I've finally got hold of one-My dartmoor knife! but i need some advice from the pros
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I'd love to see one done in stacked leather! I was thinking of making a second handle for my own Dartmoor knife in stacked jade G10 and black rubber but never got round to it. Not much point as the knife is a drawer queen. Just thought it would look nice.
This poses an interesting question as of all the knives I can think of, this one should be up to sustaining intense and prolonged battening but would a handle of stacked leather?? In fact the more I look at the handle securing arrangements I have ask if this is the weak link in design as the one thing I would be hesitant to do with a Randall Trapper or any non-full tang knife with other than through-fixed scales is to beat it with a log.
Just a thought and happy to be corrected.
K
My only experience of stacked leather is on a couple of US fighting knives I owned and used for everything back in the 80's. I found these shrank and became lose over time.
No such issue with the original.
I have a couple pieces of stabilised wood that Angst and Marmite gifted me. Have I now found a use for them?
Stirling still has ground blades for sale but nothing with a guard.
Mmmmmm.
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No such issue with the original.
I have a couple pieces of stabilised wood that Angst and Marmite gifted me. Have I now found a use for them?
Stirling still has ground blades for sale but nothing with a guard.
Mmmmmm.
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Interesting points. Stacked leather would be great at stopping vibration on an impact tool but isn't the best when it comes to long-term survival. It does also tend to dry out and split over time. Maybe it should be looked upon as a temporary/ semi-permanent handle material.
Takes different strokes.
I have migrated to using a perang in preference to using a hatchet anyway. I suspect those small Scandi knives to one day be viewed with the same amusement as "The Mullet".
Ohh controversial!
I've yet to meet a person who uses a knife as much as I use my stacked leather grip Estwing hammer and I'm on my second one now*, the few plastic washers that Estwing erroneously think is a good idea failed which ended up causing the handle to rattle.
I keep meaning to repair that first hammer but I don't get the time.
The current one has been out in all weathers, been dropped in a trench full of water various times, fell off the scaffold a few times and all that's happened is the leather has gone a far darker colour**.
I keep seeing pictures of peoples stacked leather gripped knives and to me they've hardly been used or the leather goes very dark. They aren't getting used but there's nothing wrong with the grips as such. Just people being precious I guess.
* Please don't confuse me with a hobby woodworker, its a living, so that hammer gets USED.
** The first thing I did with it was remove the awful varnish they use. It cracks off anyway and I can't stand it.
Today with heavy rain coming through I mostly be trying to put a good edge on my 'made from parts Dartmoor'.
Hmmmm attacked it with a 800 waterstone. Not a lot of joy, the guy that ground it was cursing me I remember when he did it for me. Just ordered a 250/1000 stone from Axminster hopefully that will put me on the right road slightly quicker.
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