Time to shape the sheaths.
First i stop the hole with paper
towel to prevent grit from
getting down there(which
would cause scratches on the
knife blade) then I use a
bandsaw to cut out the
general shape and the sander
to grind it to final shape.
Fine tuning the sheath. At this
point I usually have to use the
heat gun to reheat the sheaths
and adjust the tension....too
loose and the knife will fall out,
too tight and you will yank
your head off trying to get it
out.
After everything fits right then i
sand all of the sharp edges
smooth.
This pic shows the sheaths in
their final stage
Time to sharpen and clean the
blades. I grind the edge bevels
to 220 grit then polish them. I
test to make sure they are
shaving sharp and cleanly
slice paper.
I left out a lot of small steps
and this pictorial is only for a
very basic design...the more
detailed a knife is the more
steps.
I hope you enjoyed it.