show me your leather handles

[MerryMadMonk]

World War II-era Camillus Mark 2

 

[MerryMadMonk]

World War II-era Cattaraugus 225Q

 

[R.c.s]

World War II-era Camillus Mark 2

You have got to love them knives :thumbup:

 

[MerryMadMonk]

You have got to love them knives :thumbup:

I do!

Here's a Camillus 1990 Reproduction of the WWII M3 Trench Knife

 

[Peter Parker]

 

[smiling-knife]

I made this one myself with a purchased blade. Clearly I'm not a knife maker, but it was a fun project.

 

[R.c.s]

I made this one myself with a purchased blade. Clearly I'm not a knife maker, but it was a fun project.

You made a good job of that smiling knife :thumbup:

 

[NCSlice]

My write up on these can be seen here:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1265435-BK14-and-BK15-Leather-Scale-Mod


This one is a work in progress which can be seen here:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1266679-BK5-Leather-Scales-and-strip-in-progress

 

[NCSlice]

Here are two I made with leather slabs.

Regards

Robin

Very nice work. I'm especially keen on that skinner. Did you do a write up on these?

 

[NCSlice]

Had to locate this one, it was a gift and its so pretty I don't use it for much more than mail and package duties lol. Ka-Bar MK1

 

[Bigfattyt]

If I remember correctly, AG Russell had two folding knives with leather scales. I don't see that they are still on the site.

They had a checkered pattern, and were compressed if I remember correctly.

 

[knarfeng]

Had to locate this one, it was a gift and its so pretty I don't use it for much more than mail and package duties lol. Ka-Bar MK1

Yeah, I have to admit that my KaBar Mark I is one knife that I have almost not used at all. I fell in love with the pics when it came out. It is well made, fits my hands well, good steel. But I just don't have a good reason to use it. It surely is pretty in my eyes, though.

 

[Old Hunter]

 

[Primble]

You made a good job of that smiling knife :thumbup:

I agree + 1 :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

A lot of nice leather in this thread - nice job everyone!

 

[Double Ott]

Stacked leather is my first love for fixed blade handles. It becomes richer looking with use.

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I have added two or three more since this picture was taken.

Tom

 

[R.c.s]

Stacked leather is my first love for fixed blade handles. It becomes richer looking with use.

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I have added two or three more since this picture was taken.

Tom

Very nice collection :thumbup:

 

[Double Ott]

R.c.s, Thank you.

Tom

 

[bozack]

From top to bottom; Boker Mk I, SOG Original Bowie, Al Mar Grunt II, Camilus Mk 3, Blind Horse Knives custom, Hess Knives Muley.

 

[tongueriver]

Remingtons.

 

[Bighaze51]

Ladies and gentleman, there does exist one leather slipjoint that I know of.
This little guy is a kingston slipjoint I found at my great grandpas house and it originally had these cheesy plastic scales that I hated. So I popped them off and glued some thick veg-tanned leather onto it

Here it is with te scales off and the rocker pin peened back down



This is it dyed and sanded down some




Then I saturated it with superglue to harden it. And did some more sanding



Here it is with the final sanding and buffed on the buffing wheel



It looks and feels almost like horn. I did that probably 6 monthes ago and it's held up very well. The finish has dulled some but it polished right back up on the buffer