New handles for my BK 14 :)

azwelke

azwelke

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One of my BK 14's has been sitting in my boat for over a year, no use :( no handles either....
I stripped it and convexed it, then I put it in my tackle box and almost forgot about it.

I did the usual Desert Ironwood/ copper combo...:)














 
A few more :) She makes me happy :)








 
Nice job Sir!! Although I will say, for me, the handles appear a bit too wide for my grip. But I really dig your craftsmanship.


Off topic: I wish I had the bones to buy a 14 to just throw it in my tackle box.
 
Did you have to put anything inside the skeletonized area in the handle to keep the scales steady?
 
I bet she makes you happy, that looks AMAZING!

A question Al: if it has been sitting in a boat for more than a year without use, stripped, how did it hold up to rust? Did you notice any influence of humidity on it? Thanks!
 
Thank You all for the nice comments. :)



Galeocerdoshark said:
I bet she makes you happy, that looks AMAZING!

A question Al: if it has been sitting in a boat for more than a year without use, stripped, how did it hold up to rust? Did you notice any influence of humidity on it? Thanks!
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No rust... but AZ is pretty dry, and I wiped it down before putting it in the tackle box. Lucky no water got in the tackle box....

JSMcustoms said:
Did you have to put anything inside the skeletonized area in the handle to keep the scales steady?
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That was the tricky part. I did not use anything in the skeletonized area, to hold them in place. I drew a line around the handle so I knew where to place the knife. I built up blocks as a jig of a sort, so I could lay down the first scale, epoxy it. Then I epoxied the pins and set them in the 1 scale that was down. Then the knife, then more epoxy. Then I put epoxy on the second scale and lowered it down the pins to sandwich the knife. All this while making sure the knife didn't move. I also had the whole assembly hanging off the edge of the jig enough to get my clamps on without moving the whole assembly while clamping in place.
I did a few dry runs to test it out. I was worried it would move and my pins wouldn't be centered.
 
Beautiful work my friend. You should be proud of those.
 
azwelke said:
That was the tricky part. I did not use anything in the skeletonized area, to hold them in place. I drew a line around the handle so I knew where to place the knife. I built up blocks as a jig of a sort, so I could lay down the first scale, epoxy it. Then I epoxied the pins and set them in the 1 scale that was down. Then the knife, then more epoxy. Then I put epoxy on the second scale and lowered it down the pins to sandwich the knife. All this while making sure the knife didn't move. I also had the whole assembly hanging off the edge of the jig enough to get my clamps on without moving the whole assembly while clamping in place.
I did a few dry runs to test it out. I was worried it would move and my pins wouldn't be centered.
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Sounds like fun. Been thinking about doing some scales for my Scrapivore (brown with burgundy micarta scales) and then remolding that sheath to fit.
 
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