Pages

Monday, 3 March 2014

Lauri #2. A matching pair?

Last weeks "Normal life" has been in the way of my hobbies a bit. Due to an exam and an important presentation I didn`t have the time nor the rest to really do things I wanted to. This weekend I picked up the 5-blades project again though, by glueing together knife #2. The blade is the same as on the last one, so I figured I`d try my hand on a matching pair. The dimensions are a bit different but I think it`ll end up being a nice pair eventually. I only started shaping the handle today, and it is not done yet. I will hopefully finish it tomorrow, but if not at least this week. Here are a few images of my process.

Make holes in all the bits that are to go on the tang. This is the bolster piece.

Test-fit all the bits together before glueing.

This is how I "clamp" the knife. I have not made a good jig yet so I put it in the workmate with a weight pulling the blade down into the handle.

Rough shaping started once the epoxy dried.  I hope it`ll be a nice pair of unidentical twins. 

No comments:

Post a Comment