A new handle on knife
See what I did there? You’re welcome.
The handle on one of my mother’s kitchen knives was deteriorating so I decided to “fix” it.
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-old-handle-broken.jpg)
So I took some measurements…
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/002-measurements-1024x726.jpg)
And using those measurements I made a 3D model in Fusion 360.
Which I printed a bunch of times on my SnapMaker 2.0! With adjustments here and there until I was satisfied with the fit.
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-3d-prints-1024x437.jpg)
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/004-no-scales-1024x599.jpg)
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/005-with-plastic-1024x374.jpg)
Once I was happy with the model, I CNCed it out, also using my SnapMaker 2.0, on a piece of test wood. Yeah it does CNC and 3D printing, so what? (Also laser cutting.)
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/006-cnc-1024x733.jpg)
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/007-test-wood.jpg)
They the test CNCing went pretty well, so I did it again – but this time from using some black walnut from a tree that grew on her childhood home.
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/008-rods-1024x794.jpg)
Then I cut the brass rods down to size with a hacksaw, and started peening them. Oh also, I glued them in (and the scales to tang) with some resin.
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/009-peening-1024x633.jpg)
It turned out pretty alright, I think! I did some sanding and used some wood filler to plug a gap, which… I should have used a different colour, but I happened to have one on-hand.
Also I made a quick leather sleeve for it because I started to feel embarrassed by the painters tape.
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/010-finished-1024x627.jpg)
![](https://gigglingcorpse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/011-finished-1024x485.jpg)