Handle making

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Marco Hartland

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I got a old blade from a folder and i gonna try to make a fixed blade with it :)
I only made 2 normal handles before for full tang knives so i am sort of a beginner :$

I hope you guys have some tips and tricks for me or tell me what would work or what totally wouldent.
This are some ideas of me

Blade:
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Idea A:
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Idea B:
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Idea C:
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Idea D:
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Idea E:
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It is an interesting idea but I think a problem you are going to run into when using this is that when you are cutting something, the object being cut is going to run into the handle that is just above the cutting edge. unless you intend to use this as a stabbing tool, you may want to start off with a pre-made blade like the ones USAKnifemaker sells. Texas knife supply sells them too.

However, if you are dead set on using this blade, I would suggest getting a carbide drill bit and drilling out the hole for the detent ball. Use that rather than the big hole in the front. With the smaller hole and the pivot hole, you may be able to make the handle without obstructing the objects path when being cut.

I would also change the handle shape to a more traditional design. The one you have pictured looks like it would irritate your palm and provide and uncomfortable cutting angle. Just my opinion.

Best of luck,
Tanner S.
 
Hmm that would indeed be a problem :/
Would be less sturdy that way but cant avoid it.

U meaning something like this right?

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Yes. Still, you would be better off either making a new blade or purchasing one off of a supplier. Like you said, this would not be as sturdy. I suppose it is a trade off in this case. If you make the candle out of something like micarta or G10, it would be more suitable, and less prone to cracking than wood, for this application due to the pins close proximity to the front of the handle. Regardless of the handle material, this will not make a very sturdy knife in my opinion.
 
I am just getting into this so only have wood.
The whole thing is only 6cm (2,5''), dont even gonna start about the cutting edge.
Would only use it for very light cutting but probally just gonna be decoration.

I am thinking about making a knife from a file someday but that will be a project for the future.

Thanks for your tips.
 
The redneck side of me says go for it. Me personally if I were going to do this for me self I pick up a peice of steel the same thickness as the blade and use it for the center of the handle to support the back of the blade it would make it sturdier than just using wood or whatever handle material you planned on using. It's still not going to be a sturdy as a fixed blade but it would give a sturdy back plate. For the handle material I'd get so 1/4in G10. Use a screw as the main fastener as it was in the original pocket knife, and pin the rest if fitted right it should have the durability that of a folder but with it locked open.
 
Seeing as the blade is already here and like this, I say try making a handle however you think looks best! If nothing else, it is goo for experience.
 
That works if you do the I'd put a pin in the wood so that the top of the blade will push against the pin instead of the wood it will help support the blade,keeping it from pushing back into the wood just like the stop on the back of the blade in a folder
 
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