Homemade knife Handles

[Bjankowski]

I don’t post much on here, I stay busy and make and sell at least one knife a day. I thought I’d share with you some of the hybrid scales, I’ve been making lately. These have all been sold. I think I’m enjoying making the scales as much as knife making. I use Alumilite Epoxy Resign, incredible material.

[SwampBuck]

Very nice.
Really like that second to last one

[Bjankowski]

Very nice.
Really like that second to last one

Thanks bro, that's new skinner design I came up with last month.

[Leon County Slayer]

They turned out great. That alumilite is fun too work with. I used to use some of those rubber butter trays for casting in and they worked really well. Do you use a pressure pot?

[Bjankowski]

They turned out great. That alumilite is fun too work with. I used to use some of those rubber butter trays for casting in and they worked really well. Do you use a pressure pot?

Yes, I do use a pressure pot, and never thought of the rubber butter trays. I'll have to give them a try, my silicone molds are getting shabby.

[Leon County Slayer]

Yes, I do use a pressure pot, and never thought of the rubber butter trays. I'll have to give them a try, my silicone molds are getting shabby.

Yes, I think they may have been silicone as well but I don’t recall. I’ve wondered if pulling a vacuum might be even more effective than pressure for the process but eventually decided to just allocated time on the knives and leather. The leather took up more time and it was a better use of time financially to buy the scales at that point. Fun things!


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[Looney Tatonka]

Can you show some actual pics of making one of those handles? They are absolutely beautiful, but I have no idea how you are getting those pieces of things into a handle form. Is it all molds you just put things into and pour resin over?

[kruppa24]

Love the first one!

[lanceodom]

thats great looking work there!

[BLee15]

Nice work. Very good looking knifes

[Bjankowski]

Yes, I think they may have been silicone as well but I don’t recall. I’ve wondered if pulling a vacuum might be even more effective than pressure for the process but eventually decided to just allocated time on the knives and leather. The leather took up more time and it was a better use of time financially to buy the scales at that point. Fun things!


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A vacuum won't work, it actually bubbles up the resign and at $200.00 a gallon it's a hard lesson to learn. I understand about the leather business, I've made a few pancake sheaths for a few long-time customers. Even with a sewing machine it's just not cost effective, plus leather has gone out of sight in price. I make over 300 knives a year, I have to make my own scales to try to keep the price affordable.

[Bjankowski]

Can you show some actual pics of making one of those handles? They are absolutely beautiful, but I have no idea how you are getting those pieces of things into a handle form. Is it all molds you just put things into and pour resin over?

This is the process we go through make hybrid scales

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT-ajOdmAeU"]Making Wood and Resin Blanks - YouTube[/ame]

[Looney Tatonka]

This is the process we go through make hybrid scales

Making Wood and Resin Blanks - YouTube

Great video. Thanks!

[3ChordTruth]

Very nice work, and that takes a lot of talent.

[coy-ote]

Bob what designs are 4 and 5 those look new?