Knife Handles

At the request of a fellow member, I'm posting photos of some (most) of the handles I have made for knife blanks.

First handle I ever made on a Spyderco Mule. Leopardwood with Wenge bolsters and G10 liners, mosaic pins.

https://i.imgur.com/LYv5lWDm.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/vrNdAnjm.jpg

This one is Katolox with mosaic pins. Hardest wood I've ever worked with. Ruined a couple of jigsaw blades. This knife will be my daughter's when she gets older.

https://i.imgur.com/4aH5mT4l.jpg

Padauk w/ Wenge bolsters

https://i.imgur.com/kPEAY9tl.jpg

The top one is a neck knife with micarta scales. The bottom one is Leapardwood and Katalox.

https://i.imgur.com/1m9vM3Al.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/yfKbeIKl.jpg

A few more:

My brother loves Purpleheart, so I made this one for him. The other wood is Canarywood.

https://i.imgur.com/idiVSUdl.jpg

This is probably my favorite. Stabilized Maple and Natural Micarta.

https://i.imgur.com/osJ4rn2l.jpg

Made this one for a friend. Stabilized spalted maple and green micarta.

https://i.imgur.com/DmcEwq4l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/dEEQd2Vl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/1heOPMal.jpg

This was the original handle on this knife when I received it:

https://i.imgur.com/L0slLLll.jpg

I liked the knife, but hated the handle, so I removed it and made an attempt at at a hidden tang with stabilized Redwood burl.

https://i.imgur.com/F5uGv9Sl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/9TaGRGRl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4rhGB7Ll.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QFkXHoPl.jpg

That's the same Redwood burl that I made my first razor scales from. The pictures don't do this one justice.

Some sheaths in addition to the ones in the pictures above. All made by me:

https://i.imgur.com/3xaqzMpl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/oAHpsLsl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/9zciKJ3l.jpg

Thanks for posting these. Those are really beautiful. The sheaths are nice too. That is something else I want to make too along with my own holsters.
What kind of knife is that with the redwood burl and the other with spalted/green micarta scales. That redwood blows the old scales away.
You've certainly took your time making these scales.
:tu:tu

Yes, nice job on the scales and sheaths. Your very talented.

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Originally Posted by JP5

Thanks for posting these. Those are really beautiful. The sheaths are nice too. That is something else I want to make too along with my own holsters.
What kind of knife is that with the redwood burl and the other with spalted/green micarta scales. That redwood blows the old scales away.
You've certainly took your time making these scales.
:tu:tu

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The knife with the redwood is an Eric Knight Subhilt in 52100.

The spalted/green micarta is a blank I got from "Kilrathi" in Poland. It is carbon steel (80Crv2). It's a good sized knife with a 5" blade. Would probably make a good kitchen knife. But you'd have to get a good patina on it because that steel will rust. It took a hair popping edge though.

Beuticull work. I really like the sheath style to.

Nicely done vanacres, beutiful craftsmanship!
My favorite is the stabilized redwood burl, just gorgeous! Sheaths are nice, too.