Making an EDC knife with textured handle scales

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Here is a complete build video for a little EDC blade with some interesting texturing on the handle scales.
Some of the tools used in this video:
Kant twist clamps: amzn.to/3DJUHOB
Radial Bristle brushes for cleaning up the G-10: amzn.to/3s3WICo
Metal Scribe: amzn.to/45wm8aD
#simplelittlelife #knifemaking #EDC

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@jengineer9405 7 ай бұрын

This is a sick knife

@Simplelittlelife 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@tomsdreamshopworx 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely love the handle design. When I first saw it on Instagram, I know exactly how you had made it. Great idea!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Right on. I've been thinking of trying that for a while but couldn't find a decent way to repeatably attach the scales to it. Found a fairly easy solution and I'm happy with how it turned out. Cheers 👍

@tomsdreamshopworx 11 ай бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife on the next set you can attach your pivot at each end and then let them cross over each other.

@42Hertzer 11 ай бұрын

@@tomsdreamshopworx you put my thoughts to words, one can even make them different depths.

@alaub1990 11 ай бұрын

Love that texture. Looks great. Definitely thought the scale was about to get launched into orbit when the slow-mo started.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hahaha, I feel that too when I see other video jump to a slow-no all of a sudden👍

@jeffreycain6856 7 ай бұрын

Between you and Red Beard Ops, I have gone from sketching knives to making them. Now I just need to figure out how to get my bevels to look half decent. Thanks for the inspiration brother. Wicked cool EDC. One day I’ll have a knife from each of you. Keep the great content coming!

@Simplelittlelife 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that. Cheers 👍

@jaredverke3455 11 ай бұрын

Looks great

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@murphymmc 11 ай бұрын

Nice, creative mods, I like it. The blade grind is pretty sweet as well. The scales look great with the concentric cut detail.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@patrickvilda9929 11 ай бұрын

Very well done 👍.

@bobbybuttry6588 11 ай бұрын

Very nice craftsmanship

@villamasewani5309 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@KhaledAli-dk3zc 6 ай бұрын

I love the design ❤

@Simplelittlelife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@thebmac 11 ай бұрын

Its the little things that really separate and elevate things. Nice job!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words 👍

@jeffsherk7056 9 ай бұрын

great content. I don't have all your fancy equipment, but even so, I appreciate watching how you use yours.

@Simplelittlelife 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@42Hertzer 11 ай бұрын

Simply beautiful!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!👍

@joepremo1 11 ай бұрын

Love those scales! The concentric circle is a great look, but looks like it would provide a lot of grip without creating hot spots. Need to try that design on a large hunting blade.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@WoodenSkye 11 ай бұрын

Really like the circles you cut into the handle

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@nicksteinmetz5502 11 ай бұрын

Sold!!!!! I've always wanted one of your knifes and this one looks great

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thanks again for your support! I’m excited to get this blade to you and get it out in the field! Cheers 👍

@MurrayBarton 11 ай бұрын

That looks fabulous!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!👍

@tonybowers9490 11 ай бұрын

Awesome work. Thanks for sharing!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@thepowerbill1 9 ай бұрын

I love everything about this knife - and all your designs actually. Superb stuff as always

@calebkeel6119 11 ай бұрын

As always awesome work my friend!!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Drew_lininger 11 ай бұрын

Wow that’s a really cool take on that knife

@choppy1851 11 ай бұрын

As always, inspirational and outstanding workmanship, Sir!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. Cheers 👍

@reapermfg 11 ай бұрын

That came out awesome!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy! Much appreciated 👍

@_jaeger_fabian 11 ай бұрын

I love that design of the handle! Good job💪

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@dallinhmic 11 ай бұрын

Great looking knife!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@pascalschult2802 11 ай бұрын

what a beauty. Damn

@MASI_forging 11 ай бұрын

What an awesome design. 👍👍

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!👍

@T_B 11 ай бұрын

Damn you and that slow-mo-fake-out! 🤣🤣👍🏻 Awesome knife man!!

@alanfalls2622 11 ай бұрын

Very well done sir. You called the slow motion bit. I yelled “oh no” for no reason.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Hahaha. Just put that there for fun. Thank you so much, i appreciate that. Cheers 👍

@brianowens7448 11 ай бұрын

Hahaha got me with the slow motion! I cringed in anticipation, the buffer always instills a bit of fear anyway.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Hahaha, right on. 👍

@ferlypepe2816 11 ай бұрын

Its gorgeous 😍👍

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Keith_the_knife_freak 11 ай бұрын

Great looking knife.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy!

@nathan19112 11 ай бұрын

So good to see thieve type of videos again!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@graysonjennings3800 11 ай бұрын

I used to do the two drill method for bolts and stand offs. If you drill all the way through with a 1/4” drill bit, your counter sunk pocket will hold your scales to the handle.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

That is brilliant! Thank you for sharing that. I am going to give this a try. Seriously I think you just made my removable scales knives 10X less frustrating to make. Thank you! 👍

@graysonjennings3800 11 ай бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife you bet! I did it that way with the two holes for far too long. The stand offs won’t come off once everything is buttoned up!

@knives1174 11 ай бұрын

We need more knifevideos please😁

@jmsmith1767 11 ай бұрын

8:38 READ MY MIND Jeremy i said “uh oh” lol GREAT KNIFE!!!

@wadesaunders583 11 ай бұрын

Really nice work. And to think you're only 40 minutes drive from me. Nice to see an Albertan on KZfaq!😊

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Right on! Where are you located? I'm just East of Calgary. Cheers👍

@wadesaunders583 11 ай бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife I am in calgary!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Sweet! That’s where I was born and raised! 👍

@LK-mb9hz 11 ай бұрын

Cool

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@smu1129 11 ай бұрын

I do not own that specific laser, but I realized while my laser cannot cut steel, it can burn away paint. I spraypaint bar stock and let the laser mark outlines, screw holes and whatnot. It's not neccessarily faster, but consistent.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

That is a great use case for a laser. I might have to try that myself. Thanks!

@RGudmetalhead 8 ай бұрын

You can use same method to create mask for etching some design later. Etching can be done either with iron chloride or with power supply+salty water+cotton in alligator clip method.

@Munxcub 11 ай бұрын

I was totally expecting the buffer to throw those scales because of the slow Mo... 😂

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Hahaha! That one always gets me in other videos too! 👍

@ErickvdK 11 ай бұрын

And there I was thinking I was watching Internet Comment Etiquette when I heard the intro music...😂

@brandothebarber 11 ай бұрын

Awesome blade!! Brother I just saw your ring! I’d love to chat with you about masonry sometime. I’m out here in Ontario but I was with the Grand Master of Alberta 2 weeks ago!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Right on Brother! Shoot me a DM in instagram or something and I’d love to chat also. Cheers👍

@SchysCraftCo. 11 ай бұрын

😊

@dannyparrish724 11 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@RedBeardOps 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video man! I always have things to try out after watching your videos (router/bristles). Do you recall your power and speed settings on the laser?

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy! Wait until you see the next build I'm working on😉. I was using the 40W head at full power for the makers mark and went to around 30% for marking Nitro-V because I wanted to just leave a mark and not any depression in the steel.

@RedBeardOps 11 ай бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife Nice, it's cool to see what the 40W can do. Cheers sir; I'm looking forward to it.

@28gaball 5 ай бұрын

Clean! Do you have to use glue on the final assembly with these fasteners?

@OriginalMusic1983 6 ай бұрын

Do you make your own sheaths as well?

@Sub-AmatuerNaturalist 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video.I tried the router technique on micarta handle scales once. I shredded the left side of my left thumb off. Would that work better on G-Ten because I would love know. Thank you for the video. I really enjoy them.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Oh man that's terrible. I hope you recovered okay. I have tried micarta and it is more grabby on the router. Having said that I think this is a fairly dangerous technique. I'm thinking of making a sled type thing that the scales could bolt to so my fingers could be much further away. Glad you like the videos and thanks for watching! Cheers 👍

@Sub-AmatuerNaturalist 11 ай бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife That sounds like a great Idea. I'm looking forward to it. No pressure🙂

@2byforge 6 ай бұрын

With regards to the makers mark etching, what settings did you use?? Just the factory settings in the program for stainless steel??

@user-eg4zu8gl6v 11 ай бұрын

I was wondering if you can reforge a endmill bit to make a knife out of it. Should be cpm M4 I think??

@wachtmanknifeandtool 11 ай бұрын

Kudos on not just busting out the CAD.... That's what I would've done😅

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Hahahaha! If I was any good at CAD I would have done that too!😆👍

@kevinstiff8681 11 ай бұрын

What does the cryogenic do for the knife

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

It increases the hardness. Some stainless steel really benefit from Cryo and Nitro-V is one that does. Cheers👍

@TheBigburcie 11 ай бұрын

Do you have a link for the standoff and bolt combination you used? I've made a few kit knives from Woodcraft and find their bolt on hardware to be a pain in the ass.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

I get them from knifekits.com and they have a bunch of different sizes and styles depending on what you need. I hope that helps👍

@TheBigburcie 11 ай бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife That makes sense. I made a Bowie knife that came from there so I'm familiar with the site but forgot about the fasteners

@willw7595 11 ай бұрын

Where do you get the 1/4 fitting that your putting into the tang to put your screws in? Gerat knife build.

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I get those from knifekits.com 👍

@willw7595 11 ай бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife thanks.

@bertmarchand238 11 ай бұрын

where do you get your 1/4” standoffs,thanks from Bert in Two Hills

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

I get mine from knifekits.com 👍

@Timberbeartrail 11 ай бұрын

Do you have another KZfaq channel?

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

I do. It's called Jeremy Goertz 👍

@kevinunderwood9696 3 ай бұрын

How can I purchase one?

@caninphx 10 ай бұрын

Are you going to make these for sale?

@norcalbowhunter3264 11 ай бұрын

I’ve noticed it looks like you use regular respirator but you have a short beard. Is there anything you do while wearing it or do you find it seals just fine as is?

@andreasketterer2536 11 ай бұрын

❤🤗👍🏻💪🏻✌🏻🇩🇪

@benraya635 11 ай бұрын

Whats the size of this EDC knife Jeremy?

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

It’s 2 1/4” blade length and about 5 1/2” over all.

@442kid 11 ай бұрын

First !!!!!

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

hey hey right on!!👍

@croisetguillaume2223 11 ай бұрын

I still dont understand the overnight liquid nitrogen deep. Once the blade is at nitrogen temperature atom no longer moves, so it cant occur any more transformation. Does it take all night for the blade to go down to the nitrogen temperature ?

@Simplelittlelife 11 ай бұрын

No, it's just a timing thing. At the end of the day I was ready to put it in and just leave them till morning. I think an hour or so would be plenty.

@croisetguillaume2223 11 ай бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife Thanks for the reply, i saw many knife maker doing it that way, so i wondered why.