Aren't corby bolts a tad OTT for a pretty basic kitchen knife? Good work though, it looks good Thanks. I had some loveless bolts left over from the first knife scale project which I detailed on the previous shed. This is what that one looks like today. It'll be interesting to try corby bolts. Shopp...

Thanks Weeksy, I know what you mean, it's a good job I don't charge by the hour. I've always enjoyed making and repairing things so this comes under recreation for me. Over the weekend, I applied some stain and a couple of coats of Danish oil. Mrs XT's verdict - 'It looks a bit artificial but should...

It's nearly there.

Epoxied and bolted up - just need to leave it overnight.

Today's installment.

I didn't think this deserved the purpleheart so used a piece of oak instead. The handle thickness was originally 16mm so ran the oak through the thicknesser to 8mm, that allows .5mm on each side for sanding.

kendo57 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:28 pm You could cut up an old stainless eating knife to use for a tang

I've looked all over and can't find anything the right size.

After a bit of googling, I took a gamble and used the ordinary mild steel mig wire and gas for the puddle welds. The penetration wasn't great so ground off the welds flat and welded from the other side as well.

Delving into the scrap box, came up with an old steel rule of the right thickness.

Sorry for the delay here, my posts have to be approved by a moderator.

Anyway,this is hard and blunted a couple of bits trying to drill a hole so resorted to the blacksmiths' technique of heating to red hot and using a tapered punch.

It’s a bit of a slow period in the workshop so time to dip in to the project box. (Some might remember the previous knife scale repair on the other site.) This is an M&S serrated kitchen knife which was particularly useful for shredding lettuce and cabbage etc. It has broken its back and had a f...

cheb wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:17 am I generally don't comment on these things as mostly they aren't to my taste. But that thing is just horrible, I'm struggling to see anything I like on it.

It's nearly as bad as the Diavolo.

I quite like the paddock stand.