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New handle for an old knife

Today I will tell you how to make a new handle for an old knife, if the native handle fell apart. I had a pair of shoe knives, one of which had a cracked handle and split into two halves.
New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

Leather grip making


I decided to make a new handle for him, or rather a cover, using leather from the top of old boots.
New handle for an old knife

Having estimated the size of the knife, one tongue was just enough for the plan. Gently ripped it off and cut it around the edges so that you could wrap the knife plate.
New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

Advice! In order not to cut myself while working, I pasted the cutting edge of the knife with masking tape, but you can use something else.
New handle for an old knife

The next step is to measure the required length of the handle and trim the leather blank.
New handle for an old knife

Hole preparation


The most important step is preparing and making holes, and a lot of them will be required.
There was a hole at the end of the plate. I decided to leave it and use it later for threading the loop. He noted the centers of the holes on the future handle and punched them with a suitable punch in diameter.
New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

Now, at an equal interval, you need to mark the holes along the edges of the leather blank so that it can be stitched. I used a simple improvised device: I used a rubber band to connect a pencil and a white gel core so that the marks on black skin were clearly visible. It turned out to be noted quickly and accurately.
New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

After marking on both sides, I carefully make holes with a punch.
New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

Someone may say that this is unnecessary, you could just pierce the holes with an awl and stitch the skin. But, firstly, it is even and neat, and secondly, such round holes are more tear resistant. In addition, for sewing, I decided not to use harsh threads, but a slightly different material.
New handle for an old knife

Now you need to wet the skin in slightly warm water so that it becomes more elastic and stretches a little. At the same time, the previously marked markings can be washed off. After drying, it will sit down and tightly clasp a knife blade.
Note! To prevent the blade from rusting, I lightly greased it with engine oil.
New handle for an old knife

Lacing


Until the skin was dry, I immediately started lacing. To do this, I fixed the workpiece in a vice. As a "lace" I used a thin strip cut from a plastic bottle. Lacing did the usual, but you can experiment with the material of the lace and the type of lacing. At the end of the lacing, the knot did not do it, but simply hid the ends under a leather case, slightly lubricating them with rubber glue so that they did not protrude.
New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

The edges of the plastic tape are a bit sharp, and the lacing itself is rough to the touch. Therefore, heat treatment is needed to fix this problem. The best option is to use a building hair dryer or other heating equipment. But, unfortunately, I do not have this, so I used hot (not boiling water) water.
New handle for an old knife

After holding the knife in hot water for about 10 minutes, I took it out with tongs and laid it in the sun to dry it.
New handle for an old knife

When the skin began to dry out, I processed it with a special mastic for the care of leather products. She softened the skin, making it elastic, after which the cover lay even better on the handle.
New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

The final touch is a leather loop cut from the remains of the material. The loop perfectly complements the leather handle, and I will also use it to hang the knife on the hook.
New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

The handle lies well in the hand, the lacing does not cut fingers, provides a pleasant roughness of contact. The only drawback of such a cover is that you need to ensure that water does not leak under it, otherwise the knife will begin to rust.
New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

New handle for an old knife

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Comments (4)
  1. Vitaliy
    #1 Vitaliy Guests September 1, 2018 15:31
    3
    Pampering. It will fall apart by lacing if more or less actively used.
  2. Guest Sergey
    #2 Guest Sergey Guests September 2, 2018 04:33
    4
    A lot of time and effort spent on nonsense crafts.
  3. Old friend
    #3 Old friend Visitors September 2, 2018 10:54
    0
    where else to find such a stapler
  4. Sektor
    #4 Sektor Guests March 12, 2019 4:55 p.m.
    0
    If I remember correctly, this is an old Soviet boot knife. Steel shit.

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