Hello all. So I'm trying to make a scabbard/knife block for my first chef's knife so that when my customer puts it in a drawer it doesn't get scratched. I'm curious what your build process might be. What I'm attempting is laminating 3 pieces of wood together with the center piece having the cutout of the blade in it. However, I'm having a hard time getting the 3 pieces flat enough to fit together without gaps because my granite slab is shorter than the pieces of wood I am working with. Are there other ways to build a block? What do you use to flatten your scales next to a full tang knife?
Thanks,
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You either need a bigger granite slab, a big piece of glass, a big tile, or something that's big and flat. You try draw filing it but you would a big File.
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I would think you could do a cut out section in leather. then when you epoxy them together and clamp, it will fill in the voids of the wood imperfections.
Then just add a few pins to hold it nice and you're done, even gives you some nice soft area for the edge to touch.
Thank you both for your suggestions. I will try to make one of them work.
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I use a wood surface planer.
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Haha! If only the saying came with the budget! I'll try that tonight when I talk to my wife and see how that goes!!
Thanks for the info Joshua!
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There used to be a radio show on NPR called Car Talk, with hosts Ray and Tommy Magliozzi. They had a saying:
"Every project is an opportunity to buy a new tool." <img src=' http://www.americanbladesmith.com/ipboard/public/style_emoticons//cool.gi f' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />
I use a wood surface planer.
Another thought is a display holder. I usually give out one of the smaller wood blocks with my kitchen knives.
Joshua States
www.dosgatosforge.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg
https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71
Also on Instagram and Facebook as J.States Bladesmith
“So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.â€
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Another thought is a display holder. I usually give out one of the smaller wood blocks with my kitchen knives.
Does that simply have a groove cut that the blade sits in?
Thanks,
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