Thread: Chandler Knives

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to let you know that I bought one of Joe Chandler's knives. It is just a beautiful knife with a stabilized maple handle. What a work of art!!! I could not be more happy with it and will probably present it to my son who is an avid hunter and even butchers his own deer. Of course, that is if I can get Joe to make me another. Check out the pics attached.

Thanks Joe. This is just superior work.

Uh Oh, does this mean I'm gonna become a knife collector also.......Yikes.

Lynn

Lynn,

Great looking knife.


Terry

That's a very useful blade style, and I like flat grinds on knives like these. Are those mosaic pins in the bolsters? Great idea if that's what I am seeing in the photos.

Pinning hint for Joe: For hidden pins in bolsters, I use two size pins, 1/16 and 3/32, and two pins per bolster. After the bolster material is matched up with the holes in the tang area, I use the next size bigger drill bit in the bolster to within a 1/16 of the inside surface. This creates a step in the bolster hole so that when it is peened, you have a clamping effect that keeps that bolster from ever shifting or separating from the knife.

For 3/32 the next size is a number 37 bit
For 1/16 I think it's a number 51 (check to be sure)

The knife looks good

Thanks, Urlee. I use a #30 drill for the pins (which are 1/8"). That's slightly oversized. Prior to peening, I use a tapered reamer down to the bottom of the hole, which widens the hole to the bottom, making a cone-shaped pin that should never come off. This particular knife was basically a copy of a Burt Foster knife, but I used contrasting pins in the bolsters. Normally, I use 416 stainless bolsters, with 416 stainless pins, but with this one, I used brass pins. In the handles, I also alternated brass and nickel silver pins. The pins in the bolsters were left visible deliberately. The bolsters were also dovetailed, with a fileworked spine. Steel was CPM154CM, with a mirror polish, which doesn't photograph well without special lighting. Heat treat was by Paul Bos, including cryogenic treatment.

That sure is a nice looking tool. I love seeing something that is so practical like this blade done up with such care and attention to detail. Bravo!

X

VERY! nice knife!

Randy Tuttle

Thanks for the kind words, Randy. (Lynn, too )

Joe,
That is a very nice looking knife........way to go.