Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk (finished)
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Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk (finished)
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Yesterday I received the exotic wood (Spalted Tamarind) that I ordered for re-handling my Tartan Dirk, so I started to make a custom handle for the Blackjack Tartan Dirk I just bought online.
This is the way it was issued:
So, I started to slice & dice the issue Kraton (rubber bumper) handle:
Then, after removing the wrist thong ferrule from the tang, cut the Tamarind blank in half, then traced the outline of the tang onto each half of the Tamarind, so I could inlet the tang for half it's thickness into each side with a chisel.
After the inletting was done, I glued it up on the tang with epoxy, then upon impulse/whim also glued a piece of Ebony I had hanging around onto the butt end
I'm gonna let the epoxy cure overnite, then start shaping the handle another day (Tomorrow being Easter Sunday, I've got other things to do, with my family).
(to be continued............ )
(continued)
Today, I started to roughly shape the handle:
(FINISHED)
Last night I finished shaping the Spalted Tamerind handle and it's Ebony endcap, finish-sanded it, then applied a few coats of finish to the wood, before mounting a scrimshawed frufraw (not my work) to the endcap.
I hope you like it.
My next project will to be make a set of exotic wood grips for the Webley Tempest .177 pellet pistol I have coming in.
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Yesterday I received the exotic wood (Spalted Tamarind) that I ordered for re-handling my Tartan Dirk, so I started to make a custom handle for the Blackjack Tartan Dirk I just bought online.
This is the way it was issued:
So, I started to slice & dice the issue Kraton (rubber bumper) handle:
Then, after removing the wrist thong ferrule from the tang, cut the Tamarind blank in half, then traced the outline of the tang onto each half of the Tamarind, so I could inlet the tang for half it's thickness into each side with a chisel.
After the inletting was done, I glued it up on the tang with epoxy, then upon impulse/whim also glued a piece of Ebony I had hanging around onto the butt end
I'm gonna let the epoxy cure overnite, then start shaping the handle another day (Tomorrow being Easter Sunday, I've got other things to do, with my family).
(to be continued............ )
(continued)
Today, I started to roughly shape the handle:
(FINISHED)
Last night I finished shaping the Spalted Tamerind handle and it's Ebony endcap, finish-sanded it, then applied a few coats of finish to the wood, before mounting a scrimshawed frufraw (not my work) to the endcap.
I hope you like it.
My next project will to be make a set of exotic wood grips for the Webley Tempest .177 pellet pistol I have coming in.
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Last edited by Pete44ru on Thu Apr 05, 2018 12:48 pm, edited 4 times in total.
Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk
A good, sure, non-slip is the only way to go. If it looks really cool, like yours, it's icing on the cake.
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Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk
good job !
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I'm liking where this is headed!
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Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk
Cool beans.
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Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk (updated)
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Update: Today, I started to roughly shape the handle:
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Update: Today, I started to roughly shape the handle:
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Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk (updated)
The spalting is a striking effect. Cool
Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk (finished)
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(FINISHED)
Last night I finished shaping the Spalted Tamerind handle and it's Ebony endcap, finish-sanded it, then applied a few coats of finish to the wood, before mounting a scrimshawed frufraw (not my work) to the endcap.
I hope you like it.
My next project will to be make a set of exotic wood grips for the Webley Tempest .177 pellet pistol I have coming in.
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(FINISHED)
Last night I finished shaping the Spalted Tamerind handle and it's Ebony endcap, finish-sanded it, then applied a few coats of finish to the wood, before mounting a scrimshawed frufraw (not my work) to the endcap.
I hope you like it.
My next project will to be make a set of exotic wood grips for the Webley Tempest .177 pellet pistol I have coming in.
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Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk (finished)
That sure turned out way better that it started!
Way cool!
jb
Way cool!
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Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk (finished)
Very nicely done.
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Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk (finished)
That is a much better looking dirk than it was originally. That handle has character and style. Knives are not required to have ugly handles, but some manufacturers sure seem to think that ugly is required.
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Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk (finished)
Looks awesome, great work.
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Re: Re-Handling My Blackjack Tartan Dirk (finished)
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Muchas gratias, for the kind words, folks !
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Muchas gratias, for the kind words, folks !
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