Attaching Handle Scales: Knife Making Build-Along #4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Today in the shop we are continuing our multi-part series knife making build-along, with the process of selecting handle scales and liners, cutting, flattening, drilling, and finally glueing every thing up to your knife tang. As I mentioned, we try to steer clear of multi-part series videos because we are constantly annoyed by trying to find different parts of a series when all you want is to be able to watch a video from beginning to end. We are going to make an exception to this rule over the next several weeks to bring you this knife making build-along series. We will be following along with the knife talk podcast build-along and thought it would be fun and more beneficial for you, to create a video to go along with each week's focus on the next step of this knife making journey.
Check out the Knife Talk podcast. These guys really know what they are doing and put together a super informative and fun show each week. knifetalk.net
Here is a link to my Knife Print design, that you can print out. Make sure that you are printing it at the size that works for you, since this is just an image. My overall length is a hair over 9 inches.
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If you are interested in checking this out on the Knifeprint website, you can follow this link, and I encourage you to make your own edits that fit your knife design needs.
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We really want to encourage you to build a knife along with us and work on building this community of makers, artists, and craftsman who can share in the knowledge and skills that we all have. We would love to see what you are creating so please tag us on Instagram #theartofcraftsmanshipba and #knifetalkba .
Go check out the knives that @jh_knive-jimmi has built following along with the series. He has done a really beautiful job, so head over to Instagram, and give him a follow and some love.
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I make all my knives by just adding the handle.I make my handle pins by using wooden dowels.And I round out my whole handle on the sander(belt sander)for the sake of a good grip.Thanks for the awesome video!
I think my favorite thing about your channel is how much care you put into every thing. From the video work, to the editing, to the instruction, to the workshop, to the actual work. I see one consistent theme. Care. Thanks for this Dustin. I appreciate you & your brother's hard work & care. - B
Thanks Brian. I appreciate the thoughtful comment. It’s truly appreciated to hear positive feedback that reiterates what we are really trying to do.
Well done friend! Bocote is an awesome wood for knife scales and it has a pleasant smell to. Thanks
3 years old but I am learning a lot. Thank you
Not only is your instruction great, your personality is that of a cool kind hearted person. Thank you for what you do. It is very appreciated.
Thanks for sharing your knife making knowledge,respect from Algerian knifemaker
Man...that wood is so beautiful !!
I’ve watched plenty of knife making videos but this series is tops! Informative and relaxing, very zen-like! Cheers!
The gran patten in the handle is awesome .really enjoying this series . looking forward to the finished knife .
Just did my first knife last week. The handle scales were the worst. Need to invest in a drill press so my holes can be straight like those.
You made it look so easy.
Very good looking knife handle
He does make it look easy. That fantastically grained wood helped. The thing you want to watch out for, especially with less dense wood, is “blowout” or chipping on the backside of the wood as you are drilling. A sharp drill bit will help too. Or a sacrificial piece of wood clamped to the bottom. It’s not super-critical here because he’s going to be sanding it all down anyway. But sometimes if you don’t control that chipping around the hole, you end up with a gap between the pin and the wood.
Can't wait to see the finish.
Outstanding. Watched it twice.
Awesome video man! Liked and subscribed 👍
Thank you!
Thanks Dustin, am loving this so far. Take care
Great work, waiting for the last of my tools and supplies to come in! Cant wait to see the final product.
Your diligence is inspiring! Love your work!
Also congratulations on your growing channel.
Thanks Doug!🙏
Watched your videos before attempting my first knife build. Just finished it. Made a few mistakes along the way but overall I'm happy with how it turned out. Thanks for your videos and your "top shelf" instructions. I really enjoy watching. All the best!
Really love your work. Can't wait to get power in my garage so I can start making stuff.
Really a fantastic multi-part series that you've put on!!!~ Can't wait to see the next episode where everything comes to a finale!
Thanks Dustin, love your channel, just finished my first knife and happy. Cheers
Very timely video, I am making a 2 blade pocket knife for a gift. (it's a kit).
Can't wait to see the shape up for the handle.
The knife is really looking great! I can’t wait to see it completed.
Also, nice Alec Steele shirt! 👍
Outstanding.
for that problem with the beveling of the front of the scales. instead of the pins through it, you might try thin doubleside scotch tape or lay down painters tape on both inner sides and a drop of super glue and each end. they seperate with a gentle hammer strike.
Awesome video Dustin. I just checked out that becote wood on line. It looks great.
That was a big puddle of epoxy! I usually look for a container to mix in when I have that much. Otherwise I find myself chasing it all around the bench and end up with a dinner plate sized puddle. I also think doing it in a container reduces the risk of not getting a complete A-B mix. Just swipe some of the little plastic ketchup cups at your local burger joint. “Leave the ketchup. Take the cup.”
Nice work as always sir, but I'd like say your AOC design is really good. Looks like mountains with a diamond moon. Hope that's what your going for👍
Ah crap... I get it. Even better, O is a third peak!
Hello everyone at The Art of Craftsmanship. I notice that you are using Devcon epoxy. I use that on my projects. You said that you used mineral spirit to clean up with. I have been using acetone but here in the UK it is getting harder to get in small amounts. Chemist's used to sell it but no longer seem to. When you ask for it, its as though you were asking for plutonium. Just to confirm, do you mean paint thinners /brush cleaner. In the UK i think mineral spirit is called White spirit. Regards Chris.
If your pins are 1/4 inch you can use a "F" drill bit. It gives you just a little bit bigger hole, so more epoxy stays on your pins.
Excellent tutorial. Can you share the info on what epoxy your using as well as the white accent sheets? Have a blank I need to put a handle on. Thanks.
I use a two part epoxy. The current brand I use is G-Flex by west systems. The white liner is an acrylic sign makers sheeting, but I would recommend using G10 or micarta. They both adhere better to the wood and steel.
It's coming together very well! Will you be doing a sheath for it?
Nice video bro. I never attached scales. Can I not use scale liners, just wood. Also do you need to lap the scales so they are perfectly flat?
Looking good.Like to watch your work.My kids and I get ideas and hope to do a knife soon.I watch the video of yours with glow in the dark liners,but can't find them.Can you tell me were I can find them.Will be very helpful thanks again.
Search “glow in the dark” knife handle scales. You’ll find loads of places online offering them.
Where would you recommend buying the scale liners? For the liners, would you recommend G10 or Micarta?
For a cleaner acetone dries faster than mineral spirits.
Thanks for the tip. I’m finishing up my current bottle of mineral spirits and have considered getting acetone instead next time around.
Fantastic instructional. I'm working on a couple of knives now and will be referencing this one for sure. Quick question: are liners necessary or could you put scales directly onto the tang?
why do you use such thick slabs for your handles? looks like you could get two more handles out of that!
Hey Dustin, great and precise work again!
You are using two type of belt-grinder. Can you say me the „Maschine-Names“? The combination of two looks good, same application here: handles for my axes and hammers,, preparing the axeheads and grips for knives. Do you use two belt-grinder because of different grits? Or are there other reason?
Sorry for my questions, just started to build up my shop and don‘t want to by tools twice ...
Best Regards,
Jan
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Great job.Did you ever think about gluing the liner before drilling.
I often do that, but this time I wanted to show the process of glueing everything separately. Thanks for the suggestion.
I have to drift rather than drill pin holes in some of my tangs. That leaves the tang not perfectly straight and the surfaces not truly flat. I have a 1x30 bench sander. What liner material would you recommend for full surface contact with both tang and scales?
You could use a fiber micarta. That may give you some flexibility. Wood may be your best option though, due to its relative softness and flex.
What is the white material you put between the wood and the blade? Why is it used? Thanks. Nice knife.
Is it absolutely necessary?
What kind of belt/disk combination sander is that?
Hi ! Nice work , good instruments. Who's filming you?
Love your videos.I'm learning a lot on how to make a knife. Just wondering do you ball-peen the brass pins?
I don’t. When I started knife making I did on a few, but I realized it’s not completely nessesary, with the epoxy on the scales, and drilled through the tang, and on the pins them selves. I will be getting some corby bolt for future projects though, because I do like the mechanical hold that they provide.
if your gonna be using it for some hard beatings, there are several videos on how to peen properly. Every day stuff? Just like AoC said, the epoxy is gonna hold through a lot of abuse. If your really feeling froggy about it, take your pins and scuff them with some sandpaper or a belt sander and put epoxy on the pins before you put them in, it will give your epoxy a bit more to hold on to.
Just a quick question. Why do you start with your handle material so thick? It seems like you could cut one of those pieces in half again and still have enough.
You’re right, that piece of wood is pretty thick, but I don’t think half would have been thick enough. Most of my handle stock is 3/4 thick, so it ends up wasting less material.
@@TheArtofCraftsmanship thank you.
What are you using for liner?
It’s a light fast sign making acrylic.
Beautiful wood, where do you find wood like that?
I can't find Kody Wood. The closed caps gave us that name but you spoke the word so fast it might not have registered right. What is the type of wood you used for the handle please.
I believe it's bocote wood
What handle material is that? Like what is e wood and where did you get it
Its Bakote, and I got it at a store formally called Exotic Lumber, now call Frederick Lumber Co. in Frederick MD.
Thanks for the shoutout....👍🏼 Jimmi @jh_knive_jimmi
Definitely! Your knives are awesome!
QUESTION:
I'm new to your site and I have a question. The first video I watched of yours was "Making a Longbow: Osage Orange". In this video, you were drawing out the design of the bow before starting the project. Where did you get that book? The size of it looks good for drawing out projects. Can I find it on Amazon? Thanks for the help.
Thanks for watching. Here is a link to the sketchbook that I use. It’s a Canson 11x14 hardbound sketch book. www.amazon.com/Canson-Hardbound-Sketchbook-Size-Inches/dp/B008NA86ZK
@@TheArtofCraftsmanship Thank you so much for getting back to me on this. I do a lot of home projects and like to draft them out first. I use a smaller book but a large one would work so much better. I am looking forward to trying some of your projects. Thanks again.
Do you have any other Channels
No, just this one.
Love your work! You teach me on every video. I'm new at this and learning tons!!! IG @billyvancustomknives