Most of the knives I make are full tang knives and I can't seem to figure out a good way to finish damascus handles on these. With normal steel what I do is attach my scales and then finish shaping and cleaning up. When I do this with damascus I ruin the etch on the outer part of the handle. Is there any good way to do this other than just getting the scales as close as possible before gluing and then just hoping I don't mess it up? Any help would be appreciated!
Travis
I screw my scales on.
Finish shaping - remove.
Treat the steel however it needs.
Epoxy the scales back on.
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
Karl,
-Evan
Evan L. Cihak
Thanks Karl! that's a great idea and makes a lot of sense.
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Karl,
-Evan
I feel lucky when I find my shop door sometimes.
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
Karl do you ever use pins?
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Karl do you ever use pins?
Not on scales. Just screws.
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
