Handle material!!! How to finish and when to use certain materials!!

Quickly explaining the different uses and finishing technique for a variety of knife handle materials.

[@ThisNameWasTooLon]

Thanks for all the information and tutorial vids. I just started making knives a couple months ago, and its been really helpful to see you explain and do al lot of these things!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Glad to help!!

[@darksi226]

Wow, amazing amount of understandable knowledge. Thanks a lot. Handle material is as important as blade material.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you for watching!

[@mrsensable]

Great teaching videos. Tkx

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you!

[@raymondoreilly7569]

It's very hard to get orange vulcanised liners!
Do you have any links.
I'm in Ireland, thank you

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Maybe maritime knife supply ?

[@TomofAllTrades]

Your videos are really good. Nice production quality without a lot of obnoxious B-role footage, just good information, tips, and techniques. 👍🏼

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Really appreciate that!!

[@dominickeen6091]

Yes no expensive coffee maker b roll

[@gregeastman6662]

butcher block oil on wood handle ok ?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I don’t see why not !

[@gregeastman6662]

@gentrycustomknives8008 ok thanks

[@4trout12429]

Please explain using liner materials. Many different types and thicknesses are confusing. Thanks!

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I will do that!

[@trainwon5699]

Do you stabilize the Iron wood? Thanks

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

You can but it doesn’t seem to help it out much.

[@ReadyUpGo]

Very helpful. I just had a thought. I have gobs of veneer stock languishing in storage. What about gluing up a number of layers of same or various veneers until they are about 1/4” thick and using that for scale stock? I’m slowly working on my first knife and although I have lots of woodworking and various shop skills, I don’t know jack about this wonderful craft. Your thoughts welcomed.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I definitely feel like that would work!

[@stanleyhardee4986]

Just started making knives why do you have to stabilize a hard wood like walnut. Thanks for any help

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

You want to stabilize any wood you use, just to make sure you won’t have problems down the road

[@ohiovalleyforge5383]

Love it man I’m gonna try some of these, I’ve been using mostly black walnut but I just placed my first order from makers material supply and ordered a box of various handle materials to experiment with

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

They have some awesome materials!!

[@bryangarcia4871]

Any videos working with Yuma?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I don’t think I’ve done any. It finishes super easy though! Hand sand to 2000 grit and buff 🤩

[@SmithOfBlades]

I like this guy

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thanks!

[@iseskaz]

Besides KMG any other grinders you recommend? OBM? Pheer?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Go With the KMG TX and never look back

[@johnsonmike527]

Where do you find the firehouse micarta scales materials

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

@truenorthmicarta on IG 👍

[@johnsonmike527]

@@gentrycustomknives8008 thank you

[@rebelyell1970]

Where do you find your Ironwood?

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

I buy it from three or four different sources. eBay actually has a lot to chose from!

[@Canadaman4403]

Where you buy the G10?.

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

eBay 👍👍

[@the74gtoking85]

This guy is one of the best knife maker on RUclips hands down 🤌🏻🤌🏻

[@gentrycustomknives8008]

Thank you👊