I did a handle in black walnut a while back for my Southern Brutha From Anutha Mutha ( AKA Donnie of Wyvern Leatherworks ) and it was a hard thing to let go of, so I decided if given the opportunity, I would make one for me.
A store opened here locally called Classic Blades so I decided to check them out and found a blade I think will work quite nicely for my project. It is a Muela in 440C that can be seen on there Alcaraz models.



My next problem was to find a suitable hunk of timber that would make the blade look better than it already does....so I dug around in my shop and came up with a wicked hunk of black walnut burl to work with:


After I finish up some loose end projects , I finally get to make my dream dirk and sheath.
More to follow.