The following post was kindly provided by Woodlore customer Steve Sutterthwaite, who created his own knife handle and matching sheath for his hand-forged knife blade:

Hi Woodlore, I thought you might like to see some pictures of the knife handle I have made for the Julius Pettersson knife blade I purchased from you: [caption id="attachment_3098" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Steve's knife handle, complete with matching sheath"][/caption] Whilst purchasing a Julius Pettersson knife blade for my son as a birthday present I saw the wonderful handles created by your readers and decided to purchase a second blade and have a go myself. I had recently been given a quantity of yew in small pieces, left over from the bow-making process which I planed flat and laminated together to create a blank for handle and sheath. [caption id="attachment_3100" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Steve chose yew as his wood of choice for this project"][/caption] The knife blade is held in the wooden sheath by a spring loaded offset tongue which traps the blade when inserted: [caption id="attachment_3099" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="The completed project"][/caption] Regards, Steve