How I Shape A Knife Handle

Here's a look into how I shape a knife handle. The keys for me here are using stencils and keeping everything square before I round off the edges. That's simply the best method that I've found to work for me, but hopefully some of it can help you with your process.
Thanks for checking it out!
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[@shauntheknifeguy]

Nice tip about raising the wood grain. Gonna try that 🙏

[@rebelyell1970]

Beautiful handles!

[@codfishknives8526]

You are an extremely talented young man. Wow. When you wet the wood it's called raizing the grain. Cabinet makers use steel hand scapers to take it off. 400 grit sandpaper will do the same. Love your vids. I have learned lots already. Thanks.

[@mazuazul]

Underrated channel.

[@sonnymilby4991]

As a new knife maker this is excellent content. I like how you get up close so the viewer can see what exactly your doing.

[@saccoknives]

Thanks! Glad you’re finding them helpful

[@markfulmer67]

Great video series! Your attention to detail is amazing and that is a very classy knife!!! I learn a lot from your content and I’m always looking forward to the next video

[@saccoknives]

Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying the videos

[@johnjensen5540]

My daughter gave me a knife kit for Xmas and found your video while searching how to make knife handles. It didn't answer all my questions but answered some I didn't know I had!Very enjoyable to watch. I subscribed, keep them coming.

[@saccoknives]

Thanks!

[@jeffhicks8428]

looks great. you are very talented

[@texasjoe3261]

Thank You For Sharing Your Tips And Tricks !! Excellent Work !

[@lighthousefilms5530]

Your videos are invaluable, thank you for making them. They have helped me a ton!

[@saccoknives]

Happy to hear it!

[@leonbarnes1402]

stunning knife, enjoyed watching this series of videos. top job

[@gibsonleather5835]

Outstanding! Thank you for taking the time and trouble to get all this on video! Beautiful work!

[@saccoknives]

thanks for watching!

[@travisbartlett1977]

Very helpful video. Turned out amazing bud

[@saccoknives]

Thanks!

[@TooTall553]

Tapper tang is absolutely sick just beautiful outstanding video keep them coming...

[@bartraeven2966]

You explain very well, it s a joy to folow your process

[@saccoknives]

Thank you I appreciate that!

[@whitecaps775]

Sweet project, Thanks for showing your style

[@saccoknives]

My pleasure!

[@bb-ko2nm]

So helpful, and someone to aspire to in my knive making journey! Thankyou.

[@saccoknives]

My pleasure!

[@cae2487]

Good looking blade man!! You've got some talent in those hands. Hope to see more knives made by you. Keep up the hard work.

[@saccoknives]

Thank you! Working on some new stuff at the moment

[@wassiliwohlgemuth4591]

Love the black and white pins!!

[@saccoknives]

Thanks!

[@Tinkering_Dim]

Dude! Please could and would you make more of those?!
The flow is just perfect, the content is spot one. Not to little not to much.
The time for each clip is awesome.
Never ever fall for the same trap als folk like Alec steele and stuff like him.
But pls keep this up! I really enjoyed it.
(From the Netherlands 😉)

[@saccoknives]

Haha thanks! I’ll see what I can do 😉

[@idwolverine1867]

Beautiful work! Love your choice of materials and shape for the handle. I’ll try the “template method” when I complete my first Chef knife here soon. ✌️

[@saccoknives]

thanks! Hope it helps

[@wadejensen3301]

Very Very nice work Sir

[@saccoknives]

Thank you!

[@Nanoaiello]

your knives are beautifull!

[@saccoknives]

Thank you!

[@Anderson-HandForged]

i just found your channel what a great video and that knife is incredible. im a new maker you have a new sub may i ask when you do satin finish what grit do you stop at ?im not into polished look either thanks for all the great info Mark 😀✌✌

[@saccoknives]

Thanks for the feedback! For satin finish I stop at 600 grit

[@Anderson-HandForged]

@@saccoknives thanks appreciate it

[@bormanss11]

what adhesive mass do you use to stick sandpaper on a round grinder?....excellent work, excellent knives!!! respect!

[@saccoknives]

I use the 3m feathering disc adhesive

[@ed.sol.crafts]

Awesome video! What grit do you sand the spine to? Also do you round your spine? If so, how is that done?
Thank you for your videos!

[@saccoknives]

I usually take the spine to 800 because that’s what I hand sand the handle to. I do round the spine but not a full round, I mostly just knock down the edges with a slack belt so they’re not sharp

[@GibsonCutlery]

Seriously beautiful! I noticed you got some sanding contamination on the white G10 when you were on your finer grits but then somehow cleaned it up. I've never had much luck being able to clean that off! How did you do that? I finally just resorted to sealing it with a quick thinned coat of dewaxed shellac at 220 which fills the voids and prevents the contamination from forming from the higher grits. (incidentally, shellac or just plain denatured alcohol will raise your grain without water if you're looking for a way to avoid that)

[@saccoknives]

Yea the white g10 can be a real pain. The best way to avoid it getting dirty is to use fresh fresh belts and sandpaper. As soon as the sandpaper stops cutting it gets loaded up with wood dust or metal and can then fill the pores of the g10. Very tricky sometimes, but I don’t use a single piece of sandpaper for too long if I’m using white g10

[@GibsonCutlery]

@@saccoknives Cool - thanks!

[@RichardOutdoors]

Can you do a video of putting the final edge on a kitchen knife please?

[@saccoknives]

Sure! I’ll add it to my list

[@ClenioBuilder]

👏👏👏👏🤜🤛

[@hemilionunes1400]

Top 🙅🏽‍♂️

[@saccoknives]

👊🏼

[@dekarz1780]

Witam jaki jest finish satyny na tym nożu?

[@lukassacco4076]

Yeah. I have a lot of questions. Number one: how dare you?

[@kristian.sacco.]

Bump

[@saccoknives]

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[@kristian.sacco.]

Slander

[@saccoknives]

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