Hi Folks
In a moment of internet weakness I bought an Anglo Arms Nomad 2 - at less than a tenner I couldn't resist (even though I had a feeling I'd be disappointed!) When it arrived I was quite taken with it and very impressed at what they could make for a tenner. But the scales on the handle (it's a full tang) while nicely made were flat and unsculpted. I knew I could improve on that. Soooo....
The scales were held on with bolts so I undid them and prised off the scales. I had a look through my offcuts box and found a piece of Zebrano that I thought would look nice. I used the scales as a template and rough cut two pieces to size. I glued one scale in place (using superglue), drilled through the existing holes in the tang and then glued on the second scale.
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Then followed removing the waste material down to the metal - I have a disc sander which worked nicely for this. Then some rasp and file work to start shaping. I have a small collection of drum sanders that can go in the drill which helped refine things. Then some hand sanding and polishing of the metal before wiping on a couple coats of danish oil.
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Now I have a knife that feels much better in the hand and I'm rather proud of. Yes, I have to live with the stainless steel, but it was only a tenner!!
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Hope you enjoyed that,
Phil
In a moment of internet weakness I bought an Anglo Arms Nomad 2 - at less than a tenner I couldn't resist (even though I had a feeling I'd be disappointed!) When it arrived I was quite taken with it and very impressed at what they could make for a tenner. But the scales on the handle (it's a full tang) while nicely made were flat and unsculpted. I knew I could improve on that. Soooo....
The scales were held on with bolts so I undid them and prised off the scales. I had a look through my offcuts box and found a piece of Zebrano that I thought would look nice. I used the scales as a template and rough cut two pieces to size. I glued one scale in place (using superglue), drilled through the existing holes in the tang and then glued on the second scale.
upload an imageupload fotoimage hosting freeThen followed removing the waste material down to the metal - I have a disc sander which worked nicely for this. Then some rasp and file work to start shaping. I have a small collection of drum sanders that can go in the drill which helped refine things. Then some hand sanding and polishing of the metal before wiping on a couple coats of danish oil.
imgimage hosting websitesNow I have a knife that feels much better in the hand and I'm rather proud of. Yes, I have to live with the stainless steel, but it was only a tenner!!
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Phil
