Metal sheaths?

I think I got it figured out on the forming, at least. I didn't have any nickle silver, so I used some brass .032 shim stock and formed around a hard wood blank after annealing it.

The problem came when I went to silver braze the sheath together. I kept burning holes in the sheath. The silver solder I bought at Lowes seems to melt at about the same temp as nickle silver and brass.

Do you use a lower heat silver braze, or just silver solder? I also saw some copper alloy braze at Lowes and tried some of it. It melted at a lower temp than the brass and was a silver color, will this work?

I know most use .040 nickel silver instead of brass, but this was for a keeper and for practice.

Thanks,
William

In the seventies, I bought a hardcover book called "Knifecraft" by Sid Latham. Although the book is out of print, I'd bet you can find it in a public library someplace.

The book contains an excellent piece by Buster Warenski on how to make a metal sheath. I thought about scanning and posting it here, but it would be a clear copyright violation, so I didn't. Hope that helps some.

Dang,i've had that book for so many years that I forgot that was in there, thanks Don. Also what is new since then, get yourself some of those nylon dead blow hammers, small and large, they work great for forming sheet, without marring it real bad.

Thanks, Don, I have the book, you'r right, it have a very good article on metal sheaths, only problem it has nothing about what temp braze to use.

I'm a excelent steel welder, don't know Jack 'bout silver brazeing! Think maybe I just need to work on tourch work.

Low temp with high tensil strenght,if memory serves me rite.

Also taper the metal at the joint to cut down on build up.

Thanks, I am going to try some jewlers silver solder when I can, it seems to be what every one is useing.