Best place to buy knife handle materials?

[Samon]

Can anyone point me in the right direction of affordable materials for handle making?

I intend on putting new handles on machetes and knives I have made up and don't raelly know what online stores are reliable and cheap etc.

I have files and things like that to shape wood but nothing like a bandsaw to cut my own wood into usable shapes so I'll need to buy it!

Thanks for any advice dudes!

 

[Two Socks]

Try www.brisa.fi. They have loads of stuff, and I have heard only good stories this far. I have to say I haven`t used them myself yet, but I`d go to them.

(By the way: no affiliation etc, etc.)

 

[mountainm]

I'll pm you a link to an ebay shop later. Got a lovely pair of cocobolo scales for under a tenner.

 

[HillBill]

Brisa are good, but you have to spend a minimum to get delivered here.

You could try here
http://www.woodandknifesupply.co.uk/

 

[Retired Member southey]

www.english-handmade-knives.co.uk very good site for materials can whole heartedly recommend him no link other than satisfied customer

 

[Bigfoot]

www.knifescales.co.uk/index.php offers a nice selection of wood for scales and lots of other stuff. I have had an excellent service from Jean Turner, who runs the show. No connection, just a very happy return customer.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Mick wardell supplies on ebay

 

[Samon]

Ah thank you guys!

I have a few projects going on atm so I need some stuff to do the handles!

Do you reckon timber yard /shop would cut up some woods I bring to them for a reasonabe price?

 

[Retired Member southey]

I use a stanley back cut fine cut tennon saw for collected wood matey then sand flat with the sand paper on a piece of glass for a good flat side to put against the metal, the saw is pretty low cost from BandQ,

 

[Samon]

I use a stanley back cut fine cut tennon saw for collected wood matey then sand flat with the sand paper on a piece of glass for a good flat side to put against the metal, the saw is pretty low cost from BandQ,

Ah ok, I don't have a fine saw so when I've tried in the past it hasn't worked out well. But I will invest a few quid on one and go wood hunting, cheaper that way than buying it all the time.

 

[mountainm]

Mick wardell supplies on ebay

That's the chap I use too.

M

 

[HillBill]

Yeah Mick is an excellent bloke to deal with.

 

[bigroomboy]

Hi guys
I just got some stuff from brisa (link in early post) I von and enzo trapped blade some bits for that and some bits for a moral 137 I want to re handle. I'm mostly pleased but I got some.stabilized walnut scales for the enzo. Loving to pook of the wood but it looks like a blind.person cut the block in half for the scales! I'm not that happy but I don't know if its worth even trying to send it back. It leaves me with only 10mm in the middle of one scale and the other rePly thick and that's before I've even flattened it. What do people think the min width I need is using 1.4 mm liners?.

Sorry for hijacking I was really just trying to say very happy with brisa except that. Very quick delivery also.

 

[HillBill]

10mm thick scales are fine for most knives. That will give you over an inch when assembled.

Hi guys
I just got some stuff from brisa (link in early post) I von and enzo trapped blade some bits for that and some bits for a moral 137 I want to re handle. I'm mostly pleased but I got some.stabilized walnut scales for the enzo. Loving to pook of the wood but it looks like a blind.person cut the block in half for the scales! I'm not that happy but I don't know if its worth even trying to send it back. It leaves me with only 10mm in the middle of one scale and the other rePly thick and that's before I've even flattened it. What do people think the min width I need is using 1.4 mm liners?.

Sorry for hijacking I was really just trying to say very happy with brisa except that. Very quick delivery also.