Tool list for a beginner

[weetie]

Hey all,
I am interested in trying to rehandle an old knife of mine. This is my first attempt at anything like this. Can you guys spare some wisdom and give me a list of basic tools I'll need to do the job. I have a very limited number of tools at my disposal, but I have read that I can do the job with hand tools as long as I have the dedication and time.
Thanks for the input!

[knifemaker3]

Flat file, sandpaper, and a hacksaw is all you really need. All the power tools really do is make things much faster, but can be more difficult to master and control.

Hope this helps. Anymore questions just ask!

[knifemaker3]

oh, and some sort of drill to drill your holes with!

[weetie]

Thanks for the list, knifemaker. I'll hopefully post some pictures when I finish the project.

Thanks again for the friendly answer!

[snorkel]

I just finished my first project where I completely disassembled a LB7 and put it back together with black walnut scales.

What I found useful.

1. Good Vise, I initial had a piece of junk from Harbor freight and after I started I threw it out and got a good one for 25 more than I paid at HF.

2.Coping saw to cut out the scales. (I also used a power miter saw to cut the ends with and the coping saw to cut the curved sides)

3. Drill Press (you can get a nice one from summitracing.com for 59)

4. C Clamps

5. Anvil for peening. I just used the one on the vise and it worked fine.

6. Some form of rotary tool, i.e. a dremel

7. Small drum sander for the drill press, this makes fitting the scales to the liners really easy and fast.

8. Good polished 8oz ball/pein hammer.

9. Sanding block.

Optional.

Belt/disc sander

Also I found that my local Ace hardware store had all the brass rods from 1/16 and up. They also had stainless rods, but they where not annealed.