Work in Progess

[Steve_P]

I love the finish you use! I also like to make handles (im no where near good as you, im just kinda getting into it) What finish do you use?? the wood im using looks nice, but needs a bit more of a pop

[Marko Tsourkan]

I love the finish you use! I also like to make handles (im no where near good as you, im just kinda getting into it) What finish do you use?? the wood im using looks nice, but needs a bit more of a pop

I sand the handles to high grit (800-1200) and buff. I don't do any additional finish, like oil finish, on the handles as I use either natural oily woods or stabilized woods.

Hope this answers your question.

Marko

[Marko Tsourkan]

Couple of sets of practice knives finished. 52100 and AEB-L. First set handle material is macassar ebony, second - cocobolo. Octagonal handles are tapered at the ferrule.

[batagor]

Amazing like always!

[Chefu]

Any of them up for sale?

[Marko Tsourkan]

Any of them up for sale?

No, I am slowly chipping away the backlog of practice knives I took payment for from a while back.

[Marko Tsourkan]

Just completed this one. The pics don't do justice - I will take better pics at home and put some in the Gallery.

250mm gyuto in 52100 &15N20, koa handle and saya. S-grind.

[jai]

Geeze marko stepping it up looks amazing.

[erikz]

Wow Marko thats amazing! Did you do the damascus yourself?

[Marko Tsourkan]

Wow Marko thats amazing! Did you do the damascus yourself?

Thanks, guys. Shop pics are actually not that great - the set looks much nicer in real life.

This is damascus made by Devin's son, John.