Jan Hendrik
Elite Cafe Member
This was an older project that I only finished now. Due to time constraints I needed to have a display item for my table at a knife show here in South Africa and decided to finish this old project. There are some elements to the design that I would definitely do differently with my current design skills. I started with a standard ball peen hammer from the hardware store. Filing, sanding and polishing the hammer to a mirror polish took nearly 7 hours! The whole project took roughly 40 hours to complete. The steel was quite gummy and very hard. Kept chipping my flat graver points during the background removal and re-sharpened carbald gravers more times than I care to remember. Give me stainless steel to cut anytime! The handle is Chakate hardwood with a lovely warm glow and a silky smooth finish.