"There are no mistakes in knifemaking, just design changes."

The subject line is a quote I heard a long time ago and it's very true.

I have just had to do a design change on the EnZo necker I'm working on.

So, I have the front micarta parts of the handle glued on and the rear pieces of cocobolo are ready to be stuck on.

I hadn't realised I wasn't very generous with the size of the cocobolo I cut and then when I've tidied up the edge that'll join upto the micarta, it's left the back of the knife tang sticking out the back of the wood.

Damn!

Now I did consider just chucking the existing bits of wood in a box to maybe used on something else and start again but I thought something more interesting could be done.

I brought a few options in and showed them to my wife and this is what we settled on.

 

It's a piece of nickel silver as a spacer and I think it'll add a real nice touch to it. 

I think this'll be a good design change!

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First crossdraw sheath

My first attempt at a crossdraw sheath was completed just before the weekend but I've only just got chance to put this up now.

The sheath is worn on the belt so that it sits almost parallel to the belt, hence the crossdraw idea.

The spec was for the sheath to cover the knife completely and a lanyard will be looped at the front of the handle to aid withdrawal - I can withdraw it ok without the lanyard and it's still secure enough when in the sheath.

 The colour is now a little darker after treating it with Ko Cho Line (I love the smell of it!!)

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New Enzo neck knife

I needed to place an order for some other bits so I couldn't resist tagging one of the new Enzo neck knife blades in as well.

They're really nice but I'm not surprised as I've had a number of Enzo blades before and the quality has always been good.

I now need to decide which direction to go for a handle - wood, synthetic or a combination of the two.

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