Thread: Knife projects – Handles/restoration

Originally Posted by RimfireNZ

Hey Raging Bull,
Good idea getting a knife blank made up. How much will that set you back? I'm getting my old man to cut me a couple of templates out of some hard 3mm plate to have a crack on. I'll probably balls it up so might be better if I can design my own knife and get someone else to make the steel.

Just a question about the leather you mention, does that go in between the antler handle and the blank? You have to pin that all together? That solves the problem I was thinking of of trying to get the handle timber and the steel to match perfectly in flatness. [EDIT] Just read you're going to use perspex instead of leather.

Very keen to see how this turns out. Keep us posted.

Hi Rimfire NZ,

Yeah, I've been thinking of getting a few blanks cut for a while now, was going to get the water cut through a local agent but he seems to have closed down now. For this particular blank its $60, but thats finished/drilled (not just the shape).

I've got a bit of steel lying around, but I don't know how to tell if its any good for knife making. For example: these two pieces, the thinnest piece is about 6mm thick.



I still might go with the leather if I can work out a way to seal it / block moisture from entering the knife handle and rusting it.

Lesson for day 1 - always ALWAYS tape and/or wrap the blade your working on, the bastards things are sharp.

Cheers.