Knife re-handling project.

[WhichDawg]

very nice blank/blade! with them liners it really looks like somebodies gonna be sanding
into the we hours of the month! unless your have gorilla hands/fingers

[Roadie]

Cheers Yeah i probably left a little too much on but i'd rather have too much and spend a lot of time sanding than too little and have to start again. I find sanding relaxing anyway so it'll be nice to have this to keep going at during revision/exams, gonna be a bit nervous drilling the holes for the pins though

[WhichDawg]

your right, sanding can be relaxing and enjoyable! I forgot that.
why are you nervous about the drill holes?

[Roadie]

why are you nervous about the drill holes?

Making sure i get them straight, not got a pillar drill so i'm going to have to create some sort of jig that will try and ensure the first set of holes are true. The second set will be easier though

[Roadie]

And both sides cut ready to be stuck to the liners Now i really have to do some work

[WhichDawg]

It's going very nicely there! enjoy enjoy, you only have a "First" once!

[WhichDawg]

ohh and try to make as many mistakes as possible, so you can teach me what not to do!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I'm starting to think you don't have normal sellotape in your house mate

Well actually....you're right! Was planning on using masking tape but turns out my roll had run out, so i fell back on tape i know i have rolls and rolls of green and yellow pvc tape!

For those who don't know, every package I've recieved from Ryan (3 I think) has been sealed in duct tape

[Roadie]

For those who don't know, every package I've recieved from Ryan (3 I think) has been sealed in duct tape

Don't want those sticky fingered PO workers getting their mits on the contents do i!!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

For those who don't know, every package I've recieved from Ryan (3 I think) has been sealed in duct tape

Don't want those sticky fingered PO workers getting their mits on the contents do i!!

No danger of that mate

[Roadie]

Also i tend to recycle my packaging so i have no other way of resealing the packets other than tape, and i don't like parcel tape so why not use the best tape there is

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Also i tend to recycle my packaging so i have no other way of resealing the packets other than tape, and i don't like parcel tape so why not use the best tape there is

Good man , I recycle mine too, it's not just because I'm poor, honest

[Roadie]

It's been great sending of a few parcels recently, my empty package corner was starting to get a little full!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It's been great sending of a few parcels recently, my empty package corner was starting to get a little full!

Well if you've any free bags, you could always send me something

[Roadie]

It's been great sending of a few parcels recently, my empty package corner was starting to get a little full!

Well if you've any free bags, you could always send me something

What would you like?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It's been great sending of a few parcels recently, my empty package corner was starting to get a little full!

Well if you've any free bags, you could always send me something

What would you like?

A nice redhead if you've got one

[Roadie]

A nice redhead if you've got one

Mate if i could find one of them i wouldn't be sending her on to you!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

A nice redhead if you've got one

Mate if i could find one of them i wouldn't be sending her on to you!

Well thats just being selfish

[Benner]

I've got a blonde you can have.

[Roadie]

Bringing it back slightly ontopic (only slightly mind) What can i do with the little offcuts from the handles? Got a couple of bits 140x10x10mm and one bit 50x15x10mm any ideas anyone, seems a waste to just throw then out

[WhichDawg]

unless you have special tools and skills not much I can think of to do with them,
to small for most things and being small, pretty dangerous to carve/work with reg
tools (like dowel pins or inlay), but I also hated wasting any wood.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I've got a blonde you can have.

What kind of milage has she got , I expect she's quite high maintanace being a blond 

[Benner]

I've got a blonde you can have.

What kind of milage has she got , I expect she's quite high maintanace being a blond 

She's bloody high maintenance!     

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Thought as much

[Roadie]

Well got a lot of uni work done this morning so this afternoon i got around to epoxying the liners to the handle blanks Also got the pins cut, so next job will be to drill some holes eek!

[WhichDawg]

I thought you glued one scale to the tang "first" then drilled the pin holes?
my understanding was the pins are not to hold the scales down (the glue does)
but to keep them (scales) from lateral movement and support.

[Roadie]

Well i was planning on drilling one side, using the blade as a template. Then glue that side to the tang, then drill the other side using the other side and tang as a template And yeah the pins are just to provide support

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Well i was planning on drilling one side, using the blade as a template. Then glue that side to the tang, then drill the other side using the other side and tang as a template And yeah the pins are just to provide support

Sounds like a good plan mate, thats exactly what I'd do

[Roadie]

Well i was planning on drilling one side, using the blade as a template. Then glue that side to the tang, then drill the other side using the other side and tang as a template And yeah the pins are just to provide support

Sounds like a good plan mate, thats exactly what I'd do

Cool Do need to remember to make the end of the scales that's near the blade is done up nicely before i stick them on though, as it will be hard to get at later (or so i've read....does make sense though )

[Benner]

Well i was planning on drilling one side, using the blade as a template. Then glue that side to the tang, then drill the other side using the other side and tang as a template And yeah the pins are just to provide support

Sounds like a good plan mate, thats exactly what I'd do

Hang on, if that's what Mike would do, it's probably best to try something else.