Scouting Hot Finds Boy Scout Memorabilia

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 - recreating the "Kit Carson" style combo with sheath knife with a hand axe mated together.When I came across Bill promoting his projects on Facebook I quickly became a fan.  While connecting on this interview Bill actually agreed to repair the sheath for my favorite Western BSA knife.  I came away really impressed by his craftsmanship. I love how he is taking something old and recycling it to make it a pr