How i Handle a knife

[Siberianfury]

Hi Fellas,
Bored out of my skin today so i thought id do a very simple and straight forward turtorial of handleing one of the lauri blades i received last week, this ones the smallest, so it will probably end up as a neck knife and a whittler.

so heres the Blade and a peice of seasoned local oak as the handle.

first thing to do is to drill out the oak, i use different sized drill bits to fit the different sizes of the tang.

next, i cut the tang into shape with a hacksaw and finish it up with the angle grinder.

now, i shape the handle so its comfortable and has a minimal transition between the blade and the handle.

Next, i place the blade upwards in a vice and coat the tang in epoxy.

now the handle is very lightly tapped onto the blade, be extra careful you get it where you want it.

Now all thats left to do is clean it up, fill the holes and add some linseed oil
and its done

A lightweight little knife, ideal for skinning and whittling

ATB
Josh

 

[Cobweb]

Nice!
Thanks for that I can get my head around pictures so double points to you for posting them.

 

[Martyn]

Good job. Tip, use two offcuts of leather to grip the blade in the vice.

 

[jdlenton]

Good job. Tip, use two offcuts of leather to grip the blade in the vice.

i have the two strips of leather double sided to the jaws so they don't get lost and please watch those fingers on that sanding disk it can so easily go very wrong

what are you going to do for a sheath?

 

[Siberianfury]

what are you going to do for a sheath?

cheers mate, this one was a prototype so it only has a paper and gaffa tape cover, the fancy version of the design is this.

ive just done a lightweight leather sheath for this one

 

[brancho]

I would suggest the matching bolster for these they are easy to fit and can be very neat.

 

[Siberianfury]

I would suggest the matching bolster for these they are easy to fit and can be very neat.

aye i just cant find any for the life of me

 

[brancho]

aye i just cant find any for the life of me

Look HERE and then HERE for the Lauri 70