Bit of a rehandling puzzle

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Spideyjg

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This old Henckels serrated roast carver had a splitting handle. Tried to push out the pins and the handle split completely. The blade sat in a slot but did not protrude from the bottom.

Hoping that tang radius is the same as a circular saw blade. Going to be a challenge to cut and line all this up.


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If you have a blade the EXACT right kerf size ... and the handle piece doesn't move, grab, etc ... and you don't cut off a finger if you are fool enough to try and hold it by hand .... it will work. ... maybe.

Best way is to split the handle into scales and mortise one side to fit the tang. Then assemble with glue and rivets and grind to the desired shape. Done cleanly, the joint onthe bottom is nearly invisible.

You can drill/ream the tang holes with a carbide bit and use the small Corby bolts with 1/8" shanks. They are perfect for these type rebuilds.
 
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I do this kind of handle last year .I just use my press to make slot in both scale/at once/ for tang .Then I just glue both scale and sand to shape ....I don t know if this will work for other wood .I use walnut and it was easy to do that ...
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3 Layer is the way to go. Use a contrasting spacer. I would probably grind the tang down a bit and do a hidden tang construction, but that is personal preference. It will work fine either way. A hand plane is totally fine to plane down the spacer.

Ripping the spacer down can be dangerous on a table saw without the proper setup (something like the GRR-Ripper), but a bandsaw is perfect for it. Not sure where you are at, but some specialty wood stores have thin stock. You can also find on amazon. Search for 1/8 or 1/16 in your prefered species, depending on tang width.
 
Why not just glue the old handle up, and reinstall it?
 
Bill DeShivs said:
Why not just glue the old handle up, and reinstall it?
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It had a significant warp to it and had a huge gap.

Look like the radius was 6". Put it against a 4.5, 5.5, and 7.5" saw blades and 5.5 was closest. Got tons of scrap plywood the experiment with.

Jim
 
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Have a go at it, but consider that even if the slot cut goes well it will be unlikely to drill the pin holes to match the tang.

Using mortised handle scales or a three piece assembly allows precise fitting of the rivet holes.
 
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