Custom knife handle commission

[Ollie.C]

Hello,

I’ve recently made a carbon steel bushcraft knife. I’m wondering if anyone can recommend a place to get a custom handle made for it. I’d appreciate any advice/recommendations.

Thanks,

Ollie

 

[Broch]

But - making the handle is part of the Zen of knife making

BTW, welcome to the forum!

 

[gra_farmer]

Hello,

I’ve recently made a carbon steel bushcraft knife. I’m wondering if anyone can recommend a place to get a custom handle made for it. I’d appreciate any advice/recommendations.

Thanks,

Ollie

@Stew is the chap to help.

But I agree with @Broch there is something about making the handle that just fits your hand....

 

[gg012]

Also if you have done the blade the handle is the easy(er) bit!

 

[John Fenna]

I have to agree with all the others... making your own is fun!

 

[Pattree]

As above.
It’s good to shape a handle slowly so that it fits the grip of your dominant hand and then adjust it for the other.

I have replaced the handles on a few of my Opinels. I don’t put any finish on them until I’ve used them a few times and I am certain that the shape is right for me. No one could do that for me.

 

[C_Claycomb]

As someone who got into knife making in my early 20s, because I had acquired some fancy looking wood and wanted to have a fancy knife, I can only agree with everyone else, the handle is the easier part, and much more fun than making the blade. Wood can be found in all sorts of places, places that sell turning blanks are good. I am sure we could suggest some, but there are also places that sell trimmed to size knife handle material, both natural and resin stabilised.

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