Looks nice, well done Stefan and Dave. I think a combination of ancient kauri and bog oak would make a handle with a lot of character (due to the age)
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Here's Brian's brand new Zakuri with a brand new Stefan handle installed....
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AWESOME, Dave (and of course Stefan)!!! Jon re-profiled and thinned it. Can't wait to get it.
Yeah and the spine/choil on this knife is all rounded and polished up nicely too, came from Jon that way.
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Very charming knife!
Here's a shiny 177mm (7") Carter gyuto with it's new Stefan D-shaped handle in amboyna.....
Stefan Has recently moved across country and started a new job. I don't believe he is making handles or has a shop setup.
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Thanks, that is the situation. I will move to a larger place mid-April, and I am thinking about setting up a new shop there. I probably will not be able to do this quickly unless I find a few 'investors' to buy replacements for a few tools that I left behind. I am thinking about taking on a few discounted but prepaid orders for that, but first I still have to clean up some of the mess I caused toward the end of last year with my old orders. Working on that...
Stefan
Stefan's back in action with an ironwood handle mounted to a Shigefusa yanagiba.
(Please excuse the dust...stuff is blowing all around outside today) :O
(Please excuse the dust...stuff is blowing all around outside today) :O
That would be my guess too. Oh and I believe that the ferrule might be blackwood but I'll let Stefan tell us about that.
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Thanks Dave. Yup, desert ironwood burl & red bakelite spacer. Ferrule looks like blackwood - you really expect me to remember what I used 
? One of the 'old' ones I am still working on getting out.
Stefan
? One of the 'old' ones I am still working on getting out. Stefan
This is one my favorite handles from Stefan. I'm sure it was one of the most expensive and luxurious back at it's time (the early days). The knife is owned by Bob "Octaveman" whom some may remember from both KF and Fred's forums.
Just thought I'd share....
Just thought I'd share....
One thing I like about the handle is why I'd call the inverse spacer (thicker end pieces than the centre piece, seem to more commonly see it the other way). That engraving is pretty cool too
looking at the pics takes me back to my KKF lurker days.
One of my fave Stefan handles that first had me interested in customs was one of the Blackwood or Ebony with nickel-silver and turquoise or lapis lazuli spacer. I've seen several iterations of these materials and it served as inspiration for some of my requests. Let's see if I can link
I think things must be busy at the university right now being the start of the academic year. Looking forward to seeing more additions to the gallery.
One of my fave Stefan handles that first had me interested in customs was one of the Blackwood or Ebony with nickel-silver and turquoise or lapis lazuli spacer. I've seen several iterations of these materials and it served as inspiration for some of my requests. Let's see if I can link
I think things must be busy at the university right now being the start of the academic year. Looking forward to seeing more additions to the gallery.
I like that one too Tanner!
Yea, we think alike :cool2:. I believe Stefan's gallery was the first thing I discovered on KKF after Gator at zknives mentioned all his Stefan handles. Eventual google searches for various knife related topics kept bringing me back
now here I am
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This is one my favorite handles from Stefan. I'm sure it was one of the most expensive and luxurious back at it's time (the early days). The knife is owned by Bob "Octaveman" whom some may remember from both KF and Fred's forums.
Just thought I'd share....
That is stellar, is that a watanabe?
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I am semi-dormant right now. Still have all intentions of starting up again, but need to address old orders first and coordinate with my new, more challeging day job. So, until further notice, no new orders. If you really are interested, checking back in January would be a good idea.
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Thanks for the reply, I'll get back to you for my next knife purchase :doublethumbsup:
