Those are all beautiful pieces Matthew. You have been a very busy bee! I am also very happy to hear that the year hasn't caused you too much finan...

This is now ready for the frame and spacers to get file work. The final thinning and shaping of the guard will happen last.

Looking at the back side, I can see where it may be a little off from one side to the other and trim a bit here and there. The true test, is to see it...

I made some progress on this one yesterday. I roughed out the guard. This will be a double-branch design. These can be a little tricky to get both bra...

Here's another symmetry hack for you. I grind these handles off the knife. Drawing reference lines on the scales is a visual aid in seeing the sides r...

Well, the pieces of ivory I was thinking of did not fit the handle I wanted to make. So I had to choose a different set of scales. Anyway, The insid...

Now I need to drill the holes for the blind pins. So I superglue the spacers together along the edges, and carefully remove the spacer package. ...

The spacers for this project will be shibuichi. I make this in my shop with fine silver and 99.9% copper sheet. I will mix parts by weight and melt it...

I cut the outline with the bandsaw, leaving a little excess for grinding down to the scribed line. To isolate the front edge, and make it...

This is a symmetrical handle, and I have a method for these. Symmetrical handles, like a coffin or dog-bone, take a little extra time and work, as opp...

Thanks guys. This may take a little while to complete. I have another project I am working on for the local blacksmith organization. They asked me to ...

Mark, I started as a stock removal maker because Tim Hancock told me to "get my grinding down first" Tim's grinding method works really well for sto...

Great photos Karl. That's a very tight ladder/accordion. Thanks for adding them and sorry for the misunderstanding about the 4-Way. Do you do a p...

Karl talked about crushing and 4-way. "Crushing" is re-squaring the billet, or forging it on the bias, as the final forging. (see step 2 and repeat...