Making, shaping, and finishing G10 knife handles | knife making
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- This video follows me making handles for two handmade fillet knives and a hunting knife from a previous video. The first fillet knife is a stock removal knife made from 15n20 steel, and has black with gray layered G10 handle scales and hunter orange liners. The second fillet knife was hand forged from 5160 steel, and has black with gray sectional G10 scales and hunter orange liners. The hunting knife has OD green and black layered G10 with blue liners. All of the various size handle pins are stainless steel. Each knife has a ⅜” hollow stainless steel lanyard tube, and a combination of ¼” solid stainless steel pins and 2mm solid stainless steel pins. The handles were assembled with G-Flex epoxy, and all of the knife handles were finished with two coats of Odie's Oil.
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I never appreciated how much work goes into making handles .
Thanks for watching! The handle is what connects the tool to the user. It can definitely make or break a knife. Oftentimes people pick up a knife and know immediately that they do or don't like it before they've ever used it to cut something.
Knives turned out great your handle work is outstanding as usual
Thank you!
Thank you for the tutorial! Do you think a mixture of linseed and beeswax would work for the final finish? It's what I have on hand right now.
Thanks for watching! I've never mixed boiled linseed oil and beeswax before. I'd prefer tung oil or Odie's Oil over linseed oil and/or beeswax because they cure harder and faster. I'd be curious to hear about the results if you try it though. I would guess you'll need to reapply the finish more often. If you're using an unstabilized wood you may have issues with warping or cracking if you don't keep the porous material sealed. You might want to try the finish on a sample piece and splash water on it after its cured to see if it absorbs any water. Good luck!
@@DavidMoonForge Thanks so much for the reply, I'm going to do some experimenting :)
Super sick man....too bad ur a Seattle fan tho,
😂 Seahawks and Mariners for life! Thanks for watching.
I did not know that you oiled G10 I thought it was a polish by high grit?
I've finished some by sanding to anywhere between 220 - 1000 grit and then polishing on the buffing wheel and that's it, no oil. I just like the look better with Odie's Oil. In my opinion an oil finish on synthetic handles helps to keep them from developing a sort of old dingy cloudy look over time. It's also pretty easy to reapply coats whenever necessary and get the handle looking brand new again. I'd say either method is generally accepted for G10.
Excellent video. I just got some G10. This will be my first time using it, see how it works out.
Thanks! Good luck with the G10! Make sure to wear a respirator. It's nasty stuff to breath.