Pinds for handle slabs

Try Texas Knifemaker's supply or K&G finnishing supply's they both sell Mosaic pin's and they are both on the net ,Just do a search I dont have the address handy

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You can make mosaic pins easily enough! Just make sure your epoxy (or whatever goo you are using) is runny enough. You can buy the mosaic pin stuff at hobby shops. The model train/airplane shop near my house sells all kinds of brass tubing and rod cheaply.

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I've never made a knife before. I chose pins because it is more traditional for what I am doing (not that I'm a traditional kinda guy), which is a sword, albeit a wooden sword. Perhaps there is something else that might be better. I may very well use countersunk screws. I don't know. It will not be an incredible work of art, though. I don't need it to be breathtaking, as long as it's as close to flawless as I can get. I'm gonna make sure to use at least 3 coats of polyurethane, maybe more.

Thanks for the help
Howie
 
Hey Howie,

I was going to e-mail you back about the pins then I saw your post here.
Something you may consider is just to use wooden dowels of a different color than your handle slabs. Since its a wooden knife you may as well keep the whole thing made of wood. They sand easier and at the same rate as the wood slabs around them.
This would be my suggestion.

John


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Hmm. I like that idea. What exactly keeps the whole thing together then? Some sort of adhesive, like wood glue? How do I attach the tsuba (guard)?

Thanks
Howie
 
I would just use a good wood glue like titebond II, most hardware stores carry it.
For the pins, glue them in last after the slabs have been glued in place. I drill the same size hole as the dowel and lightly sand the dowel before you cut it apart. Then smear the dowel with glue and tap it through. before the dowel comes all the way through put glue in the hole then tap it the rest of the way through. Cut the dowels over size, then sand them flush after the glue is dry. Hope this helps.

John

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