Upgrades to my Japanese tool collection and making knifes
My latest thing are making knife handles for damascus steel blades that I’ve found on eBay and the likes. This particular example is currently in process and the images are from last Friday.
Fixing up the knife that i got from my grandfather as a teenager
When I was a teenager I remember me and one of my school friends being fascinated with knives and we even started making our own ones (of cause never finalized). My mother was extremely affraid of my with tools and knifes so I wasn’t even allowed to have it anyway. When I became a “boy scout” and got the “knife certificate” I was allowed anyway and when my grandfather found an already old knife in a dumbster and gave it to me as a gift. I was thrilled! Of cause it wasn’t really sharp and the blade was almost black already then.
Size really does matter!
While being very satisfied with what I’ve built so far in my tiny workshop in the kitchen I’ve found that it has limitations. Working on pieces longer than 60-70 cm is a hazzle due to the limited space around me and the dimensions of my workbench!
Softening the edges
One of my central ideas for the “Touch Me One” furniture series are the contrast between hard edges on the inside and very soft and smooth edges on the outside.
A systematic approach – design and templates for the footrest
When I was building my first chair I was amazed that I used a lot of time just measuring and drawing up each piece on the wood – and I didn’t even know if the visual ideas would work out in live size.
Inspired by my skills as a programmer and a logical thinker I set out to solve the task systematically and faster – without loosing the fun. Still sketching up the pieces in 1:10 and 1:5 on paper – but instead of drawing 1:1 sizes directly on the wood I drew it up on cardboard and cut the pieces.
