by colton | Feb 24, 2018 | Colton Handcrafted, Knife Worklogs, Knives, Saya, Woodworking
I discovered some Japanese style handle makers out there use a method of construction involving a dowel insert. Essentially the handle and ferrule are drilled out to receive a matching size dowel with a slot cut from the dowel to fit the tang of the blade. I found...
by colton | Jan 4, 2018 | Knives, Saya, Woodworking
by colton | Nov 29, 2017 | Kitchen Tools, Knives, Saya
This Poplar saya is for a Shun Kiritsuke 8 inch. I was playing around with thicknesses on this saya to dial in exactly how thick will give good protection but not look too bulky. This is an example of the Poplar sayas I will be offering for...
by colton | Nov 26, 2017 | Kitchen Tools, Saya
by colton | Nov 18, 2017 | Kitchen Tools, Knives, Saya
This is the Tojiro 150 mm petty that I purchased along with the 210 mm gyuto. I decided to go with a slightly different handle configuration using the same woods. The saya is constructed of Poplar and painted with black milk paint. Milk paint is made using milk...
