2019 Handles

[Kalaeb]

Would be curious to hear how you fitted the scale to that curved bolster.

[Bensbites]

Very cool indeed.

Interesting heel on that knife. Very thick. What brand is it?

This is a wustof classic.

[Bensbites]

Would be curious to hear how you fitted the scale to that curved bolster.

That was my fear too. I reached out to GeorgeK and he cast the resin around the curve. I cleaned it up.

[Bensbites]

[delmar]

For those of you not counting, that is a 17 piece handle. A lot of work.

[RonAZ]

Wow, that is a lot of pieces!

[Bensbites]

For those of you not counting, that is a 17 piece handle. A lot of work.

Yes, it was. Lol. And it was worth it. I called this client to talk about another handle ready to ship. The wife answered the phone and never having talked to me before knew exactly who I was and showered me with praise. Then she asked if I could do something like this in jewelry/earrings.

Maybe I will branch out when I finish off my backlog.

[Bensbites]

Kono petty with spalted Russian birch and bog oak handle. Dang it is pretty!

[Bensbites]

[bruin]

Very nice looking knife right there!

[Bensbites]

I am behind in updating thin thread. Here are a few recent handles to close out the 2019 thread. I already have about a dozen projects booked for 2020.

One piece Toyama Suji from greybox burl.





Toyama garasuki in spalted tamarind with a copper cap.

Tojiro bread knife with Pinecone scales.

Western with cherry burl live edge and resin.

Bocote with a copper cap.


Pinecone with metal spacers.



Fujin with curly redwood and metal spacers

Shibata tank with sugi cedar and metal spacers.


I will add photo links later. Off to go be dad.