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Fitting a stick tang blade into a handle block or front bolster piece is a challenging part of knife making. If you make the tang slit too wide, you will get a gap between the blade and the front section of the handle. One of the first things makers often check when picking up a hand-made knife is the blade to handle fit-up. A "broach" or tang hole saw is the tool used to help in this process; it is basically a saw blade with a narrow tip small enough to get into drilled holes that are …

Bevel Jig for fast, repeatable results The bevel jig is back in stock and this version has a couple of minor upgrades:harder bottom plate in Teflon, harder to scratch and less frictionoptional second tension arm to take up any slack in the hingesAt Creative Man we believe the bevel jig we offer is one of the best on the market; all stainless steel so will not rust or stick to metal dust, incorporates our Carbide Faced File Guide for matching plunge lines and with strong, accurate angle …

Nice looking result from Nathan Toal here, in 1084 and red and black epoxy scales. He calls it the Dark Hunter, a very nice result with blued carbon steel blade.

Samuel Hart did a great instructional picture-series on Instagram, and we wanted to share it here.It covers how to make a knife including the blade, using simple hand tools and one of our Basic Knife Making Kits.Check out Sam's Instagram for the original post here Sam chose the Carbon Steel kit, this is the easiest to heat treat at home and the one we generally recommend;The kit comes with 1084 Carbon Steel, a 330 mm piece big enough for a full-sized chef knife or 2 smaller blade …

Instructions for Brisa EnZo kits:Tools Required: Epoxy glue, for instance Max Strength Araldite (2 component epoxy)Acetone and kitchen paperFlat head screw driverFile and sand paperOptional: Oil or wax to seal the handle (if wood)Step 1: Dry fit the handle scales and corby bolts to make sure everything fits together. If the red spacers are not attached to the handle scales, epoxy these on and when dry, drill or cut holes for bolts and cut to size of handle scales.Step 2: Epoxy handle …