How to Fit a Wa Handle Part 2 - step by step turorial

[@Spectt84]

Knife makers and you especially are SOOO underated when it comes to the skills and knowledge involved for something like this to come together. The phrase "jack of all trades" comes to mind... For example, just on this project you were: a historian -to accurately replicate traditional Japanese styling an engineer -for ergonomics and function a designer -to use colors to make something visually appealing a blacksmith/metal fabricator -to shape the blade a metallurgist -to properly heat treat the blade a carpenter -to cut and shape the handle a machinist -to precisely measure and center the handle Then, if that wasn't hard enough you then added... a photographer, a cameraman, a video editor, a webmaster, an entrepreneur, a businessman, a salesman, and a teacher...

[@michaelridout9693]

I’ve watched these two videos a couple of times now. I love your teaching method. Thank you for taking time to share your knowledge and skills with the rest of us.

[@robdellenger1866]

I’ve been learning and making knives for just a year now and I love it. I just want to thank you and all the knife makers out there for your sharing, encouraging, teaching, and especially all the effort you put into your videos. It’s greatly appreciated.

[@Simplelittlelife]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate that. Best reward for these videos is knowing someone else benefits from them so thanks again! Cheers👍

[@alecf3691]

These videos were exactly what I was looking for and in need of. THANK YOU!

[@Simplelittlelife]

Glad it was helpful!👍

[@oldjoeclarke.]

That was such fun to watch, all the simple but effective ideas that you use to make the job easier (not that it is easy) are great to see. It was a real breath of fresh air the way you shoot your videos, very calm and to the point without being over technical, like I said before, fun to watch. I didn't realise there was two parts when I started to watch but I am glad there was, could have watched this all night in truth. I am going to copy/paste this to part one. Thank you for such a great lesson, got a glue up on a Wa handle to do tomorrow, no shaping just the epoxy part but this video makes me feel more confident.

[@richardbohlingsr3490]

That came out super nice. Swell job.

[@Simplelittlelife]

Thank you very much’

[@ferguslundy2253]

Awesome video and beautiful knife. Thanks for making

[@Simplelittlelife]

Thank you so much!

[@mickkeim4142]

That is amazing...fine workmanship.

[@Simplelittlelife]

Thank you!

[@747maran]

Thank you for this, looked through 5 videos how to attach a knife handle without pins, shouda typed in WA handles before

[@Simplelittlelife]

Right on. Glad it’s helpful and thank you for watching it! Cheers 👍

[@trevorbeckett3248]

Very Informative thank you

[@xj9779]

Thanks for sharing this... you never can learn enough that is why I like it.

[@mramanya]

Another great knife build

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

My favorite way to rehandle all my Japanese kitchen knives. Beauty job Jeremy.

[@rogersbros]

Great work. Thanks for the video. 🤘

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much for showing this detail! I'm going to be attempting one of these soon.

[@Simplelittlelife]

You’re welcome! 👍

[@chrisosh9574]

Really nice work, the balance looks good to me for Chinese style food prep.

[@eliaskobbi1797]

That knife looks amazing man! Fantastic!

[@Simplelittlelife]

Thank you!

[@SL-ez7qn]

I really like your work and learned a few things. You have eared yourself a subscriber 👍🏼

[@Simplelittlelife]

Thank you so much! I appreciate that👍

[@SL-ez7qn]

There are so many epoxies on the market. Is there any one that you recommend.?

[@jsmcinnes]

so good!!! I followed everything you did and it turned out perfect!! Thank you for your videos!! You teach me so much!

[@Simplelittlelife]

Right on! Great to hear thank you 👍

[@josh88113]

Gorgeous knife

[@akker-5397]

Thank you, sir! It helped me a lot to make this process simple.

[@laurentnadalknives8170]

Very useful video! Thank you so much for those precious advices. I definitely love the way you work 🙏

[@stevec1586]

Grab the blade in a vise on your mill and drop an end mill down the sides of the handle to true them up to the blade...I'm a machinist, I always try to find find the most precise way to get there. Love your channel man. 👍

[@Simplelittlelife]

Thanks Steve! That’s a really great idea. Have you tried it? My worry is the handle would rattle loose if it’s not epoxied on already. But man, that would be so easy! 👍

[@stevec1586]

@@Simplelittlelife No...never tried it. I've never made a knife for that matter. But you're right, I didn't think about the handle still being free.

[@2byforge]

Had watch quite a few of your videos and loved them all. Then had the pleasure of listening to you on Toby Fire and Steel Podcast and then went and watch just about every single video of yours. This one is by far my favourite. I will be stealing your process for handle shaping from now on. P.s I already stole your cheap clamp trick from the glue up video as that is genius

[@nicolascazzaretto5914]

Beautiful job dude, perfect!

[@badplayer]

Good videos man! Learning a lot, thanks for sharing. Going to try this on my next 2 sushi knives. For some reason I don't like to clamp on the tip of the blade, so I usually clamp the flats between 2 pieces of wood which are longer then the blade and clamp to those blocks and the handle. Works great. Keep the videos coming.

[@e.t.preppin7084]

Beautiful handle and knife I must add. I really would love to attempt a hidden tang knife someday. The cleaver is one of my favorite knives

[@michaandrzejewski8445]

Jeremy, next time You can just wax the tang of the knife, when epoxy cures you can really easily pop the handle off.

[@lachy1709]

hi Jeremy, have you ever tried using antler for a handle?

[@retroguy254]

Waow! (see what I did there) that is a beautiful cleaver. Thanks for tips, That might be my favorite knife you made so far. Until the next one.

[@labradoforge4414]

Beautiful work. What do you call that measuring device that you taped the pencil to? Thank you

[@tpsolarpl1319]

Genialny i banalnie prosty sposób jak prawidłowo i równo wykonać rękojeść. Dziękuję ! (PL)

[@elileavitt5923]

So good! Does anyone know what that red wood is?

[@neilyeag]

What do you use for layout on really dark woods? Excellent tutorial on the lay out process.

[@charlottemelanie455]

that is a beauty

[@Simplelittlelife]

Thank you!

[@MrMarsBlades]

Awesome, cheers Jeremy

[@mauricehollands2425]

Jeremy. Thank you for such an informative set of vids! I do have one question. You say you soaked the handle in tung oil or similar. Surely, if it is resin stabilised to strengthen the wood and stop twisting , cracking etc, then the oil will not soak in as you say. Am I missing something?

[@DetailingJourney]

What's the name of that tool you use to mark the thickness of the handle?

[@jacknemo8021]

Loathe the Wa handle. I have always preferred the western birds head type. so much more control especially in a pull cut.

[@Simplelittlelife]

Cool

[@ivanchepalis5362]

Very nice and clear tutorial! What are the final dimensions of butt and ferrule?

[@MethiasZa]

Jeremy, did you ever show the sharpening apparatus for your belt grinder? Sharpening consistently to get a good cutting edge always drives me up the wall doing it freehand. If not it would be awesome to please see what you did.

[@mauricehollands2425]

What are the '123' blocks you use a lot. Are they used in hydraulics or air distribution?

[@mauricehollands2425]

Just watched an earlier vid showing you making the handle. Can you tell me starting sizes before shaping? Obviously rectangle shape at blade end. Important to allow centering of 1/2" hole. AWhat is 1123 block. For hydraulics/air?

[@don0giorgio]

Price tag, steel, hrc?) Looks awesome man!

[@patrickkeit]

That pencil height gauge thingy, whats that called? I could really use such a thing

[@1averageamerican]

Fantastic instruction and a beautiful handle. Thanks for sharing. BTW- Nice little nick on your knuckle. The hands of a knife maker.

[@lancehandmade]

what is that goop on your makers mark?

[@geneclifford8662]

As always, Another Great job Jeremy. I would love to see your sharpening unit for your belt grinder. Maybe I missed that session.

[@AmethystDeciever]

19:41 spider decides that Jeremy is getting too much spotlight :D

[@slidergrub]

Was just about to make a similar comment! Hahah

[@justonclark1244]

How would I get ahold of you to talk about making 4 knifes for me.

[@Simplelittlelife]

You could email me. Jeremy at homesteadknives dot com 👍

[@justonclark1244]

Homesteadknife

[@brucebarnes9138]

Nice vegi chopper

[@marksmallman4572]

Jeremy, gorgeous.(the cleaver)

[@Simplelittlelife]

Thank you so much! 🙏👍

[@michaelshort7297]

Ah huh, 😁 you're right though it's very nice.

[@andrewanderson9322]

Love that you let your “young” kids use knives, my grandpa gave me an old timer and said you will lose 10 pints of blood in your life hopefully it won’t all be from this. lol I want to get my ten month old a knife... wife said no haha wonder why hahaha

[@johneliadis9689]

That's gorgeous, but you're gonna run out of telephone books!

[@mjkknives9483]

How to fit a handle handle ;)

[@dougstarkey2035]

Have you thought about magnetizing your 1-2-3 block(s)? Just had a thought....🤔

[@LarsKiel]

👍👌

[@Zach8264]

One thing that drives me crazy is the amount of tape you use when doing epoxy stuff. Would you try getting some of those $5 silicone mats to mix your epoxy on to perhaps show people they can reduce their waste?

[@Simplelittlelife]

I get that comment a lot. Tape is cheap. The waste is small. I’ve tried silicone ice cube trays and they just are a pain to cheap and store. Tape is a product I use in 4 different processes in knifemaking so it makes sense to keep it and not have other stuff to deal with. Simplify. If people are really worried about waste they should stop buying useless crap at Walmart. I buy only things I need and use and buy the best I can so they last longer. Our culture is bread to always buy the latest and greatest and throw it away when the next thing comes out. That is a far bigger waste issue than me using tape to mix epoxy.

[@Zach8264]

@@Simplelittlelife I remember when you were using those ice cube trays. Which is what made me use a silicon mat for woodworking stuff. It just sits there along side other stuff on my bench and never moves. But I agree, the waste we go through with buying new and whatnot is a load of crap in itself. If you buy something nice that costs a little more, most people are well inclined to take better care of it and think twice before scrapping it for something new.

[@Simplelittlelife]

👍

[@drewsenthused6079]

Simple little life? More like sexy little knives. Nice one!

[@Simplelittlelife]

Hahaha, thank you. I appreciate the compliments. 👍

[@Reza-nz2re]

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