sunday killing time (pics)

[Geuf]

So I was bored. the weather was good and there was this ugly knife waiting to be rehandled. never did it before. So I decided to give it a try. I scraped together a few things around the house and started drilling, cutting, sanding, more cutting, more sanding. and eventually I got something that kinda looks like a knife handle.
Now, of course. it needs lots of finishing touches. But. I rehandled a knife for the first time. and I must say it's a job that gives you a good feeling. very satisfying job.
anyway, here are the pics. note that this is not a tutorial about kniferehandling. maybe how not to do it

a bundeswehr standard issue knife

at firs I thought I could chip out a space for the ironknifehandlethingy. ( my english, words words, hope you know what I mean)

but I was wrong. So I had to split the boards and take a thinner piece of wood,
that should go in between the two boards. ( boards are of an old matrass rack. )

split board

and then.. well... start cutting

thats all folks. now the painstaking finishing work starts.
or maybe I just rehandle it again. getting through some rough sundays and working on my skills.

 

[Ahjno]

That's a nice handle you've made yourself Geuf! Especially if you take into account it's the first time you re-handle a knife.
Thank you for sharing your boring sunday with us

 

[jon r]

great work mate! You can buy cheap Frosts Mora knife blanks somewhere on the web. You could do the same for them.

 

[leon-b]

looks great mate
leon

 

[Mr_Rimps]

Nice work Geuf! I'll add you to my list of knife makers

 

[beowolf762]

looks good. Way to go

 

[bilko]

Nowt wrong with that mate.
And to end up with a finished knife in one day is pretty good in my book.
I bet it becomes your favourite.
As for it not being a tutorial, well the very fact that it was your first time and you don't have job specific tools spurs on people like me.
Thanks :You_Rock_

 

[Geuf]

thanks! that again spurs me on to do some more handlecarving. I like carving with only a knife. getting sucked in, forgetting the time. my next job will be making a bushcraft worthy sheat. and of course finish the handle off.

 

[steveo]

Well done, good job !!!!

 

[Cawolf]

Nice, they're really good!