Make Your Own Knife Handles
Patterns and Techniques for Customizing Your Blade
Chris Gleason
Put your woodworking talent to use in the great outdoors.
If you’ve ever wanted your own custom knife for the kitchen or that next camping, hunting, or fishing trip, Make Your Own Knife Handles has you covered. All you need is this book and the knife kit of your choice. With simple construction techniques, Make Your Own Knife Handles covers all the basics involved in making customized handles, including selecting the wood, prepping it for the blade, and assembling your new custom knife. The 16 projects featured cover a wide range of styles, from a pocketknife and paring knife to an Alaskan ulu and hatchet. It will even teach you how to make your own knife blade from scratch. With a knife kit and a little bit of wood and time, you’ll soon have a custom knife to proudly use and a very cool and rewarding new hobby.
Preview the first several pages of this book here.
ISBN: 9781950934379
PAGES: 168
Note: This product is only available to ship in the United States
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Chris Gleason is from upstate New York but has been operating Gleason Woodworking Studios in Salt Lake City, Utah, for 15 years. He executes woodworking and design projects of varying levels of complexity–from high-end kitchen cabinetry to a windowsill herb garden–utilizing sustainable materials and techniques whenever possible. With a goal of empowering people to build things that they’ll love for their homes, he’s written a dozen woodworking and DIY books over the past decade.