Oy. I just saw the sgains MacGowan made, one for him and one for his soon to be son in law. I can't help you with that, that man has skills I don't even know the name of.

This thread isn't about "Hey look what I can do," but rather, "Hey look what you can do." I am going to try to show how easy it is to make a good looking blade to slip into your hose, price point US$100.

Instead of sgian blades, right now I am working with 2 3/4" Bruslleto blades that I got for about $15 each from I think Track of the Wolf dot com (no affiliation). One thing I have noticed about work places in the US is that if you are allowed to have a knife at all, a lot of company policies specify blades must be under 3".

I was hoping to get two handles out of this piece of maple, but I am settling for one. I have never worked with quilted maple before, but I have always liked the look. I ordered this one from Goby walnut dot com, no affiliation. What I bought was a smallish piece of grade B or C quilted maple that has an area of exhibition grade quilting in it big enough for one sgian handle. I could have made two handles that would look great sticking out of a hose top, but then fall short when removed to slice an apple. I decided to go with one awesome handle rather than two lesser ones.

Each of these purchases set me back about $15 for shipping, so far I am into this project for about $60. The finished sgain is out because my wife likes the shape of that handle, tape measure for scale. As opictured the wood is wetted with 70% isopropyl alcohol to pop the grain pattern, but it isn't finished yet with varnish or etc.