NO ChoP!
Old Head
So, I've made some hidden tangs, and some split handles, but this is my first octagonal wa handle.
It was no picnic. Wa handles are deceptive in their simplicity. Getting a perfect slot, drilling perfectly centered holes, sanding metal spacers and keeping them from overheating and ruining your epoxy bond, and keeping things symmetrical are a true PITA!!!!
I'll take a western project over a wa anyday!
Materials are stabilized Oregon myrtlewood and redwood burl from Burl Source and copper spacers.
Oh yah, the knife is a 270mm Yoshikane V2 lefty yanagi from Maxim.
It was no picnic. Wa handles are deceptive in their simplicity. Getting a perfect slot, drilling perfectly centered holes, sanding metal spacers and keeping them from overheating and ruining your epoxy bond, and keeping things symmetrical are a true PITA!!!!
I'll take a western project over a wa anyday!
Materials are stabilized Oregon myrtlewood and redwood burl from Burl Source and copper spacers.
Oh yah, the knife is a 270mm Yoshikane V2 lefty yanagi from Maxim.