KaBar handle

[eveled]

I just finished rehandle job on a USN MK2 knife. What do you guys think? It was my first attempt.

[doglegg]

Looks pretty good to me eveled. Doesn't look like first time work. Good job.

[Colonel26]

Looks great from here! I’m impressed.

[KleenCut61]

X2

[Delmar Morgan]

Looks good to me.

[muskrat man]

Looks good from where I'm sitting. Maybe your first leather handle but not your first time working leather?

[eveled]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the kind words. You all are a great suport.

It was like nothing I've ever done before. Once compressed the leather is hard as a rock. It's more like wood working than leather work.

Like carving a very hard wood, but the grain goes the wrong way.

I used a 3" Carpenters hand held belt sander. Drum sanders in a drill press, to a lesser extent files and a very sharp Wharncliffe. Not sure it was fun, but it was rewarding.

This particular blade came for free with a nice hard plastic ww2 Navy sheath. I was planning on tossing the blade into the trash, but could not. It was so badly rusted the seller thought it was Damascus! Turned out it is still pretty solid, with some crazy rust lines.

In a weird way I felt a responsibility to preserve it. It's been taunting me for years now, it's a big relief to have it off my to do list.

[glennbad]

Looks factory to me! Nice work!

[orvet]

I think it looks better than many of the factory handles I have seen. Very nice work!

[Meridian_Mike]

EXCELLENT WORK!!

Mike

[OLDE CUTLER]

That really did turn out great!!