I have backed Windeler project when it was on Kickstarter. Nice tool! But it was clearly missing a magnetic wooden scale.
For this project I used the disc sander and pillar drill at Le Grand Atelier (https://www.legrandatelier.ch/) which is part of La Maco (http://www.lamaco.ch/)
Date: 2021-11-26
Sewed SAK scales
Got inspired by Kevin Manville's work (https://www.kevinmanvilledesign.com/).
Date: 2021-10-18
Laser cut SAK scales
Date: 2021-08-13
SAK scales "Epi de ble?"
Date: 2021-05-17
Climbing Rope Knife
Another way to embed soft material in a SAK handle: encapsulating epoxy
Date: 2021-04-12
Alpine Pattern Knife
Inspired by Michael Alm's video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJCWEfvT_wU
Date: 2021-01-03
Epoxy resin and spalted wood SAK scales
Playing with resin.
Date: 2021-01-03
Knotted SAK
Côtes de couteau suisse en macramé et raisine.
SAK scales from a knotted normal pattern and resin
Date: 2020-12-05
Hardwood Braiding Pattern custom SAK (SWIZA) scales
End to end making of:
- Initial drawing,
- cutting and adjusting the wood,
- gluing the wood,
- splitting the wood block,
- cutting to size,
- making pocket for everything protruding from the knife,
- making the push button,
- shaping the scales
- sanding
- finishing
- gluing
- finished knife
The knife was bought in a local store, wood from (old) sampler:
- bubinga wood
- pear wood
- beech wood
Date: 2020-05-31
Plywood stars pattern custom SAK (SWIZA) handle
The video shows:
- the gluing of the plywood pieces to create a star pattern
- cutting the result wood block
- some pictures of the shaping and the completed knife
Music: Some personal experiment
Date: 2020-02-29