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Sorry for the crappy phone pics taken in the shop, but this is still a work in progress. This is my first attempt at a stacked leather handle. I also made a two-piece guard with a brass liner sandwiched in there.

The color scheme came from the customer. I ended up stacking liner material to get the thickness I wanted and unfortunately the epoxy shows as strata between the liner layers.

Big thank you to John Doyle for guidance on how to use a corby bolt to secure the handle via threaded tang.

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That leather stacked knife is looking nice John.
Are you coming to the Blade show? I got here yesterday and going as a spectator this year, maybe get a table next year.
one tip.... don't eat at a Shoneys restaurant then get stuck going thru Atlanta during rush hour traffic. Ha ha.
 
Hey Steve, I can't make it to blade this year. It's on my list every year, and every year something comes along to totally wreck my plans. Next year for sure! And by the way- you know Atlanta traffic! I can't believe you took that chance HAHAHAHAHAHA!!


Justin, thank you and yes it does feel great in the hand. The client wanted an "updated custom" based on the Sabre / Western knives from decades past that had the stacked leather handle and the colored spacers. I think the feel in the hand is why so many gazillions of those knives were sold. I played with the contouring some and I think I'm going to try to duplicate the contour in wood- I really like the way it feels.

Johan, I appreciate your kind words.
 
I'm amazed at the quality of workmanship in this thread! Great job guys!

I'm currently working on the largest batch of blades I've ever done at one time! A little bit of everything in here. Drop points (both Loveless style full tangs and some hidden tang for stacked handles), a few harpoon points, a few Nessmuks, 1 small WSK and a bunch of mini keychain prybars.
Pre-heat treat:
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And here's a couple I just finished:
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Jammer Six said:
What's the little strip of metal do?
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You talking about the mini prybars? I use scrap metal and grind a single sided bevel on one end, then drill a hole in the other end to put on a key ring. Then I heat treat and temper them the exact same way as I do my knife blades. They actually come in very handy on a key chain. If you need to pry on something, use it instead of messing up a good knife. Or If you need to cut open a box without getting sticky tape all over your good knife, or if you need to improvise something as a screw driver, or scrape on something. There are a lot of uses for it that might keep you from messing up a good knife.
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Huh. Okay. I never thought of it as "messing up" a good knife. I just thought of it as using a good knife. :)
 
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Huh. Okay. I never thought of it as "messing up" a good knife. I just thought of it as using a good knife. :)
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Lol
I just know for me personally, I just don't want to be using a good knife to pry on things especially or to be using a good knife as a screw driver. So that's what they are meant for. But everyone has their own opinions!
 
I can tell by looking at them that those are some of Them.

You know.

One of those things that I've been doing just fine without, and as soon as I used one, I wouldn't be able to leave the bedroom without one ever again.
 
John Wilson said:
Sorry for the crappy phone pics taken in the shop, but this is still a work in progress. This is my first attempt at a stacked leather handle. I also made a two-piece guard with a brass liner sandwiched in there.

The color scheme came from the customer. I ended up stacking liner material to get the thickness I wanted and unfortunately the epoxy shows as strata between the liner layers.

Big thank you to John Doyle for guidance on how to use a corby bolt to secure the handle via threaded tang.

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Man that's super nice ... love the fnf.


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Jammer Six said:
I can tell by looking at them that those are some of Them.

You know.

One of those things that I've been doing just fine without, and as soon as I used one, I wouldn't be able to leave the bedroom without one ever again.
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Lol I completely know what you mean! Like one of those things that you never even knew you were missing out on - or that they even existed, but once you do, you just wonder why you never thought about it before!
 
John Wilson said:
Sorry for the crappy phone pics taken in the shop, but this is still a work in progress. This is my first attempt at a stacked leather handle. I also made a two-piece guard with a brass liner sandwiched in there.

The color scheme came from the customer. I ended up stacking liner material to get the thickness I wanted and unfortunately the epoxy shows as strata between the liner layers.

Big thank you to John Doyle for guidance on how to use a corby bolt to secure the handle via threaded tang.

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Man that looks great! What did you use to color the leather stack? It's beautiful.
 
thanks! just leather dye. the white, orange, and red are colored spacers.


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John Wilson said:
thanks! just leather dye. the white, orange, and red are colored spacers.


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Thanks. Yeah I knew about the vulcanized fiber spacers (I guess that's what kind of colored spacers you used?), but I've just never tried dyeing the leather in my stacks before. I normally just leave mine whatever color they turn out from the BLO I put on the leather. I may have to give it try though because it looks great!
 
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The leather looks better after another sanding at 600 grit, another coat of dye and a quick buff.

Try as I might, I cannot keep from getting dye on the spacers. Acetone, denatured alcohol, sanding- all help a little but won't remove the dye completely....grrrr!


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