Wes, I have my Dad’s knife from WWII. It is still in good shape and has the original sheath. It may only be worth $20, but to me it’s priceless and I plan to pass it down to my grandson as a reminder of the greatest generation. Thanks for this video.
Worth a lot more than $20. I just read a great comment on the Ka-bar company story video. Guy was in Nam during the war working to recover his shot down helicopter in a river. He had a rope on him and was swept under the helicopter by the current. Before he drowned he pulled his knife from his hip, cut himself free and survived. Said that Ka-Bar knife will be buried with him.
Nice job Wes, beautiful knife, if that knife could talk! It's about the history. My dad was a Marine in WW II, growing up he always had a pocket knife in his pocket, his whole life. Almost every boy or grown man carried a pocket knife from that generation. I keep a Leatherman close by.
It seems to be a problem of content creators thinking everything need to be a type of "asmr" when it really has no reason to be. Its like a virus that has crept into many genres.
Nice! It’s refreshing to see someone redo something their not satisfied with rather then messing with it until it’s worse and also making practical decisions based on the item, compared to the countless videos where people shine shit or try to make an heir loom out of a utilitarian product! Looking forward to see more, thanks for the content!
Wes...GREAT job!! I'm a self-confessed knife junkie too. Just a quick tip here...get two thin strips of rubber (can be very thin and still work) and put them between your blade and the Lansky clamp. The rubber will protect your blade from any scratches while sharpening.
A great video and walk down memory lane. I kinda, sorta, maybe, inherited my uncle's 225Q way back around 1967 or so. He got it while in the army in the late 1950's. He abandoned it at my grandfather's house, and i ended up with it as a boy of 11 or 12 years old. That knife was a near constant outdoor companion through my early years. In my late teens, a "buddy" borrowed it for a day, and "lost" it. I finally found another to replace it, around 10 years ago. Great knives for cutting and hacking various things. A true utility knife for the ages.
I watched a lot of restoration videos on TH-cam and the majority were hacks. You my friend have talent and did this knife justice. Love both your channels…some of the best on TH-cam. Btw, think you would like the firearms channel, Anvil with Mr. Mark Novak. You remind me a lot of his style..do it right or don’t do it. Keep them coming please.
I find this inspiring in a couple of ways. Not being afraid to redo something because it isn't right. It's easy to just say "good enough", but it takes dedication to make it just right. It's also inspiring to see someone who isn't ashamed of his vices and in fact, finds creative ways to make them work positively.......
Hi Wes, I am from Cattaraugus, New York . Graduated in 1983 and remember the factory. It is now just a museum at the top of Main Street. Thank you for sharing. My family has been there for about 200 + years.
225Q knife , very nice , just down then road from me . They also made K Bar knifes for the military during WWII , The other big maker of military knifes was Ontario Knife , , Olean NY . They still make knifes for the military . I have several among my collection. They also own CUTCO knife , They make IMO one of the best set of Kitchen knifes , life guarantee and free sharpening all you pay is postage .great video , knife looks great , stay safe be well Bob k
The way I do my stacked leather handles...get a long 1/4-20 carriage bolt and a couple large fender washers and nut. Cut your leather disc's, punch center holes in them then soak in water. Stack the disc's onto the bolt with washers on each end and crank down as tight as you can. Sit it somewhere to dry for several days. Then remove from bolt and use as normal. This method takes a lot of guesswork out, as the disc's are already as compressed as they can be. It also reduces any issues of handle shrinking in the future and handle loosening. I usually finish by melting beeswax into the leather until it won't accept more, then buff.
Excellent handle. One functional workaday military knife successfully restored to peaceful modern usage. As a first restoration video, I think that's pretty damn decent.
Great job refurbishing! You have the patience and the skills! Glad, but sorry you had to go to all the trouble to set up an additional channel, just to show different content. Don't understand TH-cam, except I have no doubt it's about the money. I'll keep watching.
Wes, I’ve never posted a comment in TH-cam but your restoration of this knife touched my heart. Dad was a bomber pilot during the war in Alaska. I pulled out his old knife only to find it was a 225Q in the original sheath with his name and rank embossed on it. Thanks for paying homage to all the old World War II veterans. Good work.
Looks good. I got a Kabar 1237 at a garage sale for $5. Best garage sale find I've ever made. It didn't even need restoration. Just cleaning, sharpening, and a bit of restitching on the sheath.
Boy did you just reactivate some very old memories. I had a knife very much like that which my father got for me when I was about 13 and a boy scout when we lived on Guam. Think 1958-59. I took it with me on camping trips, snorkeling, you name it. I was even pretty good at throwing it for a while. I now wish I had kept it or at least kept up with it. I can assure you it never looked as good as the one you presented even before the restoration.
My dad had one most of his life. When he passed my oldest brother got it. It is to me the perfect camp/hunting knive. It hold an edge well. In my youth we used it for everything. If I could I would have one for every car or truck I own. I learned to use it young and it just a great knive
What a good vid. I've been working on restoring my Grandpa's Cattaraugus knife. I got intimidated when I couldn't discern how to remove the pommel. You have showed me how and now I'm making progress. Thank you 🙏
My father brought one of these home from Korea , I never found out how he got it but rumor was a Master Sargent from Iowa was going home from a bullet thru his love handle his second wound and dad and his tank hunter picked him up from the battlefield and drove him straight too the field hospital. Not sure if he was Jim Foot or my dads friend was Jim Foot but anyways that’s how I heard he received a WWII knife in Korea . I received it on dads passing . I loved it it would chop about anything stayed sharp and it had its original sheath . But I kept it in my garage on my work bench and well someone stole it . I was crushed so now I am searching for one that was as close to dads and make a new one ! I can’t find one and I can’t remember the makers name but it’s a much better knife then the one here . Maybe when I retire I’ll spend some time looking for that knife so I can remake it ! And pass it on too my son or make a few and pass them too all dads mine male children .? Lol reason too stay in the shed longer lol😅
Outstanding referb job. I’ve found with my Lansky the angles actually come out 4deg less than what’s stamped into the fixture. I measured my angles on a optical comparator at work, I sharpened on the 20deg slot, it actually measured 16deg. Something to keep in mind.
I have 2 of those knives(I am retired Army) I came across both of them in an old shop in of all places S. Korea. You did a "more than" adequate job! Keep them coming!
The handle came out beautifully and it's nice to see someone not over work a blade with sanding machines. Overall a very nice project well done 👍. New subscriber today so looking forward to seeing the other things you have done.
You did a great job. You kept it as original as possible and it now is a usable knife. I'm glad you redid the handle, you weren't happy with the first attempt, so you redid it till you liked it. It's a beautiful handle.
Wow!!! Beautiful knife, loved the finished knife. Amazing start to finish results. Grew up in Western NY, nice seeing something from my home town area. You would pronounce the word Catt-a-raw-gus. Drop the u and replace it with a w(for pronunciation purposes). Great video, love the second channel
I love this new channel Wes, have always loved your other channel ! I'm an old VT Logger, hunter, and half-ass, craftsman. Love making things from wood and steel, and hunting! 68 years, and still not into the squirrels!!! LOl 😆 . God bless you and your family ❤️
I LOVED the video. The ending music, the artistic spinney bit, the lighting...oh, wow, the lighting. That knife turned out beautiful!!! The entire production was great!
Man, I was not expecting you to go all in on that knife, especially given your attitude towards it being a not-so-stellar knife beforehand haha. Amazing, amazing work, super inspiring.
The ones we got our hands on were surplus overruns, most never made it over seas, they languished in warehouses until found and sold off as war surplus. I have one, had it since I was a kid. My dad got it for me when I was young, used it in the Boy Scouts to hunting trips and camping. Just an all around great knife. However, mine is getting to the point of needed refurbshment as well. Thanks for the video.
I’ve restored one Western skinner from the 1950’s, a Western camp knife from the 1960’s and a Marbles skinner from the 1930’s with stacked leather and an antler pommel. They all were in pretty good shape with original sheaths. The Marbles sheath was too far gone. I had to make a new taco style sheath for it. All users. Thanks. Nice video. You did a great job 🎸🔪
One of those and an old tool box full of bayonets has been laying around our shop,for at least 60 years Now I have to dig them out and look Thank you for great video
Im always willing to try a new content provider. Im sure this young man’s productions will grow and grow. I haven’t watched yet, but it I hope it has a pup called Max
Nice restoration. Not overdone like a lot of the stuff you see being done. That knife was intended for a hard life and yours looks like its ready to go right back to work.
Wes, I have my Dad’s knife from WWII. It is still in good shape and has the original sheath. It may only be worth $20, but to me it’s priceless and I plan to pass it down to my grandson as a reminder of the greatest generation. Thanks for this video.
Worth a lot more than $20. I just read a great comment on the Ka-bar company story video. Guy was in Nam during the war working to recover his shot down helicopter in a river. He had a rope on him and was swept under the helicopter by the current. Before he drowned he pulled his knife from his hip, cut himself free and survived. Said that Ka-Bar knife will be buried with him.
Me too. My dad carried it in Africa then in to Europe. Has his name and serial number on the sheath.
Nice job Wes, beautiful knife, if that knife could talk! It's about the history. My dad was a Marine in WW II, growing up he always had a pocket knife in his pocket, his whole life. Almost every boy or grown man carried a pocket knife from that generation. I keep a Leatherman close by.
Collector value are increasing substantially, hold on to it!
Finally restoration videos where the maker actually talks though the process. We need more of this on TH-cam! Nice work
It seems to be a problem of content creators thinking everything need to be a type of "asmr" when it really has no reason to be. Its like a virus that has crept into many genres.
Nice! It’s refreshing to see someone redo something their not satisfied with rather then messing with it until it’s worse and also making practical decisions based on the item, compared to the countless videos where people shine shit or try to make an heir loom out of a utilitarian product! Looking forward to see more, thanks for the content!
I absolutely agree. 💯
❤❤
Nicely done Wes. Thanks for the video 🐾🍺
"Let's just do it. I'm never going to be happy with the way it is". Great attitude and I respect you for having it.
Wes...GREAT job!! I'm a self-confessed knife junkie too. Just a quick tip here...get two thin strips of rubber (can be very thin and still work) and put them between your blade and the Lansky clamp. The rubber will protect your blade from any scratches while sharpening.
The end result turned out great. Being patient and willing to re-do something you're not happy with really pays off.
A great video and walk down memory lane. I kinda, sorta, maybe, inherited my uncle's 225Q way back around 1967 or so. He got it while in the army in the late 1950's. He abandoned it at my grandfather's house, and i ended up with it as a boy of 11 or 12 years old. That knife was a near constant outdoor companion through my early years. In my late teens, a "buddy" borrowed it for a day, and "lost" it. I finally found another to replace it, around 10 years ago. Great knives for cutting and hacking various things. A true utility knife for the ages.
One of the best looking leather stacked handles I’ve seen. Great work
The same excellent workmanship I expect from Wes.................Jay
*_I have watched many of this kind videos but honestly this one was more perfect and in detail_*
I always learn something when I watch you work... thanks for the great content Wes
I watched a lot of restoration videos on TH-cam and the majority were hacks. You my friend have talent and did this knife justice. Love both your channels…some of the best on TH-cam. Btw, think you would like the firearms channel, Anvil with Mr. Mark Novak. You remind me a lot of his style..do it right or don’t do it. Keep them coming please.
Gotta love Anvil!
I like this other channel, keep up the more off topic kind of videos please. The sheath and knife both look like they came out nice.
"The Bridge on the River Kwai." How very clever of you. Fantastic video! I enjoyed very much. Now, on to the next one.
i like to see motivated people take something old and restore it. well done.
Beautiful job.
Nice! Always like second channels, I feel like I learn about a whole side of the person I couldnt have imagined before
I find this inspiring in a couple of ways. Not being afraid to redo something because it isn't right. It's easy to just say "good enough", but it takes dedication to make it just right.
It's also inspiring to see someone who isn't ashamed of his vices and in fact, finds creative ways to make them work positively.......
Lol,I see what you did there.
Hi Wes, I am from Cattaraugus, New York . Graduated in 1983 and remember the factory. It is now just a museum at the top of Main Street. Thank you for sharing. My family has been there for about 200 + years.
A really thorough and fine restoration. I enjoyed watching. UK.
225Q knife , very nice , just down then road from me . They also made K Bar knifes for the military during WWII , The other big maker of military knifes was Ontario Knife , , Olean NY . They still make knifes for the military . I have several among my collection. They also own CUTCO knife , They make IMO one of the best set of Kitchen knifes , life guarantee and free sharpening all you pay is postage .great video , knife looks great , stay safe be well Bob k
I’m a “Knifeaholic” and you totally blew my mind with that restoration 💯👍🏻
Beautiful job 😊
I hope you don’t totally abandon this channel 🙏🏻
The way I do my stacked leather handles...get a long 1/4-20 carriage bolt and a couple large fender washers and nut. Cut your leather disc's, punch center holes in them then soak in water. Stack the disc's onto the bolt with washers on each end and crank down as tight as you can. Sit it somewhere to dry for several days. Then remove from bolt and use as normal. This method takes a lot of guesswork out, as the disc's are already as compressed as they can be. It also reduces any issues of handle shrinking in the future and handle loosening. I usually finish by melting beeswax into the leather until it won't accept more, then buff.
Thanks Wes, really enjoyed this. Thanks for the second channel.
Very nicely done.
Thanks for sharing , please continue to share !🙏👍
What a GREAT blade and restoration!
Excellent handle. One functional workaday military knife successfully restored to peaceful modern usage. As a first restoration video, I think that's pretty damn decent.
Great job refurbishing! You have the patience and the skills! Glad, but sorry you had to go to all the trouble to set up an additional channel, just to show different content. Don't understand TH-cam, except I have no doubt it's about the money. I'll keep watching.
Very interesting Wes. I learned several things by watching. Thanks for taking the time to share. Deb
Wes, I’ve never posted a comment in TH-cam but your restoration of this knife touched my heart. Dad was a bomber pilot during the war in Alaska. I pulled out his old knife only to find it was a 225Q in the original sheath with his name and rank embossed on it. Thanks for paying homage to all the old World War II veterans. Good work.
Wes, you did the workers at the Cattaraugus factory proud..
Nice job Wes! 😊
Looks good. I got a Kabar 1237 at a garage sale for $5. Best garage sale find I've ever made. It didn't even need restoration. Just cleaning, sharpening, and a bit of restitching on the sheath.
Boy did you just reactivate some very old memories. I had a knife very much like that which my father got for me when I was about 13 and a boy scout when we lived on Guam. Think 1958-59. I took it with me on camping trips, snorkeling, you name it. I was even pretty good at throwing it for a while. I now wish I had kept it or at least kept up with it. I can assure you it never looked as good as the one you presented even before the restoration.
You can't hide out of your fans Wes, we will chase you donwn! great job
Dude, you did an amazing job!!! I love your leather skills!!! What can't you do??
I love when "to make it right, you need to do it twice"! Happy to have just found the second channel. Well done, Wes!!
I found one of these thrown away on a street corner. My Cattaraugus needs a little work and thanks to your video, I know how! Thank you!
I grew up where that knife was made. Thanks for showing the restoration.
My dad had one most of his life. When he passed my oldest brother got it. It is to me the perfect camp/hunting knive. It hold an edge well. In my youth we used it for everything. If I could I would have one for every car or truck I own. I learned to use it young and it just a great knive
Left this off. My dad got his as a boy as a boy scout kit knife. Great way to get rid of surplus blades
What a good vid. I've been working on restoring my Grandpa's Cattaraugus knife. I got intimidated when I couldn't discern how to remove the pommel. You have showed me how and now I'm making progress. Thank you 🙏
Good project! 👍
Finally someone that doesn't give in to the epoxi trend.
Right! Why waste the leather if you plan on turning it into a hard plastic handle anyway.
Natural leather has way better grip than epoxy and looks so much better
Pero de todas formas, arruino un cuchillo original! 🤦♂🤣🤣🤣
Stacked leather needs no epoxy.... I did one of these too.
So much more rewarding than fixing a ford , gm or mopar huh.
My father brought one of these home from Korea , I never found out how he got it but rumor was a Master Sargent from Iowa was going home from a bullet thru his love handle his second wound and dad and his tank hunter picked him up from the battlefield and drove him straight too the field hospital. Not sure if he was Jim Foot or my dads friend was Jim Foot but anyways that’s how I heard he received a WWII knife in Korea . I received it on dads passing . I loved it it would chop about anything stayed sharp and it had its original sheath . But I kept it in my garage on my work bench and well someone stole it . I was crushed so now I am searching for one that was as close to dads and make a new one ! I can’t find one and I can’t remember the makers name but it’s a much better knife then the one here . Maybe when I retire I’ll spend some time looking for that knife so I can remake it ! And pass it on too my son or make a few and pass them too all dads mine male children .? Lol reason too stay in the shed longer lol😅
Wow a man of many talents, stunning work fella, well done..
Outstanding referb job. I’ve found with my Lansky the angles actually come out 4deg less than what’s stamped into the fixture. I measured my angles on a optical comparator at work, I sharpened on the 20deg slot, it actually measured 16deg. Something to keep in mind.
The angle is totally dependant on the width of the blade and the position you clamp it in.
Wes, this was an excellent video-WOW!
Thorough as always Wes even when restoring a knife but not just any knife a WW2 weapon
You just made me watch a half hour knife rebuild video which I had no intention of watching. Well done.
Reminds me of my grandfather’s knife. His was from ww2 to. He also had a ww1 as well both I have now. I hurt with the ww1 one great knife.
I have 2 of those knives(I am retired Army) I came across both of them in an old shop in of all places S. Korea. You did a "more than" adequate job! Keep them coming!
Wes, thanks for the heads up on this new channel, it's nice to see what you're into when there's no rusty old junk involved, or did I speak to soon.
Nicely done Wes.
The handle came out beautifully and it's nice to see someone not over work a blade with sanding machines. Overall a very nice project well done 👍. New subscriber today so looking forward to seeing the other things you have done.
You did a great job. You kept it as original as possible and it now is a usable knife. I'm glad you redid the handle, you weren't happy with the first attempt, so you redid it till you liked it. It's a beautiful handle.
Wes, It never seises to amaze me about peoples skills AND the tools they havbe hidden in their shops. Nice work!
I did not expect the quality job you did on the sheath, including the sewing work! Absolutely top class work Wes.
Great job with the restoration Wes
Wow!!! Beautiful knife, loved the finished knife. Amazing start to finish results. Grew up in Western NY, nice seeing something from my home town area. You would pronounce the word Catt-a-raw-gus. Drop the u and replace it with a w(for pronunciation purposes). Great video, love the second channel
Beautiful, a restored, with love, a treasure from the past and a reminder of all who sacrificed.
Nice job! I am impressed with the handle.. and the sheath. It really inspires me!
I love this new channel Wes, have always loved your other channel ! I'm an old VT Logger, hunter, and half-ass, craftsman. Love making things from wood and steel, and hunting! 68 years, and still not into the squirrels!!! LOl 😆 . God bless you and your family ❤️
Great job! I have one of these knives with the original sheath that my Dad had issued during WWII. It's a keeper.
I LOVED the video.
The ending music, the artistic spinney bit, the lighting...oh, wow, the lighting.
That knife turned out beautiful!!!
The entire production was great!
Pretty cool Wes . . . keep up the new topics :) Rog
Nice restoration, Wes. Beautiful end result.
Loved it Wes. Well done
Wonderful job my friend, truly a work of art, congrats.
Nice video, Wes. I completely missed this second channel, hope you continue to fill it with content.
Thanks for the content, proving the creative and mechanical side is available from our favorite problem solving mechanic!
Very cool Wes. Thanks for the second channel!
Great Job wes love restoring old knives and guns
You did it the way it should be done. I think you could put in a museum now if you wanted to. Great work.
You made the right call on the handle. The second effort is amazing. Digging the content over here. Good different.
Beautiful work
Man, I was not expecting you to go all in on that knife, especially given your attitude towards it being a not-so-stellar knife beforehand haha. Amazing, amazing work, super inspiring.
Thank you for sharing this channel. I'll watch Wes work on anything and the hunting/cooking show was great too.
Beautiful restoration my friend Very nice work
The ones we got our hands on were surplus overruns, most never made it over seas, they languished in warehouses until found and sold off as war surplus. I have one, had it since I was a kid. My dad got it for me when I was young, used it in the Boy Scouts to hunting trips and camping. Just an all around great knife.
However, mine is getting to the point of needed refurbshment as well. Thanks for the video.
Beautiful job. You are a man with many talents.
Great video and amazing work Wes! Thank you for sharing!!
I’ve restored one Western skinner from the 1950’s, a Western camp knife from the 1960’s and a Marbles skinner from the 1930’s with stacked leather and an antler pommel. They all were in pretty good shape with original sheaths. The Marbles sheath was too far gone. I had to make a new taco style sheath for it. All users. Thanks. Nice video. You did a great job 🎸🔪
Like that sharpening tool a lot!
Nice choice on redoing the handle, lovely result 😊
Can't wait for the next project!
Wes you are a man of many talents.
One of those and an old tool box full of bayonets has been laying around our shop,for at least 60 years
Now I have to dig them out and look
Thank you for great video
Great job on the restoration. The sheath and handle both turned out very well.
Im always willing to try a new content provider. Im sure this young man’s productions will grow and grow. I haven’t watched yet, but it I hope it has a pup called Max
Beautiful restoration and I love my Lansky Sharpening System.
Nice work Wes. Turned out amazing!
Good job Wes! You always amaze me with your bag of skills!
Nicely done! And good to see you branching out though it doesn’t surprise me, especially after that welder. Can’t wait for more!
Definitely worth going for the second attempt. Looks great Wes
Great job! I kept waiting for the needle scaler or air hammer, those two tools seem like your favorites for rust mitigation.
Nice restoration. Not overdone like a lot of the stuff you see being done. That knife was intended for a hard life and yours looks like its ready to go right back to work.
Now that's a knife. Great video Wes thumbs up.
That turned out awesome! Beautiful colors in the grip!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Love your videos. That was fun. Thanks for taking the time.