My son's 11

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Last July when my son turned 15 I got him his first Becker. He wanted to make some handle slabs for it. He asked his wood shop teacher and got some mahogany from school. He did about 90% himself with some guidance from dad. I think they look nice & feel great. We fitted blind inserts into the right side so the only hardware you see is the cap screws. We will make a kydex sheath when he wants.
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Turned out excellent. He should be proud. :thumbup:
 
Very nice..... Looks to be a very comfy and usable set of scales...... They look very nice too....... Something to take real pride in....... Please pass on my congrats on a job well done.........

Ethan
 
Those scales look great and the blind inserts are a great idea. I've had the same idea myself; I am working on some wood scales of my own. How was it getting them into the mahogany? I have used them for other projects, all of which were softwoods. I am assuming the inserts are the threaded kind, but I would love to know a few more details about the process. I don't want to hijack the thread so you can email me if you want, although others may want to know as well.
 
Job well done to your son! He could teach me a thing or two as all of my attempts thus far are usually left in pieces on the shop floor. Congrats to dad for setting such a fine example for him to follow.
 
Nice work! Your Son's off to a good start, and a little help from Dad is always welcome.
 
Wow those scales look incredible! If I hadn't just finished a pair on my BK11 recently, I'd be contacting you for pricing on a pair. Your son should start selling them, he'd have a lot of business here alone.
 
That's some nice wood, and the scales look hand-filling and comfortable. Well done! How long did it take and what tools did you guys use? Power tools or by hand?
 
granitestateofmind said:
Those scales look great and the blind inserts are a great idea. I've had the same idea myself; I am working on some wood scales of my own. How was it getting them into the mahogany? I have used them for other projects, all of which were softwoods. I am assuming the inserts are the threaded kind, but I would love to know a few more details about the process. I don't want to hijack the thread so you can email me if you want, although others may want to know as well.
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He used a Harbor freight sander, Dremal tool , hand drill & a few hand tools. Removing a pocket in the wood for the insert was not hard with the Dremal. Just had to go slow so he didn't cut too deep. Used a small block of aluminum for the insert drilled / tapped and epoxied it in. If you have any more questions ask away.
Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I showed my son the thread & it made him smile. :) He carries his 11 just about everywhere he can.
 
LG&M said:
He used a Harbor freight sander, Dremal tool , hand drill & a few hand tools. Removing a pocket in the wood for the insert was not hard with the Dremal. Just had to go slow so he didn't cut too deep. Used a small block of aluminum for the insert drilled / tapped and epoxied it in. If you have any more questions ask away.
Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I showed my son the thread & it made him smile. :) He carries his 11 just about everywhere he can.
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He's a lucky young man, and talented, too. I understand about the inserts now; I've only used the commercially available ones with cutting threads on the outside and machine threads in the bore. It's still a clever idea. It's nice too see a young man that enjoys working with his hands and a dad who encourages it. I pretty much did the same thing from the time I was 8 until I left the house; I had a little workbench of my own down in my dad's "shop" where I spent a lot of my free time. Handwork skills are a great thing to develop - you can't hammer nails through the internet. Looking forward to seeing some more of his projects in the future.
 
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Very nice scales.
I love the creativity people show in figuring out how to do scales on the Necker and EsKabar.
Well done!
 
Thanks for all the kind comments. Working with a Becker & my son is a Win-Win.
 
Those look fantastically comfy. Can't wait to do things like this with my boy!

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