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There’s no metalsmithing involved in building these knives; you’re simply making the two wooden handle halves, called scales, which attach to the metal liners (folding knives) or the tang (fixed blade knives). We’ll make the larger folding knife here. Start by jointing and planing a piece of stock for the scales down to about 1/4" thick. Make it long enough to lay out two scales end-to-end and wider than necessary. On the folding knife, the flat ends of the scales fit against raised metal bolsters. Their intersection forms about a 7° angle, so crosscut the two ends of the scale blank to t. I made a set of wooden scales for my Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Rambler. This could work for any 58mm knife including: ramble, manager, classic, jetsetter. Making A Wooden Pocket Knife General Woodworking. I built my first wooden knife nearly three years ago as a mock-up for a real, metal knife. I never did get around to making the metal version, but the wooden one turned out to be very popular. I didn’t make a build video for it, since I really didn’t think anyone would be interested.  Next, the butt is fastened to one handle scale using the super glue. After it has set, I checked that the spring works correctly and puts the right amount of tension on the spine lock: The other handle scale is put on dry and I tested the operation of the knife again. I found that the spine lock was a bit sticky, so I sanded the ends a bit more, leaving it the same thickness in the middle. Step 1: Choose Your Scale Material. First, choose a wood to use as scales. I bought a scrap piece of cherry wood 2" x 2" x 6". You can use most scrap hardwoods, or purchase precut blank scales in a variety of colors, both stabilized and unstabilized. Knife Scales - Acrylic & Real Python Snake Skin Scales (pair) 5" long x 1 1/2" wide x 1/4" thick Sale price $19 99 $ Save $ Knife Scales - Genuine Red Bone Scales - 3x1x1/8". Build Something Extraordinary With Our Large Selection of Quality Knife Scales at Rockler Woodworking and Hardware.
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