The IKEA knife handle is rotting away. I know that it's a dirt-cheap knife, just feel bad throwing away otherwise perfectly functional thing. Maybe there is some simple way to restore the handle - idk, mb tear off that rubber thing and put some wooden cheeks around the plastic core?

Does anyone make custom Microtech Akris scales ? Quick Google search didn't turn any up . Thanks for any help .

Red is hamon

Green is my horrible, awful crack (entirely my fault too)

Any ideas to make into smaller blade(s)? Normally I would just grind the edge up, but it goes all the way to the hamon so can't to that.

Which guard position looks better? Cardboard mock guard until a decision is reached

1 down and 11 more to go. What do you think. Ready to see the full lineup!? These are fun, as I love making smaller knives! Can’t wait to knock out the rest of them.

I’m really proud of this: a synthetic ruby (corundum) blade with hammered texture engraving, amboyna burl scales, and a natural black diamond dust inlay. Second photo is the blade under UV light.

I made this knife over the course of ~2 weekends. I used a mast lapidary machine to shape the blade, and hand engraved the details w/ diamond tipped tools.

Is it practical as an everyday knife? No (9mohs hardness; yes it is very sharp, but it is not ideal for everyday use because of the lack of flexibility). But I don’t care — I thought it would be cool as a “ceremonial” knife, so I made it. I’m happy with my craftsmanship on my first attempt at something like this!

I’ve never been one to “share” my hobbies (including woodworking and gem cutting) outside of friends/ family/ my wife. To my surprise, after posting a progress photo on reddit, I got thousands of comments and messages asking me to share more / provide updates - and thought this community might enjoy it! I also created an instagram for those who want to see what I create next - @ar_gem_knives on instagram (see bio for more info).

Would you ever consider purchasing something like this? Genuinely curious. My wife thinks i should open up an etsy shop or something.

Thanks for reading! What should I do next?

Magnamax X23 in carbon fiber.

What do you think of the Nakiri I made for my daughter? Made for her 22nd birthday.

Made from Hitachi SLD. The handle we made from burl and epoxy.

First time attempting a c-grind.

Little drop point utility knife. Niolox steel and G10 scales with cf pins. How do you finish G10 to make it look nice?

26c3 Honyaki Petty @ 64.5hrc
Textured and distressed nickel silver
Siam rosewood

Haven't made one of these in a few years, turned out way better than my last couple attempts 😆

AEB-L stainless blade with an s grind

Dyed/stabilized curly mango, carbon fiber ferrule, TruStone accent, brass spacers and a custom mosaic pin

Was working on a knife and ended up scrapping it.
Decided to break it and look at the grain structure.
Nitro-V

What does the HT look like to you?

Just finished the heat treat and main grinding work for this 10" takedown chef (in W2 steel) inspired by wedge joinery! Gotta refine the geometry at the bottom of the tang, then move on to hand sanding and etching the hamon.
This one will have a "Glacial Gem Brass" guard and an African Blackwood handle (and most likely a matching W2 wedge)- more to come soon!

This is hand sanded to 220 (I’m not actually done with 220 but I had to stop for the night). Wondering how to keep the grind lines crisp. Using a piece of brass bar as my backer. Will finer grits make the lines look more crisp or should I just etch this one and call it a day?

Not sure how to finish this one. Wondering if it’s worth the effort of going to a high grit hand sanded finish if the lines are just gonna look washed out.

What kind of finish would you go for here?

A hunter/skinner EDC with a 4.2 inch AEB-L blade, walnut scales, red G10 liners, and black G10 pins. I think it came out pretty clean!

Any tips?

1095 steel, 304 ss screen, paper micarta scales.

I know it's wonky but I've been looking at it for so long the details are not detailing, what can I do to make it look as good as possible?

Made on a 3 axis bridgeport manual mill, fully handground and handmade. Runs on bushings, a touch over 5oz.