Replacing the handle on a kitchen knife

Phil Indablanc

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I need to get a broken handle replaced on an old kitchen knife. It is my father in law's knife and has sentimental value. One of the scales has cracked. I looked around for a better place to post this, but there don't seem to be any active pages for this sort of thing. Does anyone have any recommendations for a relatively simple and inexpensive handle replacement? The knife is a Sabatier. I can get pictures if I find someone that can make the repair. Thank you.
 
Sab's have flat tangs, so a re-handle is fairly simple. I did a re-hab of a woodshed find
with a similar profile. Just used some leftover Red Oak trim molding, Walnut would look good also.
Everything done with hand tools, roughed in with a wood rasp then tons of hand sanding. I pre-drilled the holes
thru the tang with both pieces of wood clamped to one side.
before & After.

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