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Integral bolsters and liners.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:59 am
by PaulC
Hello everyone
Looking for some detail on HOW to mill the liners to create integral bolsters. Pictures sketches print copies.
Any and all wood b very very helpful snd appreciated. Yes i know there ate some for sale between 900-1500$. But retired and only working on knives as a hobby just this seems extreme for me. But i am a retired tool maker so a print or sketch wood b very useful to me. Thanks.
Re: Integral bolsters and liners.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 12:26 pm
by 1967redrider
I don't have any recommendations, PaulC, but
to AAPK. If you're looking for knife information, you're in the right place.
Re: Integral bolsters and liners.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:33 pm
by OLDE CUTLER
PaulC wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:59 am
Hello everyone
Looking for some detail on HOW to mill the liners to create integral bolsters. Pictures sketches print copies.
Any and all wood b very very helpful snd appreciated. Yes i know there ate some for sale between 900-1500$. But retired and only working on knives as a hobby just this seems extreme for me. But i am a retired tool maker so a print or sketch wood b very useful to me. Thanks.
I am assuming the $900-$1500 you mention is the price of a small mill/drill that would do this job. Depends on how many you would do to justify the cost. I have and have seen others on the web doing light duty milling on a drill press with a 2 axis vise which is a manually operated unit. If you peruse the Grizzly tools website, they have vises like that.
Re: Integral bolsters and liners.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:50 pm
by RobesonsRme.com
Re: Integral bolsters and liners.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:24 pm
by dsutton24
Not entirely sure what you're looking for.
Start with a piece of bar stock, mill away the excess. slap on some scales?
No mill? rough out the scale recesses with a die grinder and clean up with files?
If you're looking for examples, all the current production Buck 300 series knives are made this way.