Jakob's "Pedersen Wood Wasp"

[paulthefish2009]

Adam,couple of things, don't mean to rude but whats the thinking behind the "teeth" on the tang? secondly I do think it looks a little weak around the first hole. Please don't think I'm criticising, just took one look at the design and thought it looked a little odd ( to me ). Sorry if I have offended in any way. Paul

[JEEP]

The teeth are purely decorative, they are meant to resemble the cogs of a cogwheel. The handle will allign with the top of the teeth. This should, together with yellow/black micharta scales, give the knife a nice industrial/dieselpunk look.

The blade and tang is 4 mm thick, that ought to hold up just fine.

[paulthefish2009]

Oh now I see Jakob,didn't realise it what so quite thick, now you have explained it I understand the thinking behind it, yeh I like the industrial thing. Ever thought about maybe using carbon fibre for the scales? with titanium pins? ( I work with titanium on a daily basis and would gladly donante some to the project). Paul

[JEEP]

The pins will be carbon fibre

Thank you for your offer, but I am not really a fan of the feel of titanium.

[Adam Savage]

What he said lol. Thinking of putting a slightly smaller brass tube, inside the carbon tubes. I think the "yellow" of the brass next to the black carbon, would match the scales quite well. Will make a few pins up to see what they look like first though.

[paulthefish2009]

No problem jakob, the only problem with using carbon as pins is that you wont be able to swell them like a rivet and also carbon looks best when veiwed along the grain rather than end on. Oh if anyone does fancy some titanium (or stainless ) pins let me know, no charge, just postage. Paul

[JEEP]

What he said lol. Thinking of putting a slightly smaller brass tube, inside the carbon tubes. I think the "yellow" of the brass next to the black carbon, would match the scales quite well. Will make a few pins up to see what they look like first though.

I like that idea

[Tony1948]

Paul straight bar or pins in handles are mostly for decoration,if you are going to bolt them you use Loveless,Corby,or Acorn bolts on handle scales........ and epoxy.

[CanadianMike]

No problem jakob, the only problem with using carbon as pins is that you wont be able to swell them like a rivet and also carbon looks best when veiwed along the grain rather than end on. Oh if anyone does fancy some titanium (or stainless ) pins let me know, no charge, just postage. Paul

Hmmmm, what diameter and lengths? I might just take you up on that.

[Adam Savage]

No problem jakob, the only problem with using carbon as pins is that you wont be able to swell them like a rivet and also carbon looks best when veiwed along the grain rather than end on. Oh if anyone does fancy some titanium (or stainless ) pins let me know, no charge, just postage. Paul

Pins don't need swelling. I've never done that with any of mine. The best/neatest way to ensure a good/firm hold, is to cut tiny nicks along the length of the pins (across the narrow way ). This allows the resin to "bite" and hold everything together