First Knife..... A Fumble Along....

[AZStickman]

Well as if I don't have enough hobbies (addictions) I thought I'd try my hand at knife building.... I'm going to eventually be working with tool grade steel like D-2 or A-1 but thought I'd get the feel for the process and tools using "junk" bandsaw blades from work.... Here's where I am so far;

Step one I cut the blades into 7" long strips;


Step two I drew the outline of the blade with a silver pencil:


Step three I cut and rough shaped the blade with a dremel tool, final shaped with a belt sander,drilled my pin holes,and then hand sanded the blade to ready it for polishing:


Now I have some questions for our real knife makers out there:
Here is the wood I'd like to use for my scales. How thick should it be??


And secondly, I'd like to have hidden pins on this blade. How do you do that and what do you use for pin material??...... Terry

[the Ferret]

Dang Terry you got more talent than...well you got a lot!

That looks great!

[BigRonHuntAlot]

I agree with Mickey... Where is the Fumble at????

[Jason Kendall]

I love that profile. Looking forward to completed pics!

[AZStickman]

LOl... If you guys saw me actually getting from step one to step three you'd be laughing believe me....  :D  Terry

[OconeeDan]

Nice job, so far.
For the pins, you don't have to have them, make sure wood and metal is roughed up and use smooth on or other good epoxy to glue up.  Clamp it tight while the epoxy is setting.
Thickness of handle scales is entirely up to you.  
If you want to use pins, I like to use 1/8" brass rod and cut it for pins.  You can use steel rod if you want the silver color (if you decide against blind pins).
Looking good!
Dan

[AZStickman]

Thanks Dan.....I appreciate the info.... Terry

[bob@helleknife.com]

Looks good to me!

Stick with it.

Bob

[The Whittler]

Would JB Weld work for handles. Alan

[4runr]

Lookin good Terry! Can't wait to see the rest of it!

[Guru]

Looks great so far Terry.....I'm sure there'll be plenty of advice along soon.Looking forward to the finished product!!

[MI_Bowhunter]

Looking good Terry.   I like the shape of the blade.

[jgbennett6]

looks good i tend to go with .5-3/8" scales for knife handles, you can always take material off, you cant put it back on.. looks great.