It requires having a plan, prepping your materials and working as faster.

Diy knife scales. Cutting your pins to size. Resin knife scales a brief journey in to the making of my resin scales and what’s involved, please check out my other videos, subscribe and thanks for watchi. Set the knife down on your drill plate, with the tang facing up.

Use a drill press to make the first hole using the tang's holes as a guide. Prepare your materials and build your mold. Cutting your pins to size.

Fiberglass, epoxy or polyester resin with catalyst. 2 i decided to add red and green strips into the scales so i did that design at the same. See more ideas about knife scales, knife, knife making.

Before starting with your own knife designs, it can help to grind a few existing designs first or modify some existing designs slightly to make them your own. Put your handle together and let the end of the pin stick out of the handle an 1/8th. Stabilization can be performed in five steps:

I used 80 grit sandpaper and file. Wood stabilization is the process of strengthening wood so that it will no longer respond to changes in humidity. See more ideas about knife scales, knife, knife handles.

Check out our knife scales diy selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. What you need to make micarta. Knife scales are the thin slabs of material that are attached to either side of a knife tang or form the handle for a folding knife.