Jk Tin Knife Handle project WIP

[KYenglish]

Hello All,

So I won a JK tin knife in an Altoids competition (Here) and was fortunate enough to receive it form the maker himself when I met up with him at the "MI Spring Gathering" (Here) where a bunch of us JK nuts group together and stare at each others knives.

It's a neat little 1/8" o1 steel knife and when John gave it to me he asked if I was going to put handles on this one to. i find it hard to say no to that.

Anyway, I then came home eager to get going and proceeded to break two sets of walnut burl scales for this little knife and felt it had earned a WIP thread.

First set of broken burl

Second set didn't get a picture, wasn't in a picture taking mood, but I have now slapped on a very poorly fitted pair of scales to it with brass pins

As you can see I wasn't even polite enough to protect it while clamping for the epoxy

and I was lavish with the epoxy to

This is walnut burl as well but a scrap piece from a knife handle I have done before, not wasting any more wood, and not using any more wood I'm not sure of for this little devil Juts on the off chance it wasn't me who caused the trouble (but it was)

Anyway, this thing's a mean little cutter so i'm going to tape it up and get to sanding soon, going to be a little more work then usual because I did such a poor fit t begin with but I think it'll work out, looking forward to adding this to an edc rotation, it's a fancy little thing for something so simple.

Thanks for looking

 

[JK Knives]

Looks like you are off to a good start!

 

[glennbad]

I always enjoy watching you WIP pics on your builds. Sometimes, it looks like a bomb blew up in your shop during the work, LOL, but the end result is always great!

 

[KYenglish]

I didn't know what you meant at first then I thought "oh, yeah,I see what he means"

I normally have more then one thing going at once and cleanup after each "set" is done, right now the tables covered in little leather punches because i was making a sheath for the ultralight hunter

I always enjoy watching you WIP pics on your builds. Sometimes, it looks like a bomb blew up in your shop during the work, LOL, but the end result is always great!

 

[KYenglish]

some rounding on a sanding disk in a rill in a vice

more

hand sanding (up to 320 grit here)

found this imperfection on the right scale, too late now though (dang burl!...stabilized to as i remember)

took it to 1000 grit then started removing glue at the ricasso area

linseed oil

left to dry

Boom

I liked it in hand so much I made this,a nd yes, it does work

I always end up rounding the spine a little

it really is a dandy little thing in hand

anyway, I'm all done, wife is talking int he background so it must be time to get off

see ya and thanks for tuning in.

 

[KYenglish]

wait, one more for glennbad

outta here

 

[JK Knives]

That came out great! BTW - Hanna would be happy to see you still wearing the wristband.

 

[KYenglish]

thanks, John

That came out great! BTW - Hanna would be happy to see you still wearing the wristband.

 

[Mack]

That turned out SWEET! I wonder how long it will take someone with small hands to talk you out of it.

 

[mqqn]

Nice job, Peter -

You do a great job on these - I am liking the nice rounded handle.

Thanks for taking time to do the pictures of your work in process.

best

mqqn