Indians For Guns

This was my first experience making a handle and scabbard for a knife blank.
I got the blank when I went on a trip to Udaipur.
I gave it to a friend as a birthday present.
The shield and crossed swords were my friend's design,so I thought it would be nice to customize it for him.
Sorry for the haphazard arrangement of the photos guys, I could not figure out how to align them properly.

That looks really nice Murali.

Awesome job!
The blade blank, is it Damascus or does it just have the pattern etched on the surface.

Excellent DIY Job
All it needs now is a coat of Walnut Tint & Polish to the wood work....
Keep it up....
Briha

Very nice! The sandwich sheath is awesome!

How did you do the design? By hand or laser?

xl_target wrote:That looks really nice Murali.

Thank you xl_target!
The result at the end of it all was well worth the effort.

kshitij wrote:Awesome job!
The blade blank, is it Damascus or does it just have the pattern etched on the surface.

Thank you Kshitij, I dont think the blank is anything special.
It was one of several knives that I got from Udaipur.
Cost me around Rs700 if I remember right.

brihacharan wrote:Excellent DIY Job
All it needs now is a coat of Walnut Tint & Polish to the wood work....
Keep it up....
Briha

Brihaji,
A privilege to hear your words of appreciation.
I did not have any colour with me then.
So I just applied three coats of Shellac.
Surprisingly, the sheath has still not fallen apart, considering the fact that I stuck it up with superglue.

Murali.

essdee1972 wrote:Very nice! The sandwich sheath is awesome!

How did you do the design? By hand or laser?

Thank you essdee1972!

I cut out the handle pieces and the sheath pieces by hand.
Cut the rough profile with a fretsaw and shaped them up with a rasp.

Murali.

Ilarum wrote:

kshitij wrote:Awesome job!
The blade blank, is it Damascus or does it just have the pattern etched on the surface.

Thank you Kshitij, I dont think the blank is anything special.
It was one of several knives that I got from Udaipur.
Cost me around Rs700 if I remember right.

For the price, you got a sweet deal buddy.
The pattern on the blade gives it character IMHO.

Sandwich sheath is a excellent idea. I had attempted to make a sheath for a small tanto and routing the sheath by hand with a dremel took hours and had to conduct trials on 2-3 pieces of wood to get the correct depth for a tight fit.
if you hold a copyright.. i am sorry to say that i am gonna violate it soon

file to get round edges and put leather or some cloth on? it will increase the grip of sheath more tight

Ilarum wrote:This was my first experience making a handle and scabbard for a knife blank.
I got the blank when I went on a trip to Udaipur.
I gave it to a friend as a birthday present.
The shield and crossed swords were my friend's design,so I thought it would be nice to customize it for him.
Sorry for the haphazard arrangement of the photos guys, I could not figure out how to align them properly.

Hello,
Wow, nice fixed blade knives, I would definitely want the one like it in my knife collection.
Can you tell me, what sought of material is the blade made of.
Thanks for sharing.

.great work dude..!
Your idea for the sheath is quite innovative...definitely try it out in my next project.
Great going!

ila why dont you try micrata handles you can find diy in youtube looks fun for me incase if you havent seen this do try other videos