How To Build A Knife Handle
Rough cutting the blade the easy part.
How to build a knife handle. Once the rough blanks are cut one side at a time can be clamped in a vise to the knife. Using deer antlers for knife handles is a great way to use a piece of the deer that might otherwise be discarded. Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Take your time and start roughly shaping the handle.
Sign in to report inappropriate content. Just another simple way to build vital stuff in and after. How to make knife handles preparing the base and materials wrap 3 layers of tape around the blade part of your knife. Also apply glue to each pin before assembly.
First thing s first design the blade. Line your vise or clamps with plywood and plastic. Use a two part epoxy to glue each handle section onto the knife. Cutting your pins to size.
Knife handles come with predrilled holes. Cut the pins if needed. Test fit the aluminum or brass pins to make sure the holes through the knife and handle match. Aluminum usually anodized for color hardness and protection is a very durable material for knife handles.
Sign in to make your opinion count. Choosing and finding materials for your knife. The most common type of aluminum used today is the t6 6061 alloy which has tremendous tensile strength. How to build a knife step 1.
It s a low density metal that provides for a nice hefty feel to the knife without weighing the knife down. Make a custom knife handle step 1. Tape up the hilt and the blade so you don t mark up the metal. Unsubscribe from white bone knives.
Deer antlers make beautiful knife handles that are durable and can last a lifetime. Cutting your pins to size. Epoxy the blade handle together. How to make handle scales for a knife the easy way in this video i m making some quick and easy handle scales for an old crappy knife.
After shaping start sanding with 80 grit and incrementally get to at least a 600. Find two 1 4 in 0 64 cm pieces of wood for the scales. Sign in to make your opinion count. Deer antler knives also make great handmade gifts each one being unique in their own way.
Now it s time for the really fun part. Finishing the blade first time no joke before heat treating.