Being german, the White Hunter and the Automesser ( Car knife) are modern , lighter and smaller versions of traditional Waidblatt ( Hunting blade/ Waidmann is another term for Jäger) or Standhauer ( Shooting position hewer). See Puma Waidblatt or Rüdemann ( doghandler/ Rüde is a male dog). Both traditional german hunting knifes had been used as combination of light machete and light cleaver, not so much for giving wounded Game final Stab.
👍 Kyle I clicked on this video because I have a Puma White Hunter I purchased in 1967. While extremely impressed with your restoration work I am again blown away with your custom work. Thank you for sharing everything in this video. Of course I am in the crowd who enjoy and appreciate the Tradesman knives we have purchased from you.
@@eaglewhite3107 I wish I could give an exact price, or even an estimate, but I cannot. Your “less than $30” remembrance probably isn’t far off. I was 17, worked only when school was out, was saving for college, chasing girls, paying for a car, and with middle class parents who both worked. I could not have afforded much more than $25-$35. It was the first “quality” knife I purchased, will most likely never sell it. On mine the stag handle is a little thin, never could get the edge on the spine to accomplish anything, not a big fan of serrations (mine are almost gone due to sharpening). Definitely a knife designed by a committee, but if used as a knife without getting lost in the “bells & whistles” it is an excellent blade. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine,
Great work~my White Hunter was a high school graduation gift (1966) It has rosewood handles because the stag are rough. The top of the sheath on the restoration has been cut off. My sheath extends up with a thong which lark spurrs thru the hole on the handle, making it impossible to loss the knife. I have added the hook to the sheath to hang it on a GI pistol belt. The only downside of taking a job doing backcountry patrol for USDA Forest Service was my blade moved into my pack. I did aquire a small 4 inch German steel knife for convenience on my belt. But in camp the Puma did all the work.
Loved this design " White Hunter" since the early 70's when I saw one in a glass case in a tiny town in Victoria Australia. Might be difficult to use this name on a new knife these days. Nice job on the rework.
I am looking at the Cabela’s Alaskan Guide Knives by Buck and while going down the knife rabbit hole on TH-cam here, I happened upon your video where you customized a client’s Cabela’s Alaskan Guide Buck 110. Just wanted to say that your craftsmanship is amazing and while the Alaskan Guide 110 is beautiful on its own, when you were done with it she was gorgeous on an entirely new level 😍. From one Canadian to another…well done mate!!!
My dad near-most completely severed his index finger off his hand with a Great White Hunter. A few years later, whilst burying my pet dog (deceased), that knife fell into the hole unbeknownst to him. About 20 years later, he was digging in the area & found it. Obviously, being high carbon steel (NOT the new stainless version) the blade was quite rusted & the sheath was toast. However, the blade was still hair-splitting sharp! We did the best to restore it but nowhere near this level. We had contacted Puma regarding our story & they sent him a new one...free of charge, including shipping, back when they were still in production!
Had one when I was a kid that one day just disappeared. Many years later the we were getting the house ready for resale the mystery was solved. I must have left it on the sill of my late night sneak out window and never saw it fall out into the leaves. Losing it and finding it were both heartbreakers.
Got one at a garage sale 40 years ago for $5. Blade pretty rusted, but not ruined. Has a bone saw near the handle on the back side. Sharpened it up, doctored the rust and viola'.
Oh wow! This knife has been a grail knife for me since childhood 😅 Still made today in Solingen - but the old ones are in high demand! Great job - you sure got me nervous, when you put the thing to the belt grinder 😊 Love the result ❤ Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰
If you have a nice knife and sheath and take care of it, you don't have to have it restored. Too many people let things go too far, and then they need restoration. You can do regular care and not let it get bad in the first place. Good work on both items.
Pumas we’re beautifully made knives. I believe they are still available. Wether they are owned by the the original people is another question. The catalog says Puma SBG whatever that means. Thanks 🔪🎸
After watching your sharpening videos I picked up a set of Shapton ceramic stones (320, 1000 and 5k). Wow, these stones make it easy! And the results are almost scary lol. Keep up the awesome content!
Wow !!!! That looks amazing!! So much great work was put into that knife !!! Great informative video as always Kyle!!! BTW I'm having my 4th surgery in a year tomorrow to take off the tip of my 3rd toe on that same foot . I'm getting pretty tired of these surprises. Take care and stay safe my friend !!!
I kind of jumped too when I saw you take the blade to the grind. Good to see you get back to the Utuber’s though. Very nice work as always. I see you have the master hunter on your website. Can’t believe someone hasn’t snatched that baby up. My opinion is it’s one of your finest knives you make. That’s why I own two of them.
I did my first "Kyle Noseworthy" type project (meaning customizing a clients knife that i didnt make, kinda like the Buck knife he did a while ago) just recently, my brothers team roping buddy had a knife he wanted a custom handle and sheath. Its got a stabilized walnut handle and a basket weave pattern scout carry sheath, instead of the factory plastic handle and nylon (i think) sheath it came with. It was one of the trickier projects I've done but it ended up being real cool.
Kyle, if you sharpen on a grinder and sparks are being thrown (no coolant), you are overheating the edge apex. You have to remember, the very apex of an edge is only a micron or less in thickness. I am not talking about the whole sharpened edge bevel, which will not overheat with your technique shown on this video. But I am talking about the very very tip of the apex that is only sub micron in thickness. It's fine to establish an edge bevel on a grinder with sparks being thrown, but you really should either run water while sharpening on the grinder, slow the belt speed down, or take it to a stone to knock of the over tempered apex. Your client will likely notice the edge behaving poorly until he/she resharpens it again.
That's why I use the hard ARKANSAS stone with oil. Nice and slow. My hunter is still going strong. th-cam.com/video/1Srn48V9tBY/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Lucky enough to own one since Vietnam, never had to use. Still has all markings, leather strap only..Weather got to sheath some. Surprised you don't wear leather apron, and cut proof gloves, I value my fingers and belly too much.
His craftsmanship is beyond this world. I own a blue curly maple Bakeapple. I highly, highly recommend it. He does ship to the US and its a heck of a deal we get. 200 cad is only 150-ish USD.
Kyle, you're a Master with the belt grinder. IIRC the Puma was available in two sizes. The first was around 6 inches, and a later model was 7 inches or a little bit longer. Is this the slightly bigger one?
I wish I had known that Puma was a valuable brand. I was given a small collection of them once and I had no need for them and then I gave them away to a friend who hunted and then later lost contact with. Oh well. I assumed they were like a Walmart knife.
Try adding some baking soda to your glue it fills a lot better and is closer to the bone. I fixed a cracked scale on a Boker traditional one time worked like a charm.
Working on removing the rust on the tang you removed Al of the patina on the stag scales. If you took a little more time and effort, you probably could've removed the rust without removing the stag patina! Otherwise it turned out nice! 🤔😵
You should Polished up the pins on Sheath you said you were going to do ot but you didn't do it...if you would of done that then the Sheath would of looked alot better...but Great Job
I have had a white hunter that I bought in 1975. The writings completely ground off and both sides are razor sharp. I thinned out the bulky end as well. The handle is scored with a hacksaw blade for better grip. That's because I use the thing. What's the point of having a stupid shiny thing to look at. th-cam.com/video/1Srn48V9tBY/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
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My Grail knife as a boy growing up on the east coast. Great to see this restoration!
Definitely a throwback to the time of the great safari's into the dark continent. Truly stunning.
Being german, the White Hunter and the Automesser ( Car knife) are modern , lighter and smaller versions of traditional Waidblatt ( Hunting blade/ Waidmann is another term for Jäger) or Standhauer ( Shooting position hewer). See Puma Waidblatt or Rüdemann ( doghandler/ Rüde is a male dog). Both traditional german hunting knifes had been used as combination of light machete and light cleaver, not so much for giving wounded Game final Stab.
👍 Kyle I clicked on this video because I have a Puma White Hunter I purchased in 1967. While extremely impressed with your restoration work I am again blown away with your custom work. Thank you for sharing everything in this video.
Of course I am in the crowd who enjoy and appreciate the Tradesman knives we have purchased from you.
Friend, do you recall how much you paid for the Puma White Hunter? I too purchased one about the same time. I'm thinking less than $30 at the time.
@@eaglewhite3107 I wish I could give an exact price, or even an estimate, but I cannot. Your “less than $30” remembrance probably isn’t far off. I was 17, worked only when school was out, was saving for college, chasing girls, paying for a car, and with middle class parents who both worked. I could not have afforded much more than $25-$35.
It was the first “quality” knife I purchased, will most likely never sell it. On mine the stag handle is a little thin, never could get the edge on the spine to accomplish anything, not a big fan of serrations (mine are almost gone due to sharpening). Definitely a knife designed by a committee, but if used as a knife without getting lost in the “bells & whistles” it is an excellent blade.
I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine,
Thank you. I believe my brother wound up with the knife. Will have to ask the next time we speak.
Great work~my White Hunter was a high school graduation gift (1966) It has rosewood handles because the stag are rough. The top of the sheath on the restoration has been cut off. My sheath extends up with a thong which lark spurrs thru the hole on the handle, making it impossible to loss the knife. I have added the hook to the sheath to hang it on a GI pistol belt. The only downside of taking a job doing backcountry patrol for USDA Forest Service was my blade moved into my pack. I did aquire a small 4 inch German steel knife for convenience on my belt. But in camp the Puma did all the work.
Puma knives were purchased by quite a few soldiers headed to Vietnam back in the day. They were expensive and super popular.
Thanks for your video.
Loved this design " White Hunter" since the early 70's when I saw one in a glass case in a tiny town in Victoria Australia. Might be difficult to use this name on a new knife these days. Nice job on the rework.
Puma still make this knife, the company is located in Solingen Germany. Solingen is famous for its knives. This knife new sells for 479 euros. Cheers.
I inherited 2 large Pumas from my dad after he passed. Beautiful knives.
I am looking at the Cabela’s Alaskan Guide Knives by Buck and while going down the knife rabbit hole on TH-cam here, I happened upon your video where you customized a client’s Cabela’s Alaskan Guide Buck 110. Just wanted to say that your craftsmanship is amazing and while the Alaskan Guide 110 is beautiful on its own, when you were done with it she was gorgeous on an entirely new level 😍. From one Canadian to another…well done mate!!!
One of the best out there Kyle ! Nice skills
My dad near-most completely severed his index finger off his hand with a Great White Hunter. A few years later, whilst burying my pet dog (deceased), that knife fell into the hole unbeknownst to him. About 20 years later, he was digging in the area & found it. Obviously, being high carbon steel (NOT the new stainless version) the blade was quite rusted & the sheath was toast. However, the blade was still hair-splitting sharp! We did the best to restore it but nowhere near this level. We had contacted Puma regarding our story & they sent him a new one...free of charge, including shipping, back when they were still in production!
Had one when I was a kid that one day just disappeared. Many years later the we were getting the house ready for resale the mystery was solved.
I must have left it on the sill of my late night sneak out window and never saw it fall out into the leaves. Losing it and finding it were both heartbreakers.
That’s a classic. Nice restoration on the blade and sheath.
Absolutely fantastic work, can't wait for the knives I've ordered to arrive
The albalone detail is sweet. Stunning knife.
Being a perfectionist, those spots on the blade would drive me nuts. The client did want as perfect as possible. I’d ask to have it finished.
i bought mine in 1972, still enjoy digging it out, just to look at...man, that thing is brutal to sharpen, but stays sharp for a while!
Id love to have either one of these or the hunters pal, def in my top 5 on the wish list
what a wonderful job you did, your a great craftsman, better person
Loved it!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Got one at a garage sale 40 years ago for $5. Blade pretty rusted, but not ruined. Has a bone saw near the handle on the back side. Sharpened it up, doctored the rust and viola'.
Oh wow! This knife has been a grail knife for me since childhood 😅 Still made today in Solingen - but the old ones are in high demand! Great job - you sure got me nervous, when you put the thing to the belt grinder 😊 Love the result ❤ Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰
Excellent job as always Kyle.
Beautiful knives kyle
The small dent on the blade near the front (close to the logo-righthand side) is the diamond test which Puma uses as a guarantee of hardness/quality.
Absolutely a beautiful job on a beautiful knife!
Wow, stunning !!!! Beautiful job Kyle. Well done 👍
I have one identical but it has Carl Schlieper on the blade along with Solingen. it's a great knife. I use it camping.
That's a very pretty knife Kyle, good job! 😊Thanks for sharing and Cheers!
If you have a nice knife and sheath and take care of it, you don't have to have it restored. Too many people let things go too far, and then they need restoration. You can do regular care and not let it get bad in the first place. Good work on both items.
Another Very Hap-E Customer With All Your Craftmanship, Great Job Kyle. Prayers For All There, Buddy ! ATB T God Bless
Beautiful knife there buddy. Take Care. Love your videos.
Pumas we’re beautifully made knives. I believe they are still available. Wether they are owned by the the original people is another question. The catalog says Puma SBG whatever that means. Thanks 🔪🎸
After watching your sharpening videos I picked up a set of Shapton ceramic stones (320, 1000 and 5k). Wow, these stones make it easy! And the results are almost scary lol. Keep up the awesome content!
Wow !!!! That looks amazing!! So much great work was put into that knife !!! Great informative video as always Kyle!!! BTW I'm having my 4th surgery in a year tomorrow to take off the tip of my 3rd toe on that same foot . I'm getting pretty tired of these surprises. Take care and stay safe my friend !!!
That superglue is a great technique.
Beast of a knife
Just click now I can’t wait to see this Legendary Historic knife !
I kind of jumped too when I saw you take the blade to the grind. Good to see you get back to the Utuber’s though. Very nice work as always. I see you have the master hunter on your website. Can’t believe someone hasn’t snatched that baby up. My opinion is it’s one of your finest knives you make. That’s why I own two of them.
I did my first "Kyle Noseworthy" type project (meaning customizing a clients knife that i didnt make, kinda like the Buck knife he did a while ago) just recently, my brothers team roping buddy had a knife he wanted a custom handle and sheath. Its got a stabilized walnut handle and a basket weave pattern scout carry sheath, instead of the factory plastic handle and nylon (i think) sheath it came with. It was one of the trickier projects I've done but it ended up being real cool.
Kyle, if you sharpen on a grinder and sparks are being thrown (no coolant), you are overheating the edge apex. You have to remember, the very apex of an edge is only a micron or less in thickness. I am not talking about the whole sharpened edge bevel, which will not overheat with your technique shown on this video. But I am talking about the very very tip of the apex that is only sub micron in thickness. It's fine to establish an edge bevel on a grinder with sparks being thrown, but you really should either run water while sharpening on the grinder, slow the belt speed down, or take it to a stone to knock of the over tempered apex. Your client will likely notice the edge behaving poorly until he/she resharpens it again.
That's why I use the hard ARKANSAS stone with oil. Nice and slow. My hunter is still going strong.
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What’s that stuff you put to fill the handle gaps?
Mine never been in the sheath in green and yellow box in the safe!
Lucky enough to own one since Vietnam, never had to use. Still has all markings, leather strap only..Weather got to sheath some. Surprised you don't wear leather apron, and cut proof gloves, I value my fingers and belly too much.
I just discovered your channel randomly and I like it. Your knife shop makes me drool. Do you sell those to the United States? I live in Maine.
His craftsmanship is beyond this world. I own a blue curly maple Bakeapple. I highly, highly recommend it. He does ship to the US and its a heck of a deal we get. 200 cad is only 150-ish USD.
Thanks so much, Tavis!!
@@kyle_noseworthy Absolutely Kyle, you have a lifelong customer and viewer here in ol’ Tennessee!
I have one of these in excellent condition but didnt have a sheath for it. Was abandoned by previous owner of a house i bought
Kyle, did you do anything with the little serrations at the heel of the blade?
I was told they were nickel plated, is this not the case? just bought one that has more blemishes than this one and wondered about cleaning it up
Kyle, you're a Master with the belt grinder. IIRC the Puma was available in two sizes. The first was around 6 inches, and a later model was 7 inches or a little bit longer. Is this the slightly bigger one?
Kyle, just wonder if that commissioned knife of mine is getting any closer to being finished?
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Do you do Kydex with a clip for the trades men Kyle ?
They still make and sell the puma knives. Canada and usa
Have one from 1966 in Pumaster Steel
Bought mine in 77 when I was 17.
Still fantastic
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I’m not native English and I didn’t understand what the lube and spray you used to seal was, can you repeat it please?
Super Glue and an activator. He used the technical term for super glue, cyanoacrylate. The activator just makes the super glue set up really fast.
Do you send to Philippines?
I wish I had known that Puma was a valuable brand. I was given a small collection of them once and I had no need for them and then I gave them away to a friend who hunted and then later lost contact with. Oh well. I assumed they were like a Walmart knife.
Try adding some baking soda to your glue it fills a lot better and is closer to the bone. I fixed a cracked scale on a Boker traditional one time worked like a charm.
Working on removing the rust on the tang you removed Al of the patina on the stag scales. If you took a little more time and effort, you probably could've removed the rust without removing the stag patina! Otherwise it turned out nice! 🤔😵
Fantastic work I have a few of the pumas we should talk
I find the white hunter impossible to sharpen.
You should Polished up the pins on Sheath you said you were going to do ot but you didn't do it...if you would of done that then the Sheath would of looked alot better...but Great Job
Whether 🔪🎸
420 kitchen knife steel
Lovely knives, the bone saw was a bit dodgy if you used it. I always wanted a White Hunter, but now, I could buy a car for the money !
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Great work. Any more would have been too much and and any less would'nt have been enough.
Nice restoration. Hope yall do well selling those blades but not overly attractive
cyanoacrylate or better known as, superglue
I have had a white hunter that I bought in 1975.
The writings completely ground off and both sides are razor sharp. I thinned out the bulky end as well.
The handle is scored with a hacksaw blade for better grip.
That's because I use the thing.
What's the point of having a stupid shiny thing to look at.
th-cam.com/video/1Srn48V9tBY/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
I can taste it - sweet ....