Fluting My Handle, Attempting Something New 

Great Video! And one of the few that covers fluting. I also enjoyed the camera work.

Beautiful work, I love how you explain what you are doing it's almost like having a free class LOL.

Spectacular work!

Great job !! that's Beautiful!! I really want to see the upcoming swords !!

That is absolutely spectacular Kyle! It's great to try new things and you blew it out of the park! Great work on the editing too Josh, keep it up!

The detail is insane.you set the bar very high. Definitely a Master Smith

loved the vid, thanks kyle

I really like the color that came through the ivory.

I love fossil walrus ivory and all the different colors it can have, especially when it has rich browns and caramels and creams. I really like the small patches of blue of this one, especially with this convexed fluting, it just looks so nice and "fluffy" like a pillow made of clouds with small breaks of blue sky peaking through lol. Beautiful work, Kyle! I'm just curious, but when do you think you'll be making your next Bowie or hunter style knife? It seems all the people coming up on your list wants one of you beautiful daggers (I can't blame them lol) , that you haven't been "able" to make much else. Not a bad thing! I'm just curious is all. Also, do the clients on your (no doubt, very long) waiting list get to choose whatever type of knife they want along with its color/material theme (I.e. mono steel or Damascus, hot blued fittings or stainless, wood or ivory or micarta and so on), or how much of that is usually left up to you? Is it usually just them asking for either a dagger, Bowie, or a hunter etc. and then giving you free rein and artistic license over everything else, or? I know it's different for each maker, but I always find some of the less obvious sides of knifemaking very interesting. Thanks as always for sharing :)

What was the tool you used to carve the flutes into the handle ? Beautiful dagger sir.

Thank you Kyle, I'm making a kind of hybrid Bradyized Japanese Smoked Brisket/ Sushi knife for my 36 yr. Old step son and his wife. I've been in his life for 28 years and many of those were very rough we are good now. This knife I'm making is the most important thing that I can ever think of making for him to let him know what he means to me. I have plans to make a matching set for the both of them, but this one is just for him, and completely different than the set of kitchen knives. I am using 1084 for the blade, it will be 15"x2". I'd like to try my hand at tri color Mokume Gane for the embellishments. My question is: I'm sure I can not afford Ivory to attempt that beautiful work like you do. Do you recommend a particular wood? Should it be stabilized or not? Are you familiar with Makume Gane? I'm trying to learn more about it but cant find much. And where in the world do you purchase your little engraving type tools. You'll always be my hero kid, well adult kid. I'm 55 so your a kid to me. I'm never going to be as good as you, but I'm going to strive to walk in your shadow. Thank you Best to the Family

what color compound do you use when buffing your handles?

Obviously It didn’t happen this time but have you had that buffer catch one of your handles slam it into the wall and then spend the next day and a half crying?

Make an Indian talwar

Hi Kyle, I have a big question that I have about a knife I am currently making for my step-son would it be better for me to email the address on your website or leave a long comment? It pertains to this video. Thanks, Brady