Made Usuba handle out of Blackwood

[woodworkcan]

Hi,

This is my second handle making.

The blade is a Usuba, 15-layer white steel, 165mm long (single bevel traditional Japanese).

The handle is made of African Blackwood (more details here). Is a very hard wood, but finishes very well.
The bolster and butt are made of nickel-silver, that I hammered myself.

Hope you like it!
Comments and questions are welcomed.

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[jessf]

Fancy. Did you get your nickel silver locally on online?

 

[Godslayer]

Worthy of a honyaki. Really nice work.

 

[woodworkcan]

It's appreciated.

I bought nickel silver pre-formed from Brisa.fi and a sheet from Texas knife supply.

 

[thorax]

Beautiful knife!

 

[b2kk258]

love it

 

[Mute-on]

Very well conceived and executed. I like it

 

[spoiledbroth]

tres bien!

interesting knife too, seems like it is quite small?

 

[jimbob]

Very sleek. The hammered effect s nice touch. Just feel as if it could use a bit more taper though...

 

[Matus]

Beautiful handle - the F&F looks excellent - congrats!

May I ask how did you do the handle (tools, process, etc.) I have just made my second WA handle (way simpler than what you show here) and I am trying to learn as much as possible.

 

[ecchef]

Very sleek. The hammered effect s nice touch. Just feel as if it could use a bit more taper though...

This. Very nice execution. Looks a little big for that blade though.

 

[woodworkcan]

Thanks for the kind and constructive comments!

I did not taper the handle intentionally. Most of my Wa handles made in Japan have no taper (I do not consider 1mm from end-to-end as a taper).

I took the measurements & profile for the "D" handle from a gyuto. It is shorter than my gyuto, but I agree with the comment that it could have been still shorter. Although I like the blade and handle ratio almost half/half.

Cheers