My first knife handle

[Vils]

I´ve never been pleased with my nakiri´s handle so I decided to use it for my first re-handle experiment.
The result is far from perfect but I´ve learned some important lessons and the new handle is much better than the one it replaced.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x221/vilsjin/nakirihandle_zpsea4b5812.jpg

The wood is hawthorne.

[ThEoRy]

Looks pretty sweet!!

[Vils]

Thanks!
I must get better drill bits, a belt sander and drill press (?). Doing this with hand tools was not easy.

[ThEoRy]

Thanks!
Doing this with hand tools was insane.

Fixed that for ya.

[Vils]

Fixed that for ya.
True!

[mkriggen]

I really like the wood you used. That hawthorne has a nice worm look to it.

Be well,
Mikey

[sachem allison]

excellent job

[ramenlegend]

Done with hand tools!? amazing

[knyfeknerd]

Looks great! Keep it up. I started with hand tools too. Looks a lot better than my 1st.
Really dig the Hawthorne.

[chefjohnboyardee]

Very nice!

[icanhaschzbrgr]

Nicely done! I prefer using hand tools only when making western handles… dunno why Rick called it insane :)

[ecchef]

Sweet! Outstanding first effort!!

[erikz]

Very nice, especially knowing this was done with hand tools! Keep it up man, jealous of your skills.

[RavenMad]

Great job! Gorgeous piece of hawthorn you used there.

[Chef Andy]

Awesome! How long did it take to make with hand tools?

[Chuckles]

That looks great!

[The Edge]

Great first attempt! I feel your pain only using hand tools.

[Vils]

Awesome! How long did it take to make with hand tools?
I really don´t know, I´ve been sandpaperining the handle for a couple of evenings whilst listening to radio and watching TV. Maybe 12h in total. Hard to tell.

Thanks for all kind words to Y´a.ll

[charles222]

wow. Nice. Keep up the good work.

[cheflarge]

:ubersexy: :plus1: :goodpost: Very nice!

[Keith Sinclair]

For making clean tight pin holes a small drill press helps alot.Did a few handles by hand went out & got a Ryobi DP at Home Depot,very inexpensive does the job.Also use it as a buffer pad in the chuck.Turns slower & feel that I have more control then those verticle buffers.