Here's a handle I'm making for a kitchen knife. The photo shows the progression from a piece I sliced off a chunk of firewood to a handle blank to a handle
ready for a poly finish. The poly should really pop the colors. The blade is an old used sawzall 9".
The second photo is the finished knife with 3 coats of 2/3 poly 1/3 mineral spirits and 2 final coats of straight poly. The wood is crosscut so it absorbed a good amount.
At the top of the third photo is the blade I started with.
The last photo shows two smaller knives made from one sawzall blade. Both have Maple branch handles.
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