Making a Bone Handle Knife 

Nice build, I watched it twice. I've been a woodworker for fifty years, but my middle daughter asked me to make her a knife. I told her I didn't know how. She said RU-vid, and hung up. I've made her three, and a dozen others. She wanted a sheath. I started to tell her I wasn't a leather worker. RU-vid. I now have a leather bench in the corner of my shop, and a cowboy 3200. Love your work.

Perfect knife from father to daughter.

An idea....since handles are a hold point for bacteria, make a one piece series especially for skinning and processing. I used to use a universal one piece in the back wilds. They can be fire steriLized in the back wilds by using the campfire. Done right you don't lose temper or hardening. I have seen some with paracord for quick removal before skinning the steriLized and reapply the cord for other uses. I for one would love to see a vid..thanx...May you feet be sure upon the trail and your campfire warm and of course, may your trail tales be true!

Thumbs up on the knife, very nice

What 17 haters couldn’t appreciate this mans unique craftsmanship and the efforts he goes through to make a meaningful gift for a love he shares with his daughter

U are "the art of craftsmanship ".I've learned how to heat treat by watching your videos,you're a very good instructor, God bless.WEY

I made one like that for my grandson for his tenth birthday. He'll be 21 this week, and his mom says, that is still his most prized procession...I'm still not crazy about working with "bone" for scales. Beautiful little blade. I'm working on one for one of my grand daughters now. I'm thinking about trying bamboo...

Hello to you, I am a hobbyist knife maker from Israel and it just amazes me how you and me uses almost the same equipment materials and techniques! Methodical and accurate work! Good for you. Benny

You Sir, are a "Master Knife-maker"..... Beautiful Knife!

Very nice! I’m sure she’ll really treasure it!

Very nice knife I'm sure your daughter will love it as much as she loves her dad .

Very very nice work!!!! Superb video!!

And you really don't need alot of fancy gear to make a knife when you can buy stock steel. I made my first knife using files to do the bevels. Your daughter is a lucky girl. And again enjoyed watching. And that is a very nice looking knife. Well done sir!

Awesome work thanks for the video

Fantastic.I knew about bone as handle material but never saw it done til now. Excellent as is filming and editing. A great knife.

I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks

Finally, somebody knows what’s up, I enjoyed watching it brother, good job

I really like how you show your mistakes and work around's. Quality craftmanship and video's

Awesome! Too much talent!!!

I loved it. It's awesome that you made your daughter such a nice knife. You seem like such a good person. I love watching your content, it's so wholesome!

D.a.d. = Dad And Daughter. I love going on hikes with my daughter as well, always seem to find something to bring home :)

Great little bit knife. Enjoyed watching.

Nice to see someone else that sands the radeii the way I do. Beautiful knife

One buetiful knife, hopefully everyone likes this 🗡️ beautiful!

what a touching video and story. every knife has a story. your daughter is very lucky. enjoy together and thanks for sharing this experience

Beautiful knife you made white the bone handels. 😊 👍

I love your videos!!!!!

Outstanding!!!👍👍👍🗡

Looks absolutely fab, she'll be thrilled with it. ATVB Malcolm 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Well done. love the black liner used for the bone base.

Great video, thank you.

Beautiful little knife and very informative video for wannabe knifemakers like myself great job and thank you

Beutiful work, thanks

I believe your supposed to boil the bones really good. It takes all of the smelly marrow out and there shouldn't be any smell after. I saw a few people do it this way in the past. I dont know what type of solution they used to boil them but it always turned out very white and clean. A little food for thought!

Beautiful and functional little knife. Love the size. I find a large knife very hard to work with. 2.5 to. 4 inch is perfect for me.

Awesome knife Dad of the year award thanks for sharing Takecare

Very nice video and great work. A top tip when working with natural bone: boil it for about an hour in a mixture of water and chlorine (roughly 20 parts water 1 part chlorine or stronger if you please). This will whiten the bone a bit, but most importantly it will draw out most of the fats within the bone itself so that it will not start to smell and brown after a while. It also helps somewhat on the unbearable smell while working with it ;-)

Wow great knife.

Love it you got a talent

Absolutely beautiful. I ran into you to get an idea for a simple knife sheath. Then I saw you started making a knife with bone handles and my interest just kept growing. Always wanting to make a knife, you presented a fairly simple process for me to use for my first knife from scratch. I hope it turns out even half as knife as yours. I too like small knives, so I am excited to see how this turns out. I have worked in all these mediums since I was a kid. My main skillset is a leather smith which I have been doing regularly since 1970 so I have been at it for a while. I was lucky enough to go to an inner city school in Baltimore City back in the 1960's where for the boys, all forms of "shop" were required. Leather, wood, plastics, and metals. I got to run a metal lathe and learned to make a welders hammer with a threaded and knurled handle, case hardened flat & sharp ends on the head. It was quite an experience but best off it woke up that thinking of the possibilities of all those mediums and methods. Though I picked leather as my main skill set, I kept active in metals for much of the time as well, which is why your video fascinated me. I will be looking at many more of your videos and hope to learn much from you in the future. BTW, I think I saw you grinding the dear bone without a mask. I spent years not using protection on my ears and lungs but, dear bone and most other bones are very toxic and should not be breathed in. You should make it a rule to NEVER grind or make any types of 'bone dust' without a good respirator. Thanks again for your willingness to share your skills. Maybe I can pass on some of my leather skills to you one day. Thanks again, Frank t/a Red Oak Leathers

Awesome thanks for sharing. I also seen video where you made three cases for the knives, including case for your little girl. You are a great teaching your kids about nature and taking them camping. You are making great memories for them, keep it up buddy.

Super cool video I appreciate the information that you shared with us!! Really enjoyed it

Awesome Christmas gift

Killing it King!

The man does this for a living, he knows what he is doing. How about all the experts commenting the correct way make a video and show how it's done.

Turned out great, nice job.

Wow, what a work of art, such a special present as well. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe, Jules, Droitwich, England

Very nice, clean and smooth process. Enjoyed watching the video

Turned out awesome!

Awesome!

Beautiful

Good job. Nice to see you using spacer material. Next time try using mosiac pins as well as buff out that bone with some knife polish from Jantz supply or Ebay. The best thing about that knife you made for your daughter is she will hand that down for decades to your grandchildren. Nothing beats that!

nice clamp arrangement!

nice work.....impressive

Beautiful work. You might be able to avoid that warp if you don't lay the knife on it's side against cold steel anvil between heat treatment.

Just finished customizing a bayonet 12 inch blade real slim and razor sharp no shine, used A brilliant gun blue. Copper inlay with leather outer. I customize cutlery and work with leather to make something truly custom for friends thank you for the video.🕶"

You can fix a warp also by clamping your steel to some flat bar when you temper it . Helps me out a lot. Good video, thanks.

Nice build. Pop’s knife supplies makes some really nice clamps for drill odd shaped handle material like bone and stag.

Fantastic workmanship

👍 = there is nothing left to say! Everything perfect!

That’s a beautiful little knife, that will give your daughter many years of service. Now you need to make a nice leather sheath for it.

Absolutely fantastic Bone knife !!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a great job! Well done!

May I suggest cleaning the bone, shaping it, then drop it in a mason jar of wood hardener, suck the air out with a brake bleeder, when the bubbles stop coming out of the bone, should be good to go. Nice work, what I enjoy about your videos is the joy you get from the project.

Sweet knife build and the fact that you and your daughter found the leg bones, together is a real plus! It's a knife I'm sure she will get lots of use from and she will remember when and where the scales were found and that it was a time that the two of you spent together. I love the fact that you are a dad that does a lot with your children! THAT is something I wish all children had, time with their fathers that they will remember their whole lives! KUDOS!!

Careful work, produce a beautiful piece ... Well done

You have amazing skill and I love your videos. I look forward to the sheath video.

Beautiful little knife. Deer bone handle gives it indeed a special finish. Well done!

Perfectionist, say no more

Thanks

wow beautiful knife

A beautiful piece of art.

👍💕🇬🇧 a wonderful present for your daughter

Very nice work! I enjoy your video' s , keep up the excellent work. It is so nice to see someone with the minimum of tools do what you do, again very nice work!

Beautiful knife and great video. Love your teaching style.

Cool !!!! Brother Brazil

Waw,i like it.well done,nice made.and also you give lot of experience and advice.thnx and please keep doing videos.cheers.juraj from slovakia

I love watching your show, you are a fine Craftsman. Thank you.

Great video.

Another awesome video, thank you

I don’t see your makers mark. Love the craftsmanship 👍

Very cool man

Beautiful knife, And one she will cherish forever.

Beautiful knife 👌

you should make more videos, great work

Looks awesome! Thank you for sharing. I actually found this video after finding some deer bones out hiking with my kids

Just wanted to let you know that your videos were a huge help. I just finished my first knife ever. It's a small game knife made from a file. Turned out better than I thought possible.

that is a awesome knife you should sell some of the items you make to help support the channel

What an amazing gift, that is a heritage piece.

I would like to point out that I was happy to see you wearing a respirator while cutting metal. You and your viewers should be reminded that a respirator must be worn while cutting and especially sanding bone. Once in the lungs, the damage has been done. It can cause Emphysema and cancer. I'm not an alarmist either. I'm someone who watched a loved one die from breathing in metal and bone dust after years of knife making. Respirators can be purchased on eBay for less than $10.00. 3M makes some very good and inexpensive half masks and replacement filters can be found on there fairly inexpensive as well. The knife came out beautifully.

I have never used 1084 I think I will give it a try. I use 1095, but mostly O1, and CPM154.

Solid work man. Well done.

Love it!

Thanks for your inspirational videos, you have started me off in the apprenticeship of the art of craftsmanship. Am a retired engineer, so know a bit about working with metals, just need to refine the wood side of things. I see that like me you spend a lot of time underground though living on a Scottish island, trying to combat the damp is a constant problem. Thanks again for your channel, will be watching. Cheers, Jim.

Great video! thanks for sharing. I made a deer antler plectrum for a guitar last year, that burnt bone smell sure hangs around.

I can't remember the knife maker where I learned this from but I now drill my pin holes in tang a bit larger than the actual pin itself. This allows a little play in the fit-up and the gap is filled with the epoxy anyway. The holes in the scales are still drilled the size of the pin. Anyway, it is really nice seeing how you have progressed over that last couple years

Very interesting video. Thanks.

Absolutely beautiful. Great workmanship.

Another great job. Just a beautiful knife.

beautiful little knife