Here is my humble first attempt at a western rehandle.
My knife of choice was a misono carbon honesuki, maybe now it will get more use.
Stabilized maple burl- g10 black spacers.
I followed most of the guidelines from daves steps here Now I know to follow all of them. I did the birds beak portion first, when I should have done it after the initial shaping. That part gave me some trouble since I was running out of meterial.
My biggest mistake was cutting the pinstock too long. That left me with a bunch sticking out both ends. I took it down too fast on the sander and it left this burnt haze around all the pins, this one got it the worst. A mistake I will have forever. Good learning experience though.
Any thoughts or comments appreciated. Definitely hit with the bug. This kind of work is addicting! Can't wait to do another.
My knife of choice was a misono carbon honesuki, maybe now it will get more use.
Stabilized maple burl- g10 black spacers.
I followed most of the guidelines from daves steps here Now I know to follow all of them. I did the birds beak portion first, when I should have done it after the initial shaping. That part gave me some trouble since I was running out of meterial.
My biggest mistake was cutting the pinstock too long. That left me with a bunch sticking out both ends. I took it down too fast on the sander and it left this burnt haze around all the pins, this one got it the worst. A mistake I will have forever. Good learning experience though.
Any thoughts or comments appreciated. Definitely hit with the bug. This kind of work is addicting! Can't wait to do another.