Removing Kraton handle?

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Futz Brown

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I just made my first pair of micarta handle and I found it to be really quite a lot of fun. I want to do it again, but I need a new knife to do it on (my other knives aren't good choices for that, I've only got a couple)

I was planning on buying an ontario SP10 I found for forty dollars but now I'm not so sure because I'd really like to make some more handles. I was thinking I'd buy an esee izula which I've also found for forty dollars BUT if there was a way for me to remove the kraton handles of the SP10 marine raider I'd probably pick that up. So, does anybody know how to go about removing kraton handles?
 
Well thanks for that nugget of wisdom. I figured it might be a whole different animal and if so some good samaritan like yourself would point that out. I dig the blade idea but I don't know my arse from a whole in the ground when it comes to steels. If you could help me out in that regard, I'm just looking for something pretty sharp, pretty durable, holds an edge pretty well. When I get a knife the first thing I do is cut whatever I can find.
 
Take a knife and fillet the krapton off the handle.
It cuts surprisingly easily.

Stick tangs aren't terribly hard to do, especially if you use multiple pieces of handle material. That way you drill multiple holes instead of one deep one.
I'm learning as I go.
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Or you could use leather washers to build up a handle.
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Tutorials abound...
Take a look at Ragweed Forge for quality blade blanks.
If I can do this... :D
 
Futz Brown said:
Well thanks for that nugget of wisdom. I figured it might be a whole different animal and if so some good samaritan like yourself would point that out. I dig the blade idea but I don't know my arse from a whole in the ground when it comes to steels. If you could help me out in that regard, I'm just looking for something pretty sharp, pretty durable, holds an edge pretty well. When I get a knife the first thing I do is cut whatever I can find.
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I know some people like the delta 5 series from knife kits. As the previous poster said, stick tanged knives are not two diffecult, but they are different. Unless you buy a custom made blank, you are limited to aus8 and 440a from knifekits, which are steels that take a keen edge but dull easily.

I think the mora blanks from ragweed forge are better quality. They are Very low cost, from 8-15$.http://www.ragweedforge.com/BladeCatalog.html
 
The stacked leather handled knife is a 9" Stromeng carbon steel blade from ragnar.
Here are two Bruselettos that I bought from ragnar and finished myself.

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Just cuz they're scandi blades doesn't mean you have to make scandi knives out of them :D

I put these up hoping to get across how much fun you can have with a drill, some files and a bunch of sandpaper.
Start out easy with a $10 mora blade and a old broken hammer handle.
Work your way up.

Betcha can't do just one :D
 
Ebbtide,
Great looking knives.
I have my grandfather's vintage (circa 1950) Weske blade. So far I haven't found anyone on the forum to help with rebuilding the handle. After seeing your's I'm thinking about starting from scratch. Your comments please.

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Thank you :)

What needs rebuilding?
That knife looks just fine from here.

Maybe before you work on a family heirloom, warm up on a mora blade or three :)
 
Ahhhhhhhh... bummer.
Maybe shape a new pommel and epoxy it on there?
 
There's a brass tube rivet at the rear of the handle, That's all that holds the kraton on. Drill out the rivet, wrap the blade heavily in tape, clamp in a vise and pull the handle off. It may take a litte persuasion with a rubber malet. You will need a block of micarta instead of scales, and you will drill a pair of parallel holes lengthwise through the block. Use round files to make the 2 holes into one oval hole. You will need to make a guard, aluminum, brass, nickle, steel, contrasting micarta can be used. There are tutorials in the makers forums on how to do it. Hidden tang knives are the easiest knives to do a handle for the beginer. They require the least amount of specialized tools. A hand drill, a long drill bit, some small drill bits, a few files and a hack saw to cut guard material and sandpaper.
 
Ilovetoolsteel.

Can you tell a rookie what a tube rivet is and where I might see a picture?

Will the tang be hardened like the blade. I thought about clamping a hand shaped bolster in place and drilling a pin hole, then epoxy everything in place.
 
E.K.Tryon said:
Ilovetoolsteel.

Can you tell a rookie what a tube rivet is and where I might see a picture?

Will the tang be hardened like the blade. I thought about clamping a hand shaped bolster in place and drilling a pin hole, then epoxy everything in place.
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It's that piece of flared tubing in the hole at the back of the handle. The tang will be hardened like the rest of the blade. You can drill it with a carbide drill, (must use drill press)

Tube rivet http://s1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/uncleelbow/?action=view&current=coldsteeloda.jpg
 
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