I haven’t done handles yet but have all the pieces. Great video for those of us who haven’t done handles.

Thanks again Matt. It looks even better in person. Handles are comfortable as all get out. Im looking forward to getting this out for use

@gentrycustomknives8008

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear and thanks for checking out the video!

I'm about to do my first handle. Thank you for posting this excellent video. I learned a lot.

@gentrycustomknives8008

3 ай бұрын

Awesome thanks for watching!!

Great Instruction Matt. I think you do a great job and your process makes great sense.

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate that!!

Excellent teaching! Thank you so much for being so thorough.

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Thanks for sharing!! I’m starting on a Bushcraft knife tomorrow...a big help thanks

@gentrycustomknives8008

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Good luck on the build!

Thank you! Great presentation. Learned some tricks!

@gentrycustomknives8008

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you for watching!!!

Looks really good. Thanks for the thorough and complete information. Getting ready to put Scales on a Damascus blade.

@gentrycustomknives8008

6 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

Excellent explanation, nice and clean work.

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Inspired me to do my first knife handle replacement, thank you

@gentrycustomknives8008

11 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

Nice work! Thanks for posting this.

@gentrycustomknives8008

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

WoW! Well done.

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Thanks for the video. It looked great. I'm saving this video for when I'm ready to make my own.

@gentrycustomknives8008

10 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

@michaeldequatro1012

9 ай бұрын

This is the second time I'm watching this. I bought the knife, I bought the wood, but those pins that came with the knife aren't long enough. I don't know if I should get thinner wood, sand the wood that I have down, or get longer pins (I don't even know where to get those. Can you help? Thanks@@gentrycustomknives8008

Well done! I'm just getting into knife making and this is a very helpful video!

@gentrycustomknives8008

6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped!

Very cool! Came out good in the end 👍

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent learning video Matt. Some great tips there.👍

@gentrycustomknives8008

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😀😀

I enjoyed the Chaos. Reminds me of working in my garage. Good Video

@gentrycustomknives8008

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Saw your blued knife on knife making Facebook group! Good to find you have a channel! Awesome work!

@gentrycustomknives8008

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you for checking it out!!

Nice knife i literally just did the same orange liners with mahogany scales! It's a great knife but condors are on the soft side imo. I have several condors and love em but soft 1075. Cool video love your channel!👊

Dude !!! Ya know , I’m glad I stopped for a minute to watch ,, I’ve been out of picture for a season,, other issues have taken my time , but I’m back in the grind so ta speak!! Haha!! Yea,, you always teach me sumthin when I watch !!! I didn’t know you could use mycarta pins for holders on the scales!!! That’s wild !! I’m gonna try it !! The contrast between the liners and pins is the ticket !! Appreciate your time ,, thank you!!!

@gentrycustomknives8008

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

As always great info

@gentrycustomknives8008

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!! 😀😀

I really liked this. Very informative for me, just about to start with my first knife. Thank you :-). OH! Loved the orange details!

@gentrycustomknives8008

2 ай бұрын

Awesome thank you for watching!

Almost identical to my glue up process, I tend to be a tad lazier with my pin material and cutting my scales to fit on the bandsaw, although that's often for spine filing fills. Thanks for sharing, I always like seeing other people's processes, helps me refine my own.

@gentrycustomknives8008

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

👍 Nice looking finished product. Good instructional video.

@gentrycustomknives8008

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Good Job

I learned somethings. I thought I had figured it all out, but this video showed the wax paper trick. I just did it with 5 min epoxy to stick Koa to the white G10. Works great. The drill press trick, I copied with sacrificial board in the mill vise. Works great.

@gentrycustomknives8008

6 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

That looks very nice,

@gentrycustomknives8008

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Wax paper or aluminum foil with 2x2x6 and two c-clamps to clamp up

Turned out beautiful.

@gentrycustomknives8008

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Fun project!

@BourbonDrinker

3 жыл бұрын

@@gentrycustomknives8008 I hadn’t thought about buying a blank and making a handle. Any blank makers you would recommend?

@trainwon5699

3 жыл бұрын

@@BourbonDrinker knifekits.com

@gentrycustomknives8008

3 жыл бұрын

I have never used one so I unfortunately don’t have any recommendations for you! This one was from Amazon .

@BourbonDrinker

3 жыл бұрын

@@gentrycustomknives8008 I googled it and there are some American made blanks in all verities and price ranges. Thanks.

Have you every tried a slack belt on your grinder to knock the corners off and smooth it a little instead of using the dremel?

@gentrycustomknives8008

2 күн бұрын

No but I should!

Beautiful job Matt! I was a little anxious watching the part with the belt grinder with no tape over the cutting edge of the knife. Since this isn’t the first knife you have built…probably doesn’t need tape. The knife I’m going to build is a Damascus steel kitchen knife that has a razor edge. Question: do I drill both scales at the same time on my drill press? Thanks for this awesome video.

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

I drill them one at a time normally, but it’s totally personal preference! Good luck 👊

Great video Matt. I plan to use walnut for my scales on a kitchen knife for a friend. You mention an oil finish. What type of oil finish are you talking about? Also, would you recommend oil for a walnut scale or something else? I thought of using brass pins, any recommendation in that respect?

Hey man really loved the video! I was wondering what brand of belt sander do you have, looking into getting myself one and really liked yours!

@gentrycustomknives8008

7 ай бұрын

Kmg TX!

Great video, would love a some some of those scales. What’s the thickness of the g10 ?

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Email me and I can hook you up with some of this micarta!

Where do you get your Makita pins at ……. That’s and awesome knife with at orange inlay really set the handles off

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

I believe maker material supply!

Great video. Thanks. What speed do you run your 2x72 at for doing wood and micarta scales?

@gentrycustomknives8008

9 ай бұрын

Around 20% power!

Do you think micarta is better then a wooden handle? Beautiful work. Looks great thanks.

@gentrycustomknives8008

2 жыл бұрын

I really like how durable micarta is!

What extra/different steps do you use for wood scales. My first knife will have teak handles.

@gentrycustomknives8008

Ай бұрын

Same process

Out of curiosity, have you tried waterlox for finishing? If so any thoughts? It seems like it be a lot more durable

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

I never have 🤔 I’ll look into that

This is almost exactly what I need to do with my knife. It's a Casstrom Lars Falt knife blank and I'm fitting orange G10 liners, blue micarta and brass fittings for max visibility. The regular knife is black liners and curly birch. That's a bit too boring for me. The inside of the handle is skeletonized, I guess I'll just fill up the inside with epoxy. I don't want any water to sit inside the handles and rust the O2 steel.

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

That’s a good call!

What do you do for ventilation in your shop? I want to work with micarta and normally have my garage door open but winter is almost here and can't do that anymore.

@gentrycustomknives8008

2 жыл бұрын

I use a vacuum to suck up the dust under my grinder

@daveh777

Жыл бұрын

This guy doesn't care about safety whatsoever. Look what he does at the drill press!😅😅😅😂

@SugarMapleForge

Жыл бұрын

@@daveh777 Lol I have a 16inch exhaust fan in my shop now. Works great

This is the second belt grinder I have seen like this. Have not found one like it anywhere. What kind is it, and where do you buy these. How long is the belt?

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

beaumontmetalworks.com/product/kmg-tx/

@donniedale3522

Жыл бұрын

@@gentrycustomknives8008 Thank you.

@donniedale3522

Жыл бұрын

@@gentrycustomknives8008 Now that I have a clear picture of this I can build one with my own mods. I want at least a 6 inch wide belt. Got a large weld/fab shop, 21/2 ton lathe, mill, and lots of welders, metals formers etc. Work with a lot of Armour plate.

I'm just starting to do knife handles and would love to try Micarta. Do you still have some that I could buy to give it a try?

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

I have a few sets still !

@lenbloom338

Жыл бұрын

@@gentrycustomknives8008 Great, what do I need to do to have some sent? Thank you for your chanel. You do an awesome job explaining the process.

@lenbloom338

Жыл бұрын

Not sure if my last reply got to you. Do you have a set or two that I could buy?

@jamesharmon3827

3 ай бұрын

​@@lenbloom338just Google micarta knife scales

What do you oil the handle with for the finish?

@gentrycustomknives8008

9 ай бұрын

Pelican paste wax!

In house micarta? any chance you will do a video on your process?

@gentrycustomknives8008

3 жыл бұрын

In house cut micarta! I picked up two GIANT blocks of industrial natural micarta a couple years ago that I have slowly been processing into scale material! A lot of work but such great material.

@dudleymoe1

2 жыл бұрын

@@gentrycustomknives8008 Would you mind sharing where you got your industrial block of micarta from?

@themichiganangler4746

2 жыл бұрын

@@dudleymoe1 I received that in trade from a customer a few years ago! Would love to find more!

What type of oil are you applying to the micarta scales?

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

I use paste wax now! Works great! Www.pelicanpaste.com. ( discount code gentry)

Do you ever buff out the handles?

@gentrycustomknives8008

3 жыл бұрын

Not with micarta

Where do you get your 5/16 G10 tube from?

@gentrycustomknives8008

6 ай бұрын

Maker material supply

g\Guess I didn't wait for the end of the video; I see you said linseed oil. My bad.

What source(s) do you have for the G10 material?

@gentrycustomknives8008

7 ай бұрын

Maker material supply

FANTASTIC JOB MATT A+!

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Could I still get some scales

@gentrycustomknives8008

9 ай бұрын

Yea email me

I want a set of scale please sir 😮

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

Message me over on Instagram and I’ll get you some

Where did you get the pins?

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

Maker material supply

Why is there always a u cut by the hilt of the knife

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

The sharpening choil?

CONdor

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

??

I had my drill bit grab while drilling and it spun the knife into my hand. I almost lost my thumb and got several other deep cuts from it. Luckily I was not hit by the knife when it flew off the bit and went across the garage. I only drill with the work clamped or in a vise now. Just saying because saw you holding with your bare hand like I was. Be safe.

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard of that happening!

@glenpaul3606

Жыл бұрын

@@gentrycustomknives8008 Yes so had I but I got careless. Not worth the risk.

Excellent explanation, nice and clean work.

@gentrycustomknives8008

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!