Re Handle Project

[zizirex]

Hi, This is the project knife that I bought a couple of months ago. I know I am gonna change the handle but I was still figuring out what material is the best.
Finally, I have Cocobolo that is not that too bad or too boring, so I decided to use it.

This is how it looks before.

After Taking off the scale, I install it with a Fake Brass Bolster. Since I am not gonna rough use it, I think with a hidden pin and Epoxy, it will be good enough.

It is not finished yet, I will need to do final sanding and buffing and also oil the wood.
Hopefully, I will be able to keep the Kuro Uchi intact.

 

[birdsfan]

This looks great! Wonderful work! Did you use some g10 between the tang and the scales?

 

[zizirex]

This looks great! Wonderful work! Did you use some g10 between the tang and the scales?

Nope, just some brass sheet I JB Weld it to the Wood, it also work as piece to hold the brass bolster.

 

[juice]

This is how it looks before.

That's the worst case of #StickerOnHandle that I've ever seen.

 

[Bensbites]

Very very nice.

 

[zizirex]

That's the worst case of #StickerOnHandle that I've ever seen.

#itsaJDM thing. The more Japanese sticker it has, the cooler it is

 

[Dhoff]

Cuirous, what is a fake bolster?

 

[zizirex]

Cuirous, what is a fake bolster?

The bolster construction is not welded or pinned to the tang but glued and pin to the scale.

 

[juice]

#itsaJDM thing. The more Japanese sticker it has, the cooler it is

We have ricers down here too, with the coffee-can mufflers and fake pop-off valves and all

 

[zizirex]

We have ricers down here too, with the coffee-can mufflers and fake pop-off valves and all

LOL, Loud Exhaust, Chopped Spring, Fake Wheels and Bodykit.

 

[M1k3]

The cool guys have neon lights on the undercarriage.

 

[zizirex]

The cool guys have neon lights on the undercarriage.

It was cool When Brian O Connor use it on 2F2F

 

[M1k3]

It was cool When Brian O Connor use it on 2F2F

 

[zizirex]

update on the handle after finishing on 600 grit, Tung Oil and Tru-Oil. Also, buff it on the brass part.

 

[cotedupy]

Nice! The contours work really well with that wood don't they.

 

[zizirex]

Nice! The contours work really well with that wood don't they.

I guess, before i though it will be a plain jane straight grain. after resawing the scale, there is some black gradient to make a bit of contrast. the contours are just a little bit of reference from Alex Horn and Don Nguyen handle. yet somehow the grain turns out great with the shape.

 

[tostadas]

update on the handle after finishing on 600 grit, Tung Oil and Tru-Oil. Also, buff it on the brass part.

Did you shape the bolster before or after attaching it?

 

[zizirex]

Did you shape the bolster before or after attaching it?

Rough Shape it before I attach it. But I finish the front part as best as I could before I attach it.