I spent time with the talented Peter Kovacs of Soulwood Creations at his workshop in West Yorkshire in the North of England
Peters Website – https://www.soulwoodcreations.com
Peters Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/soulwood_creations
Below are the videos in this entire series filmed with Peter:
1. How To Carve A Spoon – CLICK HERE
2. Carving Knife Handle Ergonomics – CLICK HERE
3. How To Make And Fit A Carving Knife Handle – **THIS VIDEO YOU ARE WATCHING**
4. Carving Axe Handle Ergonomics – CLICK HERE
5. How To Make And Fit A Carving Axe Handle – CLICK HERE
Below is a timestamp of all the sections in this video:
00:00:00 – Start
00:00:17 – Introduction
00:02:43 – Materials being used
00:05:38 – Knife tang varieties
00:06:50 – Fitting bolster to handle
00:16:04 – Making prototype handles
00:18:19 – Marking out handle design
00:24:06 – Marking out tang hole
00:28:01 – Different tang fitting techniques
00:28:47 – Round tang fitting technique
00:33:46 – Flat tang / Drill stitch technique
00:45:47 – Flat tang / Burning technique
01:00:45 – Drawing handle design
01:05:28 – Handle shaping with bandsaw
01:12:00 – Handle shaping with belt sander
01:16:01 – Handle shaping with bobbing sander
01:17:14 – Marking out initial facets
01:21:12 – Shaping facets with belt sander
01:23:10 – Shaping facets with spoke shave
01:29:33 – Marking out secondary facets
01:32:34 – Shaping secondary facets with spoke shave
01:35:36 – Shaping secondary facets with straight knife
01:41:20 – Shaping pommel with straight knife
01:42:55 – Refining bolster shape
01:45:21 – Types of epoxy glue
01:46:11 – Preparing handle for gluing
01:49:20 – Final preparation for gluing
01:52:40 – Gluing blade to handle
02:01:12 – Checking knife part way through glue curing
02:04:59 – Cleaning bolster once glue is cured
02:09:02 – Final oiling of handle
02:10:20 – Final inspection of knife
02:11:23 – Conclusion
02:13:48 – Outro
As always I appreciate you watching
Take care
Peace
Zed