Where do you get the materials for making a Knife Handle?

[eplane]

In all fairness, this is a fairly self explanatory question which displays my lack of experience. Having sourced a decent blade...the next step is the handle. rapidboy's online article was brilliant...but keen now to find such things as wood, mosaic pins, liners etc...

T :confused thanks for your help.

Ed

 

[Greg]

In all fairness, this is a fairly self explanatory question which displays my lack of experience. Having sourced a decent blade...the next step is the handle. rapidboy's online article was brilliant...but keen now to find such things as wood, mosaic pins, liners etc...

T :confused thanks for your help.

Ed

Ask EnglishRose.

 

[David Morgan]

Wood working shops will stock turning blanks in various dimensions that you can cut up as you see fit. A good shop might even be prepared to cut it for you.This can work out being quite economical if you want to do several knives (or other projects) in the same wood, less so if you want to experiment with different types as you'll have a lot of left overs. Also try timber merchants; substantial off-cuts of planks and boards can be had very cheap. And check out suppliers of solid hardwood flooring for free samples

Good luck!

 

[Longstrider]

Attleborough Accessories do a pretty good range of bits and bobs that you might like to have a browse through.
http://www.attacc.com/acatalog/KNIFE_MAKING_ACCESSORIES.html
I've always found them to be helpful and their mail order service is quick and reliable.

 

[JonnyP]

How about your local woods....Find some standing deadwood from your choice of tree and cut, or split it down to size, making sure its not rotten of course..you would feel more proud of your knife if you did this, rather than buying some scales...

 

[stuart m]

How about your local woods....Find some standing deadwood from your choice of tree and cut, or split it down to size, making sure its not rotten of course..you would feel more proud of your knife if you did this, rather than buying some scales...

Nice idea Jon... I agree.

Give me a shout with some dimensions Ed, when you are sorted with the wood, and I'll sort you some fittings

 

[Outdoorsman]

I use this place alot, Click Here Everything you could possibly need. Takes around 5 days for your stuff to come though as there in denmark.

 

[Marijn]

Englishrose has top wood.

Mosaicpins and a lot of other knife stuff i get either from www.gatherwood.nl of www.brisa.fi

Of from people on fora

 

[Biddlesby]

I got some scales from a local furniture maker. Also got lined up: some exotic very-hardwood my neighbour found as a fencepost, and some cherry from the tree in the garden.

 

[Celt_Ginger]

Try this place.
http://www.brisa.fi/start3.html
Great range and good delivery. They are in Finland, but prices age good on both materials and postage.

 

[mikesknives]

heads up for any Brisa fans. if you want to see any of his stock in the flesh Dennis will be in Bristol on 13th May with a selection of his stock for sale.

 

[demographic]

Scrounge a "sample" of hardwood flooring to try out the colours
Even better, get the missus to do it cos for some reason they are more convincing.

Thats Oak, Wallnut, Maple, Ash, Beech, Birch, Cherry, Merbau and Birch sorted then