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Hello

Love this forum, finally found myself a reason to post (see picture)

It's my first major knife purchase - Fallkniven Frej (Laminated VG10 convex grind)

I love this knife but the handle circumference makes it impossible to use as a tool for anything other than cleaning the grime from under my fingernails. Seems like a very lack-luster task for such a beautiful knife. I need to re-do the handle, but I'm not 100% sure that it's a job I'm comfortable doing myself.

I'm in the Edmonton, Alberta area - if there are any local artisans that might be able to offer their services or some advice I would be forever grateful.


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Not sure I understand if it's too wide or too narrow.

If it's too narrow you can always paracord the handle to give it more hand.

Never heard this complaint about that knife.
 
Outty said:
Hello

Love this forum, finally found myself a reason to post (see picture)

It's my first major knife purchase - Fallkniven Frej (Laminated VG10 convex grind)

I love this knife but the handle circumference makes it impossible to use as a tool for anything other than cleaning the grime from under my fingernails. Seems like a very lack-luster task for such a beautiful knife. I need to re-do the handle, but I'm not 100% sure that it's a job I'm comfortable doing myself.

I'm in the Edmonton, Alberta area - if there are any local artisans that might be able to offer their services or some advice I would be forever grateful.


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Welcome from a fellow Edmonton-Area man!
 
It's much too narrow. I did have a paracord wrap around it at one point but the handle is so smooth that it was fairly unstable and wouldn't hold up to any vigorous use without sliding all over the place. Also it was still quite narrow - maybe I have large hands... Another reason I'm looking to replace the handle all together is that some of those beautiful Oxtail leather washers have come loose (away from the tang) and rattle around a little, which drives me bat-shit insane because I'm a little OCD. :)
 
You might try emailing.Paul from bushcraftcanada.com as he deals with some makers who have rehandled some of the knives he sells. Not sure what he might say but what's the worst he can say - no. I found him to be very helpful in my search.for items in the past. Good luck
 
That's where I bought the knife, from Paul :)

I've talked directly to Fallkniven about the handle, they outright said they cannot put anything else on there but they are willing to fix this knife under warranty if I ship it to them. I dig their customer service.
 
Paul couldn't recommend anyone to do a handle for u?? Maybe try Mike from bark river they do em all the time. Not sure if Will do yours, but what's the worst he can say. No. He's on another forum consistently JD. Good luck
 
jfk1110 said:
Paul couldn't recommend anyone to do a handle for u?? Maybe try Mike from bark river they do em all the time. Not sure if Will do yours, but what's the worst he can say. No. He's on another forum consistently JD. Good luck
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I didn't ask Paul about it - I've decided to make a handle myself. So far I've made 2 reaaaaly shitty ones out of things like an old 2x4, a 1-3/4" Poplar dowel... Trying to hone my skill before I tackle a $50.00 chunk of wood.
 
You could wrap the handle with paracord and use a paintbrush to saturate it with epoxy. Quick, easy and bullet proof. Maybe do a practice run over a homemade wood mockup and see if you like the feel.
 
Hmm, hope you can manage to cleanly mill a slot to fit the handle.
An easier route might be to do it in two pieces and epoxy it together.

Making handles out of wood doesn't require too much technical skill, just enough patience to match the level of polish you're looking for. If you start getting frustrated, stop and come back to it. (same thing with sharpening btw)

Good luck, have fun, welcome.
 
n7titan said:
Hmm, hope you can manage to cleanly mill a slot to fit the handle.
An easier route might be to do it in two pieces and epoxy it together.

Making handles out of wood doesn't require too much technical skill, just enough patience to match the level of polish you're looking for. If you start getting frustrated, stop and come back to it. (same thing with sharpening btw)

Good luck, have fun, welcome.
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I've made a 'broach' type tool out of some 5mm key stock I had lying around in my shop...I just have to drill a hole in the center and draw the broach outwards in either direction to make the slot for the tang. Works like a charm! I got the idea from some posts on this forum - it's incredibly helpful that google searches this site with great detail.

I'm going to make a few more poplar handles until I find the shape I like, then I'm going to get me some curly maple :)
 
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