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Chopper
09-01-2007, 16:42
I am thinking of rehandleing an F1 when it arrives following a trade.

Has anyone done this before and do you have any step by step pictures of your work?

In particular I would like to see a pic of the knife without the handle. :)

Shinken
09-01-2007, 19:24
there is a thread over on bb on this exact subject!

Do a search on there!

Chopper
09-01-2007, 23:26
I have just looked high and low on BB, and I can't find anything.

If anyone has a link to the page it would be a great help. :)

Simon E
09-01-2007, 23:32
This might help, its not a re-handle but one from a new blade (same thing anyway :) )

http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/784773/

Longstrider
10-01-2007, 01:06
This might help, its not a re-handle but one from a new blade (same thing anyway :) )

http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/784773/


If only life was that simple. Unfortunately the F1 blade blanks are sold as a Full Tang version of the original. Strip an F1 down and remove the thermorun handle and what you get is NOT the same...quite.

I too would appreciate it if someone has a photo of the exposed tang of a stripped down F1 as I'm considering this as a future project myself and would like to know what I'll find under the thermorun before I do it.

Shinken
10-01-2007, 01:07
Here is one!

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27503&page=2

But this hasnt got a pic of the handle removed,

Ask the question over on BB someone there is bound to have pic of one!

Simon E
10-01-2007, 01:22
If only life was that simple. Unfortunately the F1 blade blanks are sold as a Full Tang version of the original. Strip an F1 down and remove the thermorun handle and what you get is NOT the same...quite.

I too would appreciate it if someone has a photo of the exposed tang of a stripped down F1 as I'm considering this as a future project myself and would like to know what I'll find under the thermorun before I do it.

Huh! Just goes to show, assumption is the mother of all ******* :)