How to Make a Bowie Knife Handle
- 1). Trace the tang of the bowie blade (the part where the handle goes) onto two pieces of wood stock. Leave room for error around the edges.
- 2). Cut out the handle blanks or "slabs."
- 3). Attach the blank slabs to the tang of the bowie using epoxy or a strong super glue. Line them up as neatly as possible because once the glue sets they will be next to impossible to remove cleanly.
- 4). Clamp the handle slabs in place and drill three evenly spaced holes through the slabs and tang. Place the first and last holes 1/2 inch from their respective ends of the handle; center all three.
- 5). Sand the handle down to your preference. The slabs and tang should join smoothly, with no overhang.
- 6). Insert the pins or rivets and fix them in place. Most pins require that you tap both sides firmly using a hammer and awl. You need to tap some rivet types, while there are others you must screw into place.
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