Seeking advice.
Oct. 8th, 2003 10:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
witchscauldronToday I bought a piece of fairly thin red oak, with the intent of starting the process of making my own wooden athame(s). I know the wood is hard and fairly difficult to carve, but I think I have the blade fairly well figured out - I need a scroll saw and preferably a belt sander, but sandpaper'll do fine as well. I have used all of those things before, so I won't be in too much physical danger. If I had access to a Dremel tool life would be gooooood.
No...what I'm concerned about is finding a way to make a handle, and how to attach it to the blade. I want one of those nice handles - wider in the center than the ends, smooth and round, as on most athames. I am also thinking possibly of one blade without a crosspiece, and two with. How does one put a crosspiece on separately? How does one attach the blade period? O_o
Again, Dremel would make life gooood. I will want to put some symbols on these athames. And then there's staining the handles, and the blades...not sure if I'd clear-coat them, or stain them a different tone from the black handles. This is a major investment I'm starting, I think.
Not sure where I'll get access to any of this stuff. Wonder if I know any teenage boys who are good at woodshop. Hell...if I could just find one who could let me into the woodshop, I could probably figure this out for myself. I do know how to use most of the tools.
But - I really have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to handles. Any help?
-M.
No...what I'm concerned about is finding a way to make a handle, and how to attach it to the blade. I want one of those nice handles - wider in the center than the ends, smooth and round, as on most athames. I am also thinking possibly of one blade without a crosspiece, and two with. How does one put a crosspiece on separately? How does one attach the blade period? O_o
Again, Dremel would make life gooood. I will want to put some symbols on these athames. And then there's staining the handles, and the blades...not sure if I'd clear-coat them, or stain them a different tone from the black handles. This is a major investment I'm starting, I think.
Not sure where I'll get access to any of this stuff. Wonder if I know any teenage boys who are good at woodshop. Hell...if I could just find one who could let me into the woodshop, I could probably figure this out for myself. I do know how to use most of the tools.
But - I really have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to handles. Any help?
-M.
