I spent time with the talented Peter Kovacs of Soulwood Creations at his workshop in West Yorkshire in the North of England

Peters Website - https://www.soulwoodcreations.com

Peters Instagram -   / soulwood_creations  

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Below are the videos in this entire series filmed with Peter:

1. How To Carve A Spoon -    • How To Carve A Spoon - Soulwood Creat...  

2. Carving Knife Handle Ergonomics -    • Carving Knife Handle Ergonomics - Sou...  

3. How To Make And Fit A Carving Knife Handle - *THIS VIDEO YOU ARE WATCHING*

4. Carving Axe Handle Ergonomics -    • Carving Axe Handle Ergonomics - Soulw...  

5. How To Make And Fit A Carving Axe Handle -    • How To Make And Fit A Carving Axe Han...  

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Below is a timestamp of all the sections in this video:

(Click on the time on the left to go straight to that section)

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:17 - Introduction
00:02:43 - Materials being used
00:05:38 - Knife tang varieties
00:06:50 - Fitting bolster to handle
00:16:04 - Making prototype handles
00:18:19 - Marking out handle design
00:24:06 - Marking out tang hole
00:28:01 - Different tang fitting techniques
00:28:47 - Round tang fitting technique
00:33:46 - Flat tang / Drill stitch technique
00:45:47 - Flat tang / Burning technique
01:00:45 - Drawing handle design
01:05:28 - Handle shaping with bandsaw
01:12:00 - Handle shaping with belt sander
01:16:01 - Handle shaping with bobbing sander
01:17:14 - Marking out initial facets
01:21:12 - Shaping facets with belt sander
01:23:10 - Shaping facets with spoke shave
01:29:33 - Marking out secondary facets
01:32:34 - Shaping secondary facets with spoke shave
01:35:36 - Shaping secondary facets with straight knife
01:41:20 - Shaping pommel with straight knife
01:42:55 - Refining bolster shape
01:45:21 - Types of epoxy glue
01:46:11 - Preparing handle for gluing
01:49:20 - Final preparation for gluing
01:52:40 - Gluing blade to handle
02:01:12 - Checking knife part way through glue curing
02:04:59 - Cleaning bolster once glue is cured
02:09:02 - Final oiling of handle
02:10:20 - Final inspection of knife
02:11:23 - Conclusion
02:13:48 - Outro

As always I appreciate you watching

Take care

Peace

Zed

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