Knife Project
The knife project is basically finished. All my knives now have nice shiny handles.
They've been re-stained and have a coat or two of polyurethane in these pictures.
There are some very complicated seeming ways to go about refurbishing knife handles. And I know that poly isn't the most food safe choice, but I personally feel that I don't use the knifes frequently enough, and the food doesn't normally rub on the handles, so i'm all right with it. A deciding factor in my choice was that I have poly on hand and do not own any of the oils and things that the internet recommended for the job.
It is safe to say that I am happy with the results.
Now I just need to figure out what to do about the knife block. It's looking extra drab itself now.
It just can't compete with the stylish and shiny knives it houses!!!
They've been re-stained and have a coat or two of polyurethane in these pictures.
There are some very complicated seeming ways to go about refurbishing knife handles. And I know that poly isn't the most food safe choice, but I personally feel that I don't use the knifes frequently enough, and the food doesn't normally rub on the handles, so i'm all right with it. A deciding factor in my choice was that I have poly on hand and do not own any of the oils and things that the internet recommended for the job.
It is safe to say that I am happy with the results.
Now I just need to figure out what to do about the knife block. It's looking extra drab itself now.
It just can't compete with the stylish and shiny knives it houses!!!