Replace or Repair Knife Scales Easy Upgrade

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
  • Broken, damaged, ugly, cracked scales? It's not that hard to fix your favorite blade. Here's how I tackle it....
    #knifemaking #knife #scales

Komentáře • 63

  • @seanrobinson6407
    @seanrobinson6407 Před měsícem

    Awesome work. I really like epoxy scales and also the effect when clear or translucent epoxy is used for visible stabilization/repair of damage. But you went all the way with the rescale and made it such a nicer knife.

  • @kenjohnson1151
    @kenjohnson1151 Před 3 lety +1

    Very informative. I really like to time you take on handwork in the final steps; shows in the end product. I'm subscribing.

  • @bobkin611
    @bobkin611 Před rokem +1

    Damn, those scales are beautiful when polished. That looks 1 million times better than the yellow

  • @MrStanwillis
    @MrStanwillis Před 9 měsíci

    Other than no tape on the blade for safety, this video is brilliant. The new vise is similar to those used for wood carving. I used to turn split wood spindles using wax paper and white glue for clean separation. In the 60's & 70's we were limited on materials. I'll keep watching your videos. Thanks😊😊😊

  • @caravann26
    @caravann26 Před 3 lety

    This man has a calm disposition cause he's been through a few years of the drama of tooling .it's ok. he should have 11 fingers cause he's earned one

  • @handblades2504
    @handblades2504 Před rokem

    This video saved my butt. Working on a custom and messed up the glue up. Thanks to you I was able to remove the scales so I can fix the issues and redo it. THANK YOU.

  • @johndudash2579
    @johndudash2579 Před 4 lety +1

    Really fine work, love the tricks with painters tape, outline, thanks for tips, quality workmanship

  • @starwarsfan7180
    @starwarsfan7180 Před měsícem

    Like the way it turned out

  • @billmanning8806
    @billmanning8806 Před rokem

    Appreciate your thorough explanations. Thanks!

  • @GreenridgeMetalWorks
    @GreenridgeMetalWorks Před 5 lety

    This scales turned out sweet!

  • @markirish7599
    @markirish7599 Před 2 lety

    Excellent workmanship

  • @whitneycombs6804
    @whitneycombs6804 Před rokem

    Absolutely beautiful Love all the tips I'm going to take a lot of this to the shop!

  • @geneclifford8662
    @geneclifford8662 Před 5 lety

    Just turned the computer on and there you were. Good job as usual Anthony

  • @KenpoFish
    @KenpoFish Před 5 měsíci

    Nice restoration. That original yellow material looks like derlin like Case uses.

  • @oxyfee6486
    @oxyfee6486 Před 7 měsíci

    Beautiful job!

  • @tonibarnett1109
    @tonibarnett1109 Před 3 lety

    I am wanting to repair to kitchen knives that I am assuming are just made of plastic. Don't have all the equipment you have but you are very informative and have made me laugh. As well as keeping me from my chores. lol

  • @caravann26
    @caravann26 Před 3 lety

    Those Irwin clamps with the pads are perfect so you don't squeeze all the epoxy out the durometer of those pads are perfect in my experience

  • @philotown
    @philotown Před 2 lety

    Wow impressive work brother. Seriously top standard

  • @kenh8979
    @kenh8979 Před 5 lety

    Good job Anthony - on both the video editing and replacing handle. Thanks for the idea of masking tape to glue scales together - good move. I've been putting a couple drops of CA direct on scale, then breaking it apart. Never been a problem, but I think I want to try your tape trick. Ken H>

    • @SelfMadeProject
      @SelfMadeProject  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks Ken. I always use tape now, nothing to clean up or re-sand. I've even used it for milling metal and works great. NYC CNC was who I first saw using the tape, not sure who came up with it.

  • @ChuckisOutside
    @ChuckisOutside Před 2 lety

    I enjoyed your video and learned a lot. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

    • @SelfMadeProject
      @SelfMadeProject  Před 2 lety

      Thank you!

    • @whitneycombs6804
      @whitneycombs6804 Před rokem

      @@SelfMadeProject What are you using as a respirator? Please and thank you if you don't mind I'm highly curious I'm looking for something different myself.

  • @glennfelpel9785
    @glennfelpel9785 Před 5 lety

    Very nice, lots of good tips in the video. Thank you

  • @JG-mt7eh
    @JG-mt7eh Před 2 lety

    Excellent job!!

  • @evaderknives
    @evaderknives Před 5 lety

    Love the pliers trick... I use a press vise as my stop... That sucks about the bandsaw blade, though i use my porta band to cut everything... I don't do much epoxied handles, but when i do, i have a few carbide bits to make small holes in the blade(because i always forget before HT, hahaha)... I gotta admit, at 1st I was thinking, how is this the same guy that won the knifemakers build??? No offense to the guy who made that knife, but I've seen your work, big difference... Great video... take it easy...

    • @SelfMadeProject
      @SelfMadeProject  Před 5 lety

      Yeah, I was hoping it was clear I didn't make it, lol. Not knocking the guy, it was made to be a user.

  • @beastyfatty13
    @beastyfatty13 Před 4 lety

    Learned alot from this video

  • @user-dx6pt9oo6h
    @user-dx6pt9oo6h Před 5 lety

    Very good restoration knife 👍👍👍👍🔪🔪🔪🔪

  • @Anderson-HandForged
    @Anderson-HandForged Před 2 lety

    very good video im new to bladesmithing glad i found your channel subbed and liked Mark😃👍

  • @bayoubiker7834
    @bayoubiker7834 Před 5 lety

    Great video! Thank you for sharing!

  • @johnuhl3400
    @johnuhl3400 Před 8 měsíci

    Good stuff.

  • @georgesaris4705
    @georgesaris4705 Před 4 lety +2

    Honest question, were you serious about the cotton wheel being dangerous? And why?

    • @SelfMadeProject
      @SelfMadeProject  Před 3 lety +1

      Very dangerous when buffing blades. It will snatch that blade out of your hand when you least expect it and fling it across the shop. There was British knifemaker here on youtube that was killed in a knife/buffer accident. Serious stuff.

    • @tbrew8222
      @tbrew8222 Před 2 lety

      I have heard over a dozen old timer machinists call the buffing wheel the most dangerous machine in the shop. These guys where not buffing knives. It will snatch things up and send them across the room at high velocity. Very dangerous for small items, and especially knives.

  • @chelgerson
    @chelgerson Před rokem

    That knife looked dumb as hell before you got a hold of it. What amazing craftsmanship. I was glued to this video the whole time . Out of curiosity, is there a link for the vise that you used? (Or the channel your buddy is on?)

    • @SelfMadeProject
      @SelfMadeProject  Před rokem

      Thanks. Well, the vise never made it to production. We identified a couple things to improve, but he hasn't came out with it yet.

  • @trainwon5699
    @trainwon5699 Před 3 lety

    Good job thanks

  • @georgeyf8705
    @georgeyf8705 Před 3 lety

    i was struggling to remove my own knife handle with brute force and i totally forgot i can just blast it with a heat gun lol, thanks alot

  • @stephenburt3978
    @stephenburt3978 Před rokem

    Loved this video! I have an old hunting knife with bone scales and the bone has rotted away so that the scales are loose. I’m not really set up with that fancy respirating system for the bone dust and I’m limited to simple hand tools. Could I still use bone or should I start my repair journey with wood scales?

    • @SelfMadeProject
      @SelfMadeProject  Před rokem

      Personally, I love bone handles. It's dusty to work and stinks to high heaven if you get it hot, but it has a natural beauty that's hard to match. I've used regular cow bone, camel bone, and giraffe bone, and some antler. It can be a bit brittle, for example don't drop bone handles on concrete floor, they might chip. They can be dyed, even with leather dye. You can carve textures and patterns into bone with a dremel. Just comes down preference.

  • @Baldmanblades
    @Baldmanblades Před 3 lety +1

    Great tips I like the cpack mask jest a filter on the other side?

    • @SelfMadeProject
      @SelfMadeProject  Před 3 lety

      It's got a filter on the back of the unit, which is kept in a drawer under the bench. Filter stays clean a really long time since it's kind of tucked away.

  • @johnnichols8553
    @johnnichols8553 Před 4 lety

    Helpful video. I have a large chef's knife I want to replace the handles on myself. I have a drill press, but I don't have a belt sander, buffing wheel, or anything else. Just a hand electric sander. Can I still do it, just all by hand (with files, sandpaper, etc)?

    • @SelfMadeProject
      @SelfMadeProject  Před 4 lety

      Absolutely. It will take a lot longer, but many top notch knives are made with strictly hand tools. Since you have a drill press, you might pick up a sanding drum for it, comes in pretty handy for shaping.

  • @knighthart5068
    @knighthart5068 Před rokem

    Ok I'm a novice I magnet fish and have found 19 knives I have restored and kept but a few need new handles please tell me what the scales are made of and where can I order them? And how you get the pins to stay in?

    • @SelfMadeProject
      @SelfMadeProject  Před rokem

      You can find knife scale material from dozens of places now days. I like USA Knifemaker, Pops Knife supply, and Jantz. But, you can find stuff on Amazon and ebay too. The ones I used in the video were giraffe bone encased in Alumalite resin. You can use most hardwoods too. 99% of the strength in a knife handle is the epoxy. The pins keep things straight and hold on somewhat, but it's the epoxy mainly. That's why I don't use cheap 5 minute epoxy. Get the good stuff, slow cure, and it cost a lot more. Hope that helps.

  • @evaderknives
    @evaderknives Před 5 lety

    Where did you get the air mask, I've been looking into something like that..

    • @SelfMadeProject
      @SelfMadeProject  Před 5 lety

      I made it, here's the link... czcams.com/video/TvPVGRsYWXw/video.html

  • @hughcameron4955
    @hughcameron4955 Před 3 lety

    Can you use gorilla glue in place of epoxy, have you used it...
    Hugh

    • @caravann26
      @caravann26 Před 3 lety

      Jb weld is a great epoxy as it is formulated for steel