The white spacer is corian. Looks cool, shiny like bone, easy to work with and gives nice contrast with the dark wenge wood. Plis it gives a litle "ex...

And some photos of the finished knife:

Thanks, Joshua! Really appreciate it! This is the first time I use Arizona ironwood, but definitely not the last! I love the way this wood is polish...

Potassium permanganate can darken the white antler too. But be careful and use gloves, because it will dye your skin too.

The other side.  San-mai-bowie-3.jpg

On the plate is written "Smart(ass) Peter". Peter is a hero from the bulgarial folklore. The knife is ordered for the owner of a vacantion complex wit...

Other side.

Sheath finished and finally done! All criticism welcome!  San-mai-bowie-1.jpg

The video didn't upload.  9.mp4

And the finished knife. Now comes the hard part - the sheath.

It took some time to finish the knife, because I had other things to do. But finally it is done - fitted and glued together. When testing the fit, I...

The handle:  8.mp4