The old file

The file was finished, washed up, a has been. It had sunk to alcoholism and rust. "STOP!" I said. "I can help you. All you need is a change of pace."

The sucker fell for it.

There is a lot of work that isn't shown. Files are hard. I had quite a challenge to get it to this stage. I had to take the temper out, shape it, and then try to put the temper back in. Really, I'm not sure how well I did. It's pretty, but I'm still a novice.

The handles are fir burl, with maple ends. I plan to wrap some brass wire around the handle near the blade. It also neens finishing (the wood and the project).

The knife is finally finished. I have mixed feelings about the wire wrapping, but as I had already notched the tang with the intent to put it on, I really had no choice. Sill, it turned out well.

The wrapping wire starts in a hole (as you can see), but doesn't finish in one. There's one under there, but I misjudged where it would have to be when I drilled it, so it got covered, and the loose end of the wire was pulled under about three of the wraps to keep it secure.

A closeup of the handle. As you can tell, the brass peg holding the wood in place is much shinier than the wire, so they don't always look the same color.

The grain really came out nicely on both the maple and the fir. I don't know how well the fir would stand up to heavy use, but this knife was made to look purty.

Purty Purty Purty Purty Purty.