here's how i made a knife handle & brass bolster -pict heavy
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 5:58 pm
hi,
here's how i made a knife handle-
i had a coldsteel kobun tanto blade from the old camillus factory,the blade was received factory heat treated ,no edge and no handle.
heres' how i made a brass bolster and a rose wood handle ,the traditional way i.e without any machinery,i used different files,hacksaw,drill ,various grit paper from 220 to 2000,everything from home tool box.
problems faced- broken drill bits to drill on the blade,finally had got a carbide tipped drill bit,creating a heap of dirt,dust,noise,a few skin bruises and SWMBO hearings
the following are self explainnatory pics-
...i cudnt include a few steps here and there,took me 9 hours spread over 3 days approximately.The next step is to make a sheath,which i would share again as it progresses,for now that concludes it all.
Regards Sanjiv
here's how i made a knife handle-
i had a coldsteel kobun tanto blade from the old camillus factory,the blade was received factory heat treated ,no edge and no handle.
heres' how i made a brass bolster and a rose wood handle ,the traditional way i.e without any machinery,i used different files,hacksaw,drill ,various grit paper from 220 to 2000,everything from home tool box.
problems faced- broken drill bits to drill on the blade,finally had got a carbide tipped drill bit,creating a heap of dirt,dust,noise,a few skin bruises and SWMBO hearings
the following are self explainnatory pics-
...i cudnt include a few steps here and there,took me 9 hours spread over 3 days approximately.The next step is to make a sheath,which i would share again as it progresses,for now that concludes it all.
Regards Sanjiv
