Bonenugget
New Member
Hello Everyone,
I am just starting to get interested in knife making. After watching several YouTube videos and looking at different articles and forums I decided to start with buying a premade knife blade. My main hobby is woodworking so I figured a good place to start would just be on the knife scales. I purchased a full tang bowie blade with both a pre-attached bolster and pommel. So basically I am not really making a knife as much as attaching a handle. I figured this might be a good place to start before jumping in with both feet.
My plan is to attach the scales using Corby fasteners. The knife blade comes with 3 pre-drilled 3/16" holes for the handle. So I wrote to one of the knife making suppliers and asked which Corby fasteners I should use. The specs on several of the websites seem confusing to me so I wasn't sure which exact fastener to order. The supplier wrote back and told me the model number of one of their fasteners and said... "The diameter of the shaft is slightly smaller than 3/16, but the epoxy should hold". Is that ok? Or should the fastener fit exactly? Knowing little to nothing yet about knife making I want to make sure I am not making any mistakes.
Also, any feedback, tips... on the use of Corby fasteners would be greatly appreciated. I was originally go to just use pins but I like the idea of the mechanical hold these fasteners provide.
Thanks for you help,
Brian
I am just starting to get interested in knife making. After watching several YouTube videos and looking at different articles and forums I decided to start with buying a premade knife blade. My main hobby is woodworking so I figured a good place to start would just be on the knife scales. I purchased a full tang bowie blade with both a pre-attached bolster and pommel. So basically I am not really making a knife as much as attaching a handle. I figured this might be a good place to start before jumping in with both feet.
My plan is to attach the scales using Corby fasteners. The knife blade comes with 3 pre-drilled 3/16" holes for the handle. So I wrote to one of the knife making suppliers and asked which Corby fasteners I should use. The specs on several of the websites seem confusing to me so I wasn't sure which exact fastener to order. The supplier wrote back and told me the model number of one of their fasteners and said... "The diameter of the shaft is slightly smaller than 3/16, but the epoxy should hold". Is that ok? Or should the fastener fit exactly? Knowing little to nothing yet about knife making I want to make sure I am not making any mistakes.
Also, any feedback, tips... on the use of Corby fasteners would be greatly appreciated. I was originally go to just use pins but I like the idea of the mechanical hold these fasteners provide.
Thanks for you help,
Brian