

[tonyc1]

I prefer the type of handle that is on the Osborne knives than Dixon use, I'm partial to the oval shape. I have 3 Dixon knives, one is pretty much original size, very little sharpening even though I've had it for 40 years, holds a great edge and it rings like a bell if you flick it with your finger. One other knife just says Dixon, not Dixon & Sons, which is real good and another knife I use a lot is made by Barnesly. I do have another Dixon knife which is only about 25 years old, it's a half headknife, with a pine coloured, round handle but it is not as good as steel as the older ones.

Tony.

[UKRay]

A bit of good news for a change. I contacted Joseph Dixon today and a very helpful guy told me they sell replacement round knife handles for £3.50 plus shipping but if I wanted to send my 'new' knife to them they would supply and fit a new handle for £5 including postage. My knife is now in the post!

I would like to draw your attention to the pictures of my 'new' knife below which clearly show the sort of rust that can eat away at a precious blade. My old knife's tang simply broke off where the rust meets clean metal as I was using it. It is evidently a weakness and one that IMHO is worth knowing about if you want to keep all your fingers!