Hey Guys, i am in the middle of making a knife from a circular saw blade. I have cut the blank out of the saw blade, shaped the blade, drilled holes for the pins, and sanded a bit of a edge on the blade.
I have identified some wood for handle scales and split it on a band saw. the problem is that i am not sure how to get the scales perfectly flat to attach to the knife blank. i dont have a lot of power tools, ok, that should have read, i dont have any, i do most of my work by hand or use a friends shop when available.
Do you guys have any advice. Thanks in advance, Jack
well you could use a sanding block or put sandpaper on a piece of glass and sand the scales back and forth :0)
I agree with drewsbows. A scrap piece of glass or Granite and some sandpaper will do it. A figure 8 motion is what most guys use. If the sandpaper slides around, you can use some spray adhesive on it. Apply even pressure.
Show some pictures please. Lin
Another tip if you don't have a belt sander...
buy a sanding belt , say about a 3" wide x whatever length they come in. Cut a 1x4 board so that it is a snug fit in the sanding belt. Lay it on your bench and you can rub the scales on it. And you have 2 sides to work with. Then you can finish with sandpaper on glass as Lin suggested.
I am suggesing you start with a course belt to flatten it out quick, then go to finer on glass/slate to finish with.
That sanding belt tool I mentioned, comes in handy for a lot of other things than knives.
Dan