Great video, thanks. I’m intrigued you’re repurposing a plastic soap container to dispense acetone. Doesn’t the acetone eat away at the plastic container? Just starting out making scales. I’m a pen maker and have cast my own blanks for a few years. I bought a Damascus knife and now need to make scales for a handle. Looks straightforward but daunting none the less. Appreciate you making these videos.
That was very interesting. I would have liked to see the blanks attached to the blade and then the shaping and finishing of the scales. Hopefully, you would consider showing us your methods for the important next two steps in the process.
Great vids and love the close ups and, the time spent explaining each little process, why, and reasons. Question: what balance are you looking for before you add the liners, scales and hardware? Wondering on the spacing and size of larger lightening holes.
Thanks for a great video Ben, your approach is really good and easy to !isten to and watch 👍can you tell me what make of super glue you use, i have always used epoxy, but yours looks a better idea cheers
Andy Brocklehurst yes I find it is a fantastic bond, all I do is make sure I score the G10 first with some 60 grit sandpaper to give it a good key, then acetone and bond it the same. Far better than Epoxy for this application. That said I use epoxy for the bond to the tang of the knife as this will want a different gap filling quality that epoxy gives. Hope that helps
@@BenOrford Thanks for sharing these workshop tips. I'm curious about the steps after this, which I suspect will be in a subsequent video. Are you using epoxy and corby bolts to secure the scales to the steel? Also, would you mind sharing the make of the CA glue you are using, I'd like to see if I can find a product with similar or the same specifications where I live.
Hi Ben, could you please tell me which Superglue of which viscosity are you using for the handle scales? It seems you have plenty of time to align the parts. Thank you! Chris
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Those are some proper makers hands!
Haha thanks a lot 👍
Nice to see your technique. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
That little sanding jig is a good idea, I think I’ll make one of those!
Another great video. Really like these and thank you for sharing all of the info.
Thanks for the consistently entertaining and informative stuff!
Thanks for the video. What do you mean by stabilising the wood after it is dry?
Awesome work Ben
Great video, thanks. I’m intrigued you’re repurposing a plastic soap container to dispense acetone. Doesn’t the acetone eat away at the plastic container? Just starting out making scales. I’m a pen maker and have cast my own blanks for a few years. I bought a Damascus knife and now need to make scales for a handle. Looks straightforward but daunting none the less. Appreciate you making these videos.
Good stuff.
That was very interesting. I would have liked to see the blanks attached to the blade and then the shaping and finishing of the scales. Hopefully, you would consider showing us your methods for the important next two steps in the process.
Great video 🤙
Great vids and love the close ups and, the time spent explaining each little process, why, and reasons. Question: what balance are you looking for before you add the liners, scales and hardware? Wondering on the spacing and size of larger lightening holes.
As a newbie wanting to start knife making, when you say “stabilised” timber what is the process to stabilise the wood please.
Great info mate. Do you still need to stabilize super dense hardwoods such as jarrah? Keep up the good work.
Thanks for a great video Ben, your approach is really good and easy to !isten to and watch 👍can you tell me what make of super glue you use, i have always used epoxy, but yours looks a better idea cheers
Can you trust G10 liner as being true flat, or should you flatten it as well like the scales?
What is the thickness of each wooden side
When you say Stabilized, how are you doing it in house? Cheers!
Another great video Ben, do you also use the CA glue to bond G10 liners to the scales?
Andy Brocklehurst yes I find it is a fantastic bond, all I do is make sure I score the G10 first with some 60 grit sandpaper to give it a good key, then acetone and bond it the same. Far better than Epoxy for this application. That said I use epoxy for the bond to the tang of the knife as this will want a different gap filling quality that epoxy gives. Hope that helps
Ben & Lois Orford Thanks Ben, much appreciated.
@@BenOrford Thanks for sharing these workshop tips. I'm curious about the steps after this, which I suspect will be in a subsequent video. Are you using epoxy and corby bolts to secure the scales to the steel? Also, would you mind sharing the make of the CA glue you are using, I'd like to see if I can find a product with similar or the same specifications where I live.
Hi Ben,
could you please tell me which Superglue of which viscosity are you using for the handle scales? It seems you have plenty of time to align the parts.
Thank you!
Chris
Use West System G Flex epoxy same as what you use when gluing onto the blade,
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