This project is more of a pictorial than a tutorial process. I started with a gift. A blank stainless blade.
I ground the handle to fit my design and included some notches to hold when I set it in the handle.
I found a Black Cherry tree that had been recently felled and took a limb. I cured the block for two months.
I split the limb to decide my handle section.
I made a blank (two sides) of the handle. I started rasping the shape I wanted and then began with my knife to better the edges.
I decided on a dark walnut stain and placed an medallion (Mary of Nazarene) in the handle before I sealed the exterior.
On to page two of my process.
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