Cheese Knife

[rogerwaskow]

Hi Guys

Anybody ever done a cheese knife. I am going to order some hardware but just thought about it a moment ago "How does one make those" Any ideas?????

 

[Dale Coons]

usually you cut the scales (handles) just a hair oversize (say 1/16 or so) and epoxy them onto the blade. if there is shaping of the handles toward the blade, do that before glueing. then round the handles and shape with a rasp till comfy in the hand, and sand flush to the blade. I used a drum sander in a drill press and medium grit. once its all flush, hand sand, apply finish (careful up b the blade so you don't get glop on it) and buff it out.

 

[holmqer]

It all depends on the knife hardware.

I made one from the CSUSA Deluxe Stainless Steel Cutlery, those are designed to be turned handles. Other knife hardware is made from scales that are epoxied together and shaped with no lathe. Some of our knife experts are very good at that. I've just done one of the two scale knives and it was fun.

 

[nava1uni]

I have made a few and turn the handle and epoxy the knife part into the handle. I make a ferrule from copper pipe. Looks nice.