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12-16-2002, 01:37 PM
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Combination Handle How To's w/pics
been asked by a few folks to do this, hope it helps some of you avoid the number of mistake's it took me to get here.....
http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft...B68614AB424F46 
__________________ Frank Bradley  
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12-16-2002, 02:12 PM
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Frank,
That is a great tutorial. Thanks for taking the effort! I can see that it is time to get a welder. Bob Sigmon
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12-16-2002, 02:23 PM
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Good job. Like seeing the "How To's"
__________________   Tumbling down the road at 35 MPH is no fun, TRUST ME!
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12-16-2002, 02:32 PM
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thanks, Bob.......and Bob Warner, I've long admired your efforts to help out the less-established maker, thought maybe I could lend a hand, even with my limited experience...
I LMAO couple days ago when I read your post where you said you use your electric engraver to rough up a tang, I've been doing that for a couple years also, drives the little woman nuts when I fire that noisy thing up, but it works, especially around the borders..... __________________ Frank Bradley
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12-16-2002, 02:43 PM
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Frank,
Your 'limited' experience is nothing short of fantastic. The real trick is getting from the basic glue up to the finished product. And you are a master of the high polish! Bob Sigmon
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12-16-2002, 05:16 PM
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Excellent tutorial...
As soon as I get time and get rid of the flu, I'm going to have to run right out and make one like that! 
__________________ Jamey Saunders -- Charter Member, GCKG (Got a question? Have you tried to  for the answer?) "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of them." --John Wayne, in The Shootist
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12-17-2002, 05:31 AM
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What a process!! Frank, you produce such great knives with regularity, that it impresses me even more to see the amount of work involved in getting them done!
Thanks so much for this time and sharing! Is the tang held in place with just a tight fit and epoxy? No pins are needed? Same with the buttcap--the stud is just there for a glue hold, right? Coop __________________ Jim Cooper - Capturing the Artistry and Significance of Handmade Knives  ?? New website improvement for 2010 - Over 5000 images searchable by maker's name! ??
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12-17-2002, 04:26 PM
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thanks Jim.....just glue in most of them, if you've ever tried to destroy a handle (as I have) because of a mistake or bad material, you'll begin to understand that pins aren't necessary to create a strong handle.....you are correct, buttcap anchor does just that, gives a deep epoxy bond so the thing doesn't get knocked off arbitrarily.....
__________________ Frank Bradley
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