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Von Gruff Donor Member Offline Posts: 491 Location: South Otago Joined: Mar 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Shaping knife handles Jan 25^th, 2018 at 4:42pm	Print Post
	A couple of videos of how I take the knife handle from the square to the finished shape using bandsaw, belt grinder and rasp. All the knife details can be found on my website http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The JT Ranger knife in the last video is the prototype knife and the sample pic will be uploaded to the website in a week when the knife is finished although all the details are there under the knife design/other knives section. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXW1sGE_Jrg&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtyuCJYKez8&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGJeRJwSM1A&feature=youtu.be

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mitch270 Donor Member Offline No longer owns a .270 Posts: 623 Location: western waikato Joined: Jan 6^th, 2013 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #1 - Jan 26^th, 2018 at 7:47am	Print Post
	Great vids, your system is a lot more efficient than mine!


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Von Gruff Donor Member Offline Posts: 491 Location: South Otago Joined: Mar 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #2 - Jan 26^th, 2018 at 5:24pm	Print Post
	Thanks Mitch. cutting the initial shape on the bandsaw has reduced the grinding belt usage and can now do over 4 to 5 times the number of handles on the one belt than I could by doing it all on the belt grinder. I use the cheaper AO belts for the handles so I can keep a sharp belt that cuts quicker and more cleanly.

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6x45 Just Joined Offline New Zealand's Hunting and Fishing Forum Posts: 39 Location: Waikato Joined: Apr 18^th, 2018	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #3 - Apr 18^th, 2018 at 7:39am	Print Post
	Nice work


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Tama Just Joined Offline New Zealand's Hunting and Fishing Forum Posts: 33 Location: Hamilton Joined: Apr 24^th, 2017 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #4 - Apr 29^th, 2018 at 11:37pm	Print Post
	Helpful videos ther vongruff. Just been re-shaping my old mans knife blade that snapped at the handle, just wondering what wood would you recommend for a handle? not too sure on where to look and what to look for. thanks anything helps


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Von Gruff Donor Member Offline Posts: 491 Location: South Otago Joined: Mar 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #5 - May 1^st, 2018 at 6:39pm	Print Post
	Any of the hardwoods will make a good handle. I have used walnut, jarah, rimu, hickory, bluegum and a lot of exotic woods as well. The other thing you can use is to go to a kitchen bench maker and get a piece of corian which is one of the synthetics or make your own micarta with strips of paper, linnen or canvas soaked in fiberglass resin and pressed together.

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Tama Just Joined Offline New Zealand's Hunting and Fishing Forum Posts: 33 Location: Hamilton Joined: Apr 24^th, 2017 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #6 - May 2^nd, 2018 at 8:45am	Print Post
	thanks ive actually got some fiberglass resin so might look into that. does the wood have to be dry? If I was to harvest my own how long would a good time to wait before I use it. cheers


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Chase and Gather Forum Senior Offline Posts: 537 Joined: Jul 30^th, 2008 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #7 - Aug 30^th, 2018 at 9:22pm	Print Post
	Hi Von Gruff - do you know where in NZ i would be able to purchase some loveless bolts?

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Von Gruff Donor Member Offline Posts: 491 Location: South Otago Joined: Mar 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #8 - Sep 4^th, 2018 at 7:22am	Print Post
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Von Gruff Donor Member Offline Posts: 491 Location: South Otago Joined: Mar 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #9 - Sep 4^th, 2018 at 7:23am	Print Post
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Slayer Donor Member Offline Posts: 674 Location: Bay of Plenty Joined: Feb 3^rd, 2011 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #10 - Jun 16^th, 2019 at 10:48am	Print Post
	Hi there. I like the idea of shaping the handle with the bandsaw. What about your stainless/brass pins, bolts, tubes etc that holds the scales to the tang? Doesn't that blunt your blade too much when cutting through them??

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Von Gruff Donor Member Offline Posts: 491 Location: South Otago Joined: Mar 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #11 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 9:13am	Print Post
	I have bi metal blades (10 tpi) for my wood working bandsaw the same as the 18tpi bi meta blades on my meta cutting bandsaw. Buy from NZ Bandsaw Brian 09 267 8570

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tinass Active Member Offline Out there having a go ! Posts: 80 Location: northland Joined: Oct 11^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #12 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 12:32pm	Print Post
	Any more interesting knives for us to ogle VG ? Enjoyed looking at your work as things where made.


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Von Gruff Donor Member Offline Posts: 491 Location: South Otago Joined: Mar 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #13 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 2:38pm	Print Post
	Wasn't getting much conversation over them so stopped posting but have made over 250 in the last 18 mnths nad they have customers in 7 different countries now. Buffalo horn and brass Safari Hunter Damascus Buffalo skinner with buffalo horn bolster and spalted eucalyptus Buffalo skinner with buffalo horn bolster and exhibition walnut, with a Pocket Ranger with Zebrawood. Pair of daggers with brass and walnut Buffalo skinner with copper and ebony Pair of Old Westerns with Buffalo horn bolsters and Swamp Kauri 7 1/2 inch Chef with exhibition walnut Hunter skinner with brass and Accacia A pair of Bowies Copper and Tambotion one and micarta with eucalyptus on the other Bowie with blued steel guard and eucalyptus

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Von Gruff Donor Member Offline Posts: 491 Location: South Otago Joined: Mar 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Shaping knife handles Reply #14 - Jul 7^th, 2019 at 2:52pm	Print Post
	General purpose kitchen knife with paper micarta and a paring knife with benchtop acrylic A thumbrest skinner and a mini skinner, both with buffao horn bosters and accacia A pair of Lion knives. One with Accacia and the other with eucalyptus Mini skinner (buffao horn and wanut) and Hunter skinner with accacia Filleter and Fisherman with natura canvas micarta Safari knife with buffalomhorn and zebrawood set of table knives/steak knives with paper micarta over red liners 7 1/2 inch Chef with eucalyptus Safari knife with buffalo horn 8 1/2 inch carving knife with paper micarta AH EDC with Giraffe bone Pair of 7 1/2 inch Chef knives with exhibition eucalyptus Pair of Safari knives brass and buffalo horn and brass and giraffe bone

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