Svord peasant mini rehandle mark II

[Hammock Hamster]

Hi all,

After a not quite so successful first attempt I learnt a few lessons and thought I'd have another go.
I also took photos if each stage in case anyone wants a mini tutorial, hope you like it and as always criticism welcome!

Marking out





Trimming to size



Roughly shaped with dremel sanding drum



Holes made with dremel and them countersunk with a carpenters brace (still not got my drill back yet!)



Internal pin and spacer added and given a final sanding through the grades



All finished and put back together after a a soaking in tung oil over night





If i remember rightly the wood if thuya burl, i ordered a bunch of scale blanks from evil bay and ended up getting them all mixed up!



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[Tat2trev]

Hi all,

After a not quite so successful first attempt I learnt a few lessons and thought I'd have another go.
I also took photos if each stage in case anyone wants a mini tutorial, hope you like it and as always criticism welcome!

Marking out





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No pics showing fella

 

[Hammock Hamster]

Should be there now, damn tapatalk play silly buggers!

 

[Tat2trev]

Wow now that's a awesome job. I love it you need my address???? you can post it to me lol:You_Rock_

 

[Hammock Hamster]

Lol, I am planning on making a few more so I can change them around now and then, I can't quite bring myself to pay for being a maker (and I don't think I'm good enough to sell them) but one or two may find themselves onto the trade thread!

 

[Hammock Hamster]

Ok so swmbo had some sort of omnibus of cr*p recorded and decided to watch it so i though i would try a new set of clothes for my full size svord too.







and all 3 together!



hope you like them!

Hamster

 

[Ecoman]

That looks nice. Cracking job. I never realised how much it transforms the look of the knife. Might consider that for mine.

 

[Leiflet]

Very sexy look. Should have a mini arriving any time now. Have to think about what I'm going to do with it,now.

Cheers,
Leif

 

[Clouston98]

That is great work!

 

[weekender]

Quick question from an uneducated one in the world of svord but doesn't that rounded end of the tang dig in to your hand or am I missing something? Also when you relax your grip to change grip does the blade 'drop'???

 

[HHazeldean]

They all look stunning! Very nice work. Am about to make one from scratch, thanks for sharing

 

[Hammock Hamster]

Quick question from an uneducated one in the world of svord but doesn't that rounded end of the tang dig in to your hand or am I missing something? Also when you relax your grip to change grip does the blade 'drop'???

Believe it or not you don't notice it when using the knife and it's quite easy to lock the blade in place.

The blade does go slack when you release but you can tighten the screws to give it some resistance so it doesn't actually drop, well worth it for the price and a lot better imo than most penknives.


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[weekender]

Hamster thanks for that they are great looking knives.