Knife Handle Fix With Twine, Knifemaking Hacks Tips And Tricks, Bladesmithing Handle Materials

A different way to fix a problem.
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[@shaneross3319]

I seriously thought i was not going to like this before i watched it. BUT it really came out nice!

[@brianhershberger4834]

Nice job! Glad to see you back... been missing your videos, but I’m sure that little one is keeping you guys hopping. God Bless.

[@gregmead2967]

I had a big gap in my stacked-leather handled Estwing Rock Hammer, and I fixed it with epoxy putty. Seems durable and shock absorbing. Not particularly pretty, but the hammer gets rough use, and I didn't go to the trouble of sanding and polishing that you did. Now I'm tempted.

[@deanbuckley2651]

I think if there was some practise and technique refinement this idea is awesome. It looks amazing. I love the exploration you do with your work it really opens some doors to new techniques and ideas.

[@bent540]

your skills are improving sir

[@lukelofgren4108]

I like it. I'm sure it's as strong as it could ever be and very weather proof

[@harwoodblades3633]

What a brilliant idea👍all the best Lincoln 🤙👍

[@andrewmize823]

I cut the rubber handle off my machete and used epoxy and twine to replace it. I basically just wound a fat cylinder around the tang and sanded it to a comfortable shape. Worked great--but I had to use some wood filler in places where I didn't get all the air out.

[@TimKoehn44]

That looks very nice. Great technique!

[@MrFlathead45]

I used this same idea for a stacked leather military knife handle that was missing a bakolite spacer. But I left it crudely finished to look like a field repair. The leather is beat up and aged, and the repair actually matches to patina quite well.

[@melgillham462]

That is actually a very cool idea, I hadn't thought about twine in that application. Looks awesome too!😎🤝

[@outbackladas]

Can’t say I’ve seen that done before , but it certainly makes a very effective repair job. Nice knife. Regards from Down Under.

[@victorsykes5334]

You haven't been showing up in my feed. Its two weeks later and I only found out about this vid when I looked for your channel.

[@FireCreekForge]

Bummer! Yeah I don't know what's up with YT sometimes

[@gregmead2967]

So it's great that you could use the CA glue to fix the cracks in the repair. But why not just use CA (darkened with graphite perhaps) to fix the gaps in the original handle?

[@Garage4Life]

Great tip. Thanks, gonna use it 😊

[@Mwwright79]

I really like that! I think I may try a full handle build in this fashion.

[@FireCreekForge]

Me too, thanks!

[@richardtrumbo164]

Good video. I make a lot of handles that way. I call it Hillbilly micarta. It is so easy to repair or rebuild this type of handle. I like using natural materials too. Thanks, friend.

[@FireCreekForge]

Thanks for watching

[@pasikhawm7419]

5:53 i was thinking about the same solution🤯

[@andyc750]

cool solution, have to give it a try

[@brysonalden5414]

That's a very interesting technique, thanks for sharing it.

[@FireCreekForge]

you bet!

[@chrisgilbert3305]

That is way better than the original

[@FireCreekForge]

Glad you like it!

[@TheSolo1papi]

That's beautiful.

[@FireCreekForge]

Thanks!

[@jarlove]

Rope micarta, very nice 😊

[@juniorcortez6604]

Let's get it!!!

[@TheMotownPhilly]

Cool little trick especially for a repair. I bet you could easily have dyed that string to whatever color ya wanted also. Another tool in the tool box for when I need it. Thanks a lot

[@Armand79th]

You could practice stabilising the wood with resin... Regardless of that, excellent work as usual.

[@wolfparty4234]

Very cool

[@elijahmcgeorge5198]

Cool trick I like natural materials too they’re great and I haven’t experienced this yet cause the guy I get them from usually has had that wood for months anyway but great job

[@ralphross2357]

Watching while on break at evenheat kiln.

[@FireCreekForge]

Nice!!

[@andrewneilson227]

Man that was painful to watch (breaking up the original) but the end product is really interesting!

[@davidanstice]

Episode idea for you. Would it be possible to have flames come out the top of the anvil to keep the steel hotter for longer? Some small copper tubes could direct heat onto the knife while on the anvil. It would have to not soften the anvil I guess with too much heat. Just an idea, I’ll let you run with it. Just seems a shame to have all that heat being wasted.

[@jlj777]

You could just fill that gap with something substantial like crazy glue etc.................................

[@michaelstrauss6587]

Funny, I was thinking about something similar for a repair, though just doing a slot near the guard. What resin product did you use?

[@FireCreekForge]

It's a fiberglass resin

[@josephwaldner7752]

Did you go to blade show

[@FireCreekForge]

not this year

[@herscheltaylor7919]

Why couldn't you just use the CPA on the original gap instead of going through all that extra work?

[@russia_must_die]

IMHO it's easier to fill the gap with epoxy instead of breaking the handle

[@billhatcher2984]

The glue would have worked in the first place

[@FireCreekForge]

The gap I fixed in the end was only surface level.

[@billhatcher2984]

@@FireCreekForge the glue has a capillary ability and if you just pulled on it with your fingers and put it in the bottom and then tried to get some in the top it would have been invisible after a light sand and a polish without a magnifying glass

[@billhatcher2984]

@@FireCreekForge I don't mean to sound like a know it all but if it happens again give it a try it won't hurt anything

[@SkullySkullmeister]

That looks amazing, something to think about in future builds. Thanks for the tip!