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Step 5The Handle
I saw this technique years ago on a documentary, the craftsman was using slices of bone and antler as well as wood, but those aren't easily available to me. I chose to use hardwood, (I think it's some kind of redwood) seperated by strips of white pine.
Again the pillar drill comes in useful for cutting the slots in the wood...To do the pine strips I taped them all together and drilled the whole lot at once.
The hardwood chunks were done individually, but using the same method of drilling five parallel holes and then knocking through to form a slit. A larger drill bit was used to widen the slot to allow it to pass over the threaded rod.
The process from here should be fairly obvious, slip each layer onto the handle, smear with glue and repeat.
I'd reccomend the top and bottom pieces being of the harder wood, as these will take the most wear and tear.
Tighten it all up, then leave it 24 hours to set.
Again the pillar drill comes in useful for cutting the slots in the wood...To do the pine strips I taped them all together and drilled the whole lot at once.
The hardwood chunks were done individually, but using the same method of drilling five parallel holes and then knocking through to form a slit. A larger drill bit was used to widen the slot to allow it to pass over the threaded rod.
The process from here should be fairly obvious, slip each layer onto the handle, smear with glue and repeat.
I'd reccomend the top and bottom pieces being of the harder wood, as these will take the most wear and tear.
Tighten it all up, then leave it 24 hours to set.
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Jan 19, 2009. 10:21 AMbstogsdill
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Hi- Cool! I think Osage Orange, Hickory, Oak, Hard Maple, Ash, Walnut..all would be good suggestions... find a cabinet maker and get some left overs, or find an old broken left over sledge hammer handle or shovel handle (it should be hickory or ash)..I think I'm gonna make a bush knife also as soon as I come across a good scrap piece of high carbon steel to start with. Regards, Bradley
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Dec 23, 2008. 3:46 AMstrangebike
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oak would be a fantastic choice loads of it around for pennies at the junk store. maybe some rosewood or other decorative stuff. All available for pennies at charity shops or junk stores. Just look around or if you have time to waste and like chatting the staff may even put stuff aside for you. the bonus of charity store finds (in my experience) is the wood is good for little else other then small boxes and decoration. but the knife handles fall into the category of offcuts. even more recycling
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Oct 4, 2008. 8:17 PMsmurfsahoy
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Redwood is not a hard wood. It shouldn't really matter when making a knife handle, I guess, but just saying.
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Oct 4, 2008. 6:20 AMmaxo90
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what wood it should be ?
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