I found this channel this year and I have been trying everything I can to make stuff I see you making. Going back to the first video you made it is amazing to see how far you have come. I love your stuff and please never stop. - Dylan the plumber
Watching your first video is awesome. I am a "maker/creator" myself and have always wanted to post videos of my projects. Seeing how far you have come gives me hope that I as well could turn my passion into a full-time gig. Keep it Malecki. I'm a sub for life.
Wow. This is inspiring. I just started posting my projects on YT. I wanted to look at your first videos and get some inspirations (big fan). Low and shy voice, dark shop, regular tools, just like how I am right now :)
Just bought this kit as I'm thinking about picking up a little knife making. I see I have all the tools you have so hopefully it comes out as nice as yours does. Thanks lots for the video. :)
You know what? I really like your channel man, it took me a long time to find it but the good thing is is that I follow you on IG. Thank you for explaining this, I see a lot of videos for knife scales but no one explains it, they just do it and expect a noob like me to do it.
This seems like a completely different person from who just moved into his own 10k^2' shop a few months ago! Pretty cool on the knife kit too. I don't know if you'll ever see this, but maybe do a kit like this from time to time - something people can get started with...
The pins are supposed to be rivets. If you get all of your shaping and rough sanding done, before reinstalling the pins, countersink the pin holes just just about 1/8 below the surface, using a bit or countersink that's just barely larger than the pin. Then install the pins with ca glue and cut them flush with the surface. Then, laying the knife on a steel surface, use a small ball-peen hammer to pound one side of each pin til it flares out and drops below the surface. Then flip over the knife, and using a small steel ball on the underside of each pin, peen the upper-side of each pin til it is below the surface and snug in the countersink. The steel ball is important, as you need the bottom of the pins to be resting on a hard surface. I like also the way it con-caves the tops of the rivets.
what an awesome job you did and nice choice of wood. I attempted to make my own knife a couple of years ago with a homemade forge. the blade came out ok, although a lot smaller than I first wanted, but I totally botched the handle.
@@ProtektorPL You are welcome! It mightsound like a Polish name, but he made a video about restoring old tools and then his grandpa came down who is Italian!
Nice job on the handle. What kind of steel usually comes in those kits? If I were to put that kind of effort into the handle I certainly would want the blade to be worth it. Thoughts?
I had done this a few days ago , I would say mines a bit more ghetto let's just say I have a nice comfortable sturdy grip of electrical tape haha 😂 .. love The video though very cool and informational , possibly next time I'll do it a little more like this !
+John Malecki you want to tape the scales together without the blade and finish the end that is at the ricasso. that way you wont scratch it up when they are on the knife. Also, mask that area with scotch tape (dry fit scales with pins and cut tape to profile). That way you can keep the oozing epoxy from sticking to that area as well. As you found out, it is pretty much impossible to clean up that area without scratching the blade.
John Malecki Anand thought I was subbed at least a yr ago but Apparent laying I somehow got and subbed that's been happening a lot lately so just resubscribe and look fwd to seeing what I've missed in the past year or so..lol
