{"id":79397,"date":"2021-02-17T13:42:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T18:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=79397"},"modified":"2021-02-20T16:18:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T21:18:44","slug":"scouting-hot-finds-radio-92-refurbishing-vintage-bsa-knives-and-axes-with-bill-chadek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/17\/scouting-hot-finds-radio-92-refurbishing-vintage-bsa-knives-and-axes-with-bill-chadek\/","title":{"rendered":"Scouting Hot Finds Radio #92: Refurbishing Vintage BSA Knives and Axes With Bill Chadek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Spangler the Santeeswapper has reinvigorated his podcast series. The most recent is with <a href=\"http:\/\/scoutpatchcollectors.com\/02\/scouting-hot-finds-radio-92-refurbishing-vintage-bsa-knives-and-axes-with-bill-chadek.html\">Bill Chadek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jason writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A decade ago Bill Chadek took a gamble on a Boy Scout pocket knife.  He cleaned up a beat up old knife and brought it back to life with elbow grease, sandpaper, and lots of polishing.  This was the beginning of a side business refurbishing vintage BSA pocket knives, sheath knives and hand axes. Today his completed projects sell at auction for as much as $400 on eBay.  Over the last decade of honing his craft Bill has experimented with different woods, learned how to forge a much improved leather sheath, and mastered polishing metal. In the interview we talk in depth about one of his most well known projects \u00e2\u20ac\u201c recreating the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Kit Carson\u00e2\u20ac\u009d style combo with sheath knife with a hand axe mated together.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/santeeswapper\/92-public-edited-by-jason-with-extra-pie\" data-resource=\"episode_id=43347477\" data-theme=\"light\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-playlist=\"false\" data-cover=\"https:\/\/d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net\/images.spreaker.com\/original\/0ebe3c6874c6329e6b233dc3634806cc.jpg\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"400px\">Listen to &#8220;#92 Refurbishing Vintage BSA Knives and Axes With Bill Chadek&#8221; on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Give it a listen.<\/p>\n<p><div class='ebayfeed '><div class=\"ebay-feed-item-1\"><h4 class='ebayfeedtitle'><a class='ebayfeedlink' href='https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/900066802471?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1'>Antique Boy Scouts Of America Order Of The Arrow Sash Gelt Very Rare And Fragile<\/a><\/h4><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\"><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/900066802471?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ebayimg.com\/images\/g\/Q6AAAeSw5uVq7Abp\/s-l140.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><td><strong>$49.99<\/strong> &nbsp;<br>End Date: Monday Nov-09-2026 18:34:36 EST<br>Buy It on eBay for only: $49.99<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/900066802471?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" >Buy It Now on eBay<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><div class=\"ebay-feed-item-2\"><h4 class='ebayfeedtitle'><a class='ebayfeedlink' href='https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/900066770363?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1'>Antique Order Of The Arrow Pocket Dangle Sterling 1940s Boy Scout Of America<\/a><\/h4><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\"><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/900066770363?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ebayimg.com\/images\/g\/R3QAAeSwblRq7AP4\/s-l140.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><td><strong>$39.99<\/strong> &nbsp;<br>End Date: Monday Nov-09-2026 18:22:40 EST<br>Buy It on eBay for only: $39.99<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/900066770363?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" >Buy It Now on eBay<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><div class=\"ebay-feed-item-3\"><h4 class='ebayfeedtitle'><a class='ebayfeedlink' href='https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/366786220413?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1'>OA AAL-PA-TAH LODGE 237 Order of the Arrow FLAP PATCH WWW West Palm Beach, FL<\/a><\/h4><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\"><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/366786220413?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ebayimg.com\/images\/g\/I34AAeSw5HJq6-Tg\/s-l140.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><td><strong>$299.99<\/strong> &nbsp;<br><br>Buy It on eBay for only: $299.99<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/366786220413?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" >Buy It Now on eBay<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><div class=\"ebay-feed-item-4\"><h4 class='ebayfeedtitle'><a class='ebayfeedlink' href='https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/407340927361?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1'>1960s Troop 485 Omaha, NE Boy Scout Scorecards, 1st Class, Order Of The Arrow...<\/a><\/h4><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\"><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/407340927361?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ebayimg.com\/images\/g\/gykAAOSwLltnBnMv\/s-l140.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><td><strong>$12.98<\/strong> &nbsp;<br><br>Buy It on eBay for only: $12.98<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/407340927361?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" >Buy It Now on eBay<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><div class=\"ebay-feed-item-5\"><h4 class='ebayfeedtitle'><a class='ebayfeedlink' href='https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/307266996700?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1'>Early Order of the Arrow Sash Felt on Felt Boy Scout<\/a><\/h4><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\"><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/307266996700?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ebayimg.com\/images\/g\/brYAAeSwBERq67aw\/s-l140.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><td><strong>$21.50<\/strong> &nbsp;(2 bids)<br>End Date: Wednesday Nov-11-2026 15:36:00 EST<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/307266996700?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mkevt=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" >Bid<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; <\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Liberty is not to be enjoyed, indeed it cannot exist, without the habits of just subordination; it consists, not so much in removing all restraint from the orderly, as in imposing it on the violent.&#8221; &#8211;Fisher Ames, Essay on Equality, 1801<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Spangler the Santeeswapper has reinvigorated his podcast series. The most recent is with Bill Chadek. Jason writes: A decade ago Bill Chadek took a gamble on a Boy Scout pocket knife. He cleaned up a beat up old knife and brought it back to life with elbow grease, sandpaper, and lots of polishing. 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