How to make Dovetail Bolsters Part of the complete online guide to knife making

How to make Dovetail Bolsters Part of the complete online guide to knife making.
In this video knife maker Dan Berg shows how he made brass bolsters to enhance a Nautical themed Chef knife.
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[@glenpaul3606]

Beautiful knife. Great job with the bolsters.

[@watcherbd45]

I really enjoy your videos. You explain your work VERY nicely and you are very humble about it. Your knives are second to none with awesome craftsmanship. Please keep the vids coming as I am positive everyone that watches them enjoy them as much as I do.

[@nateand3]

That's awesome. U make it look so easy. I'm in the long drawn out process of making a knife for a guy because I have 2 jobs and I really wanna do dovetail bolsters and pummels and really wasn't sure how to approach it. So this video shed some great light for me. Thanks so much

[@DIYeasycrafts]

It was my first shot at it. If I can do it you can!!

[@nateand3]

@@DIYeasycrafts well, I've only made one knife so far and you have more and better equipment that I have, but at least now I have better knowledge and that's what I appreciate. It all comes in time and I understand that. I just like to let guys like you know that guys like me are paying attention and that you are making a difference.

[@NRiggiKnives]

Dan,
these look great- I will be trying more bolsters on my designs

[@nathanhorton8800]

Great video! Thanks!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Thanks Nathan.

[@joeyates1428]

Great job

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Thanks Joe. Really appreciate the positive feedback

[@rusticsmith4074]

Great idea thanks

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Thanks Rustic

[@loganchannel100]

Great video Dan; I always learn something with your videos! Making bolsters straight is hard enough, let alone throwing a dovetail element in there. I think it's worth noting how difficult it is to get the grinds on the bolsters and the scales to match up freehanding on the disc sander. They have a tendency to walk a bit leaving them slightly rounded; the same can happen with the scales. Very very nicely done!

[@DIYeasycrafts]

Thanks Mike. I usually just leave the back edge factory cut. This way I dont have to worry about grinding the brass at a perfect 90 degrees.

[@jeffputnam8554]

Great info. I've got to try this

[@MrMarsBlades]

nice, cheers mate

[@johnmw1]

Dan,
I do love your precision as the final finish looks really good. Do you ever do pommels?

[@uncleknife9887]

Bolsterous! 🔪🐵👍🏻

[@damasydia]

I enjoyed the video but didn’t see any dovetails

[@cw4608]

Airborne Mike thank you for your service