Post by: PetahW on July 14, 2016, 01:13:48 PM
I decided to re-handle my Cold Steel Trailmaster Bowie last week, as after some use, I decided that I didn't really care for the issue rubber bumper.
(before)
(https://s26.postimg.org/3vvqt8zcp/DSCN2085.jpg)
Cutting the rubber off was E-Z-Peazy, the brass (wrist thong) ferrule a tad more difficult, and as you can see below, they're made with a hidden tang that's the thickness of the blade, and a cross-guard that's supported/held by two small steel plates welded to the sides of the tang.(I'm guessin' the rubber wouldn't support it)
When I inletted the new handle for the tang, I also inletted the forward center section a bit more, to allow for the extra thickness added to the tang by the support plates.
(http://i.imgur.com/Ma72UmLh.jpg)
I used a stick of black/white Ebony I found online @ one of the woodworker supply websites (below).
(https://s26.postimg.org/cnx3c5wmx/DSCN0130.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/KMrwiLnh.jpg)
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Post by: Uncle Russ on July 14, 2016, 01:49:53 PM
Uncle Russ...
Post by: Bigsmoke on July 14, 2016, 02:36:37 PM
15 years ago or so, Cold Steel had a version of that with stag instead of rubber grips. They were sweet, but a tad bit on the pricey side. I think they only brought in a few per order, so they were not real plentiful.
Post by: PetahW on July 14, 2016, 09:35:24 PM
Thanks for the kind words, folks !
Believe it or not, I once had bought a new Cold Steel Stag Trailmaster - but moved it on because, after I used it a bit, I realized that the stag had more downward curve than I liked.
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Post by: Roaddog on July 18, 2016, 07:28:35 AM
Post by: hawkthrower on July 18, 2016, 08:13:44 AM
Quote from: "Roaddog"
Ya sure did a nice job on that handle. Ya took a knife I wouldn't look twice at and turned it into one I would be proud to have.Second on that!!!!
Post by: Bison Horn on July 18, 2016, 12:17:12 PM
Post by: PetahW on July 18, 2016, 02:15:34 PM
Thanks for the kind words, folks.......
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