- Joined
- Oct 18, 2001
- Messages
- 20,978
I've got 4 AK Bowie rehandle jobs I'm working on at the same time....gonna knock 'em out! :thumbup:
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
AK Bowie rehandle craziness...
- Thread starter Daniel Koster
- Start date
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2001
- Messages
- 20,978
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2001
- Messages
- 20,978
Yours is #2...I only remember because it came without the frog. 
(actually have a piece of tape on the chape of each one with the initials of the owner on it. :eek :foot: )
(actually have a piece of tape on the chape of each one with the initials of the owner on it. :eek :foot: )
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2001
- Messages
- 20,978
Yep....nice to have been able to blame that smell on the buffalo horn....
oops! :foot:
oops! :foot:
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2001
- Messages
- 20,978
Ted - yes, there are some K-BOARs there somewhere...two of them, I think.
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2006
- Messages
- 4,409
Dan, I thought you weren't doing that kind of work anymore? Glad to see that you are!
Andy
Andy
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2001
- Messages
- 20,978
I'm not.....
no more future orders on rehandle jobs.
These are one of the last batches.
no more future orders on rehandle jobs.
These are one of the last batches.
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2001
- Messages
- 20,978
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2005
- Messages
- 19,728
So you grind down and put on a hidden tang handle???
I'm doing one too, and the HELLA NOT FLAT tang is giving me fits.
I'm doing one too, and the HELLA NOT FLAT tang is giving me fits.
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2001
- Messages
- 20,978
yeah...there's a bit of a trick to it. Gotta square up the tang in all 3 dimensions...but leave enough to be strong...but take off just enough to allow for a good weld line.
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2001
- Messages
- 20,978
I once started in on a full tang AK Bowie rehandle....I took one look down the tang and changed my mind immediately! At the very least...if someone decided they had to have full tang...I could weld on a "U" plate to this tang...then grind it flat - much easier!
The other thing you can't see in the pic is that all four tangs are totally different...even though I tried my best to "standardize" it...the knives are all quite different...different angles, thicknesses, lengths, pin placement and so on.
Ahhhh....Nepal Ho! :thumbup:
The other thing you can't see in the pic is that all four tangs are totally different...even though I tried my best to "standardize" it...the knives are all quite different...different angles, thicknesses, lengths, pin placement and so on.
Ahhhh....Nepal Ho!
:thumbup:
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2005
- Messages
- 19,728
Good to know. Its been sitting for a while and every once in a while I take it down and groan over it.
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2001
- Messages
- 20,978
one thing I wished I had done at Blade....Andy, was to come over to your place, hang out...and pass along a few hard-earned tips/tricks that are best done "in person"....
Next time for sure!
And, of course, you are always welcome here in the shop. Bring a few projects to knock out. :thumbup:
Next time for sure!
And, of course, you are always welcome here in the shop. Bring a few projects to knock out. :thumbup:
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2005
- Messages
- 19,728
one thing I wished I had done at Blade....Andy, was to come over to your place, hang out...and pass along a few hard-earned tips/tricks that are best done "in person"....
Next time for sure!
And, of course, you are always welcome here in the shop. Bring a few projects to knock out. :thumbup:
By next year, this project will be finished ( http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=492462 ) and I'll be better equipped to take you up on this offer. Plus, I'll have room for you and the family to spend the night if you want to...