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Offline iowabow

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Need knife handle help
« on: December 20, 2012, 04:32:01 pm »
This was my old trapping knife. I chopped hundreds of stakes with it and broke handle after handle. I want to put a nice looking handle on it that won't break when I chop a 4 inch log in half with it. Any ideas on how or what to do. Think over the years it has had 5 or 6 replacements. It has been a good blade and thought it would put it back in service.
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: Need knife handle help
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2012, 05:47:27 pm »
look up wrapped micarta handles on youtube. I haven't tried them but they look bullet proof.

Jon
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Offline Stalkingfox

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Re: Need knife handle help
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2012, 06:03:34 pm »
JOHN!!! I make knives!! Let me know what your after i can send you to MANY diffent angles. email me and well talk
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Re: Need knife handle help
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2012, 07:20:46 pm »
Bring it, we might find time to work on that as well!  ;D

Scott
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Offline Rick Wallace

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Re: Need knife handle help
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2012, 11:12:02 pm »
Deer antler works really well
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Need knife handle help
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2012, 11:36:00 pm »
Ok, just how did you knap that one?!?!

Ok, I have heard that there is a wood that makes fairly decent knife handles, but it's hard to find...I have NEVER seen one of these trees in South Dakota.  Rumour has it that it makes a bow, too.  It starts yellow as coyote pee in snow, but turns a rich orange-brown in the sun.  It's called "osage orange".  Look it up on the computer, maybe you can find someone that can sell you some!

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Re: Need knife handle help
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2012, 11:49:12 pm »
I was thinkin the same thing, Jdub. Fortunately he is spending the weekend with me and I have a few chunks of that stuff laying around. Got a lota projects to get to, so we'll see if we get to it.

Scott
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