As an artist, I'm not just a knifemaker...not just a sheath maker. There are a number of other things I get to do. Here are a few examples of the pieces. A friend had given me a beautiful piece of zebra wood that was a scrap from the bartop they installed in their kitchen. In return I chose to give her a chef's knife using that wood with an inlay of her daycare emblem on the handle. The blade was a premade piece I purchased. I reground the sides to a flat grind from the shallow/short hollow grind that was quite ugly and not functional.   This next piece is a handle that was replaced on an existing knife. I removed the existing handle that the inlay was messed up on. I put a new elk antler on and inlayed the elk mollar into the handle. It was a difficult process to figure out and get to look nice, but it was well worth the time and effort. I also made a new sheath to go with the new handle.   |
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