Insted of cutting back the handle you could do some inlays like if the knife is for fishing a fish, chiken a chiken. Beef a cow, this would be really cool for somone who keeps a kosher kitchen. Works for cutting boards too.
11:18 I noticed when you were drilling, from the point that you were holding the knife and scales to the point that the drill passed through everything it appeared that everything shifted about an eighth of an inch downward; did this cause problems with the holes being wallowed out or misalignment later? if you don’t have a drill press, can you put this into a vice and attempt to drill as possible perhaps using a self centering bit to pre-drill and then a larger bit to follow?
doesn't really matter as much, but you should definitely clean it with mineral spirits to make sure that any oil is gone before you try to apply adhesive.
Try using rubber gloves and do a dry fit before gluing the scales to the knife , just saying and get a BFH instead of beating it in with pliers, your welcome
If you wanted to do this as simple as possible. With no woodworking experience or equipment. Just wrap a bunch of duct tape around as a handle. And go about your day. Ugly knife in tow.
Insted of cutting back the handle you could do some inlays like if the knife is for fishing a fish, chiken a chiken. Beef a cow, this would be really cool for somone who keeps a kosher kitchen.
Works for cutting boards too.
Lol, nice knuckle cracks at 20:04 lol, good job, thx for the videos, great explanation and build.
Fantastic
11:18 I noticed when you were drilling, from the point that you were holding the knife and scales to the point that the drill passed through everything it appeared that everything shifted about an eighth of an inch downward; did this cause problems with the holes being wallowed out or misalignment later? if you don’t have a drill press, can you put this into a vice and attempt to drill as possible perhaps using a self centering bit to pre-drill and then a larger bit to follow?
Should you rough up the metal of the handle with sand paper to give the epoxy more grab on too?
doesn't really matter as much, but you should definitely clean it with mineral spirits to make sure that any oil is gone before you try to apply adhesive.
Anyone have a supply outlet that sells leather rounds for knife
handles and pommel hardware ???
I'm in spokane 😂
You should really consider taping the blade, especially when using the drill press. If that drill bit catches, you're in a world of hurt.
Try using rubber gloves and do a dry fit before gluing the scales to the knife , just saying and get a BFH instead of beating it in with pliers, your welcome
Bfh = big fucking hammer? Or was that supposed to be BPH Ball Peen hammer? It’s hard telling with phones auto correcting stuff anymore.
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If you wanted to do this as simple as possible. With no woodworking experience or equipment.
Just wrap a bunch of duct tape around as a handle.
And go about your day. Ugly knife in tow.
Or wrap it with 550 cord and then mix up some five minute epoxy and apply it with a rubber glove. Get the excess off and let it cure.