Tip Of The Day...

[BARRY JONES]

When we (Phillip and I) attach a micarta or G-10 handle to a knife, we use pins. The trick to holding the slabs on is to countersink the pinholes and peen the pins.
I use an old wood-boring drill bit to countersink the holes. The pointy tip of the bit makes for a deep countersink. You just pound the heck out of the pins until they fill in the hole.

I have NEVER had a handle to come off of the knife. In fact, if you try to remove the handle, you will have to grind or saw it off.

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Barry
Jones Knives

Do you hear that?
That is the sound of inevitability.

 

[Matt Shade]

Great tip! I always counter sink the pin holes, but I never tried countersinking them that deep. It works great to. I just had to redo a kitchen knife handle that I had done once before. I hadn't thought to seal the insides of the scales since I was pinning them on, then it soaked up water from the inside out

Even with the wood water damaged it was really hard to get the scales back off.

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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !