S90V Mule handles, first attempt.

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S90V Mule handles, first attempt.

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Hello, I have finally finished with my first project of creating handles for Mule. :)
It was really hard for a first time and I hope that my second will be better looking and less effort. All of the work was done by hand with no power-tools besides drill. Enjoy.

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Very nice work. What kind of wood is it?
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Thank you for the complement. :D

I think it was African Wenge if not mistaken. I bought it long time ago (5 years) and never used it. Since I had it at the hand it was the first one to try. Now I am working with "Purple Heart" and Blood Wood for the second knife.
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looks great!
what kind of screws/pins are those?
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choubbi wrote:looks great!
what kind of screws/pins are those?
Thank you. :)

Those are the normal round bolts from the HW store. I could not find anything for the knifes specifically so had to go creative. The other side is round bolts with hexagon hole. :)
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Those look great. Do you remember what size tubing you used for your lanyard hole? and does the tub fit snug in the handle hole?
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Could you post a picture of the other side?
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Looks very nice. I plan to try some sort of wood handle on one of my S90V Mules. I have never tried any sort of knife handle project before, so it will be an experiment. I had bought two of the S90V Mule blades, one I sent to Tom Krein for professional handle installation, the other one for myself to experiment with some handle work.
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Beautiful work, imatyssik. I am really looking forward to seeing some purple-heart as well.
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Thank you all for a kind words.

I will try to take more detailed pics of this knife today and post them here.

I am also planning to start photographing the whole process for next one with Purple Heart wood (for my daughter :) )
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more pics as requested.

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Here are some more pics of it as some people here have asked.

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Great job. Handles look beautiful and very sturdy too.
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imatyssik wrote:Thank you all for a kind words.

I will try to take more detailed pics of this knife today and post them here.

I am also planning to start photographing the whole process for next one with Purple Heart wood (for my daughter :) )
Really nice work, I wish I could do something similar...
If that was your first attempt I would really appreciate a pictorial guide of the second one.
You have a really lucky daughter...

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that knife looks great,I would be proud.I guess i need to pick up a Mule myself. :)
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Very, very nice. Clean and tidy, and a nice classic look. Is the wood treated or stabilized in any way? Looking forward to more of your work.
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Beautiful. How thick were the scales?
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Thanks again for more kind words and encouragement from you guys.

I have treated handles with teak oil.


Originally wood was one peace 30mm thick wood.
Now scales are about 10mm each side (around 0.4 inches). That took a lot of work on a sandpaper. Now I have decide not to do something as crazy as this and just go with pre-cut wood to reduce time and effort.

Purple heart handles with newer design coming next. :D
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