Knife work
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E.MacKermak
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Knife work
Finally got finished with re-hilting a knife I have had for years. The original threaded end was damaged so it was reworked as a peened end. Thanks Eric for the instructions on peening knife handles.
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Peter Remling
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Re: Knife work
Came out really nice and it looks very utilitarian for a rangers tool/weapon.
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yeah call my opinion biased but I saw the knife before he redid it... it came out awsome
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Mirimaran
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Re: Knife work
Great job!
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very pretty
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That's a nice knife! Very rugged looking. Glad I could be of service.
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Looks very rangerish. How did you do it?
I had a go at re-hilting a long knife that didn't work terribly well so I'd like to know how to do it properly. Thanks.
I had a go at re-hilting a long knife that didn't work terribly well so I'd like to know how to do it properly. Thanks.
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Looks great
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E.MacKermak
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Re: Knife work
Thanks for all the comments.
The handle was a piece of 3/4 x 2 oak from Lowes. I drilled through it with a drill press, but didn't have everything I needed before I moved to Texas. I got the brass after the move and the handle and brass shaping was done only with hand tools, which accounts for the rough look that I kinda like. The hardest part is peening the end. I clamped it to the workbench and began peening. Of course the blade slides so every few minutes you have to re-clamp it in the original position. Peening steel is a bit of a chore since I didn't want to hit it to hard and risk missing and breaking the handle. It was a definite experience.
The handle was a piece of 3/4 x 2 oak from Lowes. I drilled through it with a drill press, but didn't have everything I needed before I moved to Texas. I got the brass after the move and the handle and brass shaping was done only with hand tools, which accounts for the rough look that I kinda like. The hardest part is peening the end. I clamped it to the workbench and began peening. Of course the blade slides so every few minutes you have to re-clamp it in the original position. Peening steel is a bit of a chore since I didn't want to hit it to hard and risk missing and breaking the handle. It was a definite experience.
Still round the corner there may wait a new road or a secret gate and though I oft have passed them by a day will come at last when I shall take the hidden paths that run west of the moon, east of the sun.