These wood knife scales are preserved and the worm holes filled with a colored epoxy. knife makers can use this process create unique knife scales from any hardwood log or piece of firewood. #. How to make a knife handle. by danny essin. 5.1k views. 158 likes 2 comments dad likes to use wood rasps for the bulk of the shaping, and makes some great angles. 0 comment comment. 14. take your time and start roughly shaping the handle. tape up the hilt and the blade so you don't mark up the metal.. How to make your own custom knife handle scales. posted february 4, 2014 in diy, and so a few months ago i decided to take a production knife and make it my own. (very little) bit of wood/metal glue on the back of the handles, set them in place. using a clamp to hold them there, use the original bolts to connect the new scales to the.
Here is tutorial how i make and finish knife handles on full tang knives. i will not bother you with how to glue them or drill the holes. just shaping the handle and tru-oil finish because some of you have asked me how i achieve glossy finish.. There’s no metalsmithing involved in building these knives; you’re simply making the two wooden handle halves, called scales, which attach to the metal liners (folding knives) or the tang (fixed blade knives). we’ll make the larger folding knife here. start by jointing and planing a piece of stock for the scales down to about 1/4″ thick.. To get a nice tight fit between the steel, the wood and the brass, make sure that the wooden faces that come in contact with the steel and brass are completely flat. take one of the wooden slabs and clamp it onto the knife, making sure that it is tight up against all the metal faces..
