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Title: My new Helle knife build
Post by: razorsharptokill on April 04, 2008, 06:56:00 PM

After I saw that my clamp had slipped on my latest BBO bow I had to change course a little. Man that sucked!
 Oh well.. here's the blade blank I bought at OJAM. The handle is coming along well I think.
I was going to try to use the copper out of a fuse to dress the handle up a little but it is too small.
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG0981.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG0982.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG0986.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG0987.jpg)

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: razorsharptokill on April 04, 2008, 07:22:00 PM

Yeah this is a better forum. Duh, forgot we had a knife forum. Thanks Mods.

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: sticshooter on April 04, 2008, 07:41:00 PM

Looking great! GIT'R DONE I wanna see it.<><<><

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: Leftieshot on April 04, 2008, 09:00:00 PM

VERY nice handle!!  What are the woods?  I think I see bocote

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: skullworks on April 05, 2008, 09:22:00 AM

Looking good!

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: razorsharptokill on April 05, 2008, 11:03:00 AM

It's bocote in the middle then padauk, then bubinga, and cocobolo on the ends. This is all scrap wood from my bows.

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: Bodork on April 05, 2008, 08:26:00 PM

Looking good! I've never tried shaping the handle first. I always glue the blade in the handle block when it is still a rectangle piece like in the third picture. That way, in case I get the blade a little off center,   :thumbsup:   Mike

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: razorsharptokill on April 05, 2008, 09:04:00 PM

Good point. This is my first one so everything is a learning journey for me.

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: wislnwings on April 06, 2008, 05:50:00 AM

Good looking handle.  I've been thinking about trying to assemble a Helle knife so I'll be following along.

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: Lewis Brookshire III on April 06, 2008, 07:31:00 AM

Looks good so far! Thats some nice looking Coco in the handle!!

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: razorsharptokill on April 06, 2008, 09:41:00 AM

Bought a brass hilt at the gun show yesterday. Now all I have to do is get the handle and it to match up and epoxy everything together.

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: razorsharptokill on April 09, 2008, 10:55:00 AM

Update: Got the brass hilt reduced and rough shaped to handle. I can see advantage to shaping the handle/hilt AFTER mounting the blade. Now all my finsh sanding and polishing of the forward portion of the handle will get scuffed as I mate the edge of the hilt to the surface of the wood. Oh well, learned another lesson.

I'll post pics when I get closer to being done.

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: LEOPARD on April 24, 2008, 08:26:00 AM

Looking good so far!  ;)   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: el oso on April 28, 2008, 10:46:00 PM

Looks cool. lets see more pics.

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: Al Kidner on April 29, 2008, 06:03:00 AM

What blade is that in the packet still? I too am thinking of putting together a Helle blade.

many thanks,

al

Title: Re: My new Helle knife build
Post by: 91stormvet on May 02, 2008, 09:30:00 PM

Looking good. Just curious, are you a railroader? That copper looks like the ends to a locomotive start fuse. I am a loco mechanic, reason I ask. I have saved some for the same purpose.