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| The knife in the handle |
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| The Rough handle again |
I set the
knife in the handle a couple days ago. The handle is a beautiful piece of Yew
that Tom found for me in the back corners of the shop. I cut a strip off of it,
planed it, then cut it in half and routed a groove in one side that would fit
the knife. After that I took an epoxy and glued the two halves together. Now I
am working on the shape of the handle. Ideally it will fit my hand well and
stay symmetrical. I cut the whole groove in one side instead of cutting
half in each side so I have to cut one side about an eighth of an inch more so
the blade will be in the middle. I'm getting close to being finished with the
knife now and onto another piece which will be a clay piece where I use Native
American Styles of woodworking to create a clay box.
