Poplar block, whittled, stained, and polyurthaned.
Blueprints
Realized whittling is taking too long…
Used a saw instead. Helped get those 90 degree angles anyway.
Notched grooves for the hilt design.
Notched grooves for the hilt design.
Starting to whittle the details out
Whittling
Whittling
Whittling
Benchmade Adamas II was the weapon of choice
Pre-sanded
Sanded
Prepping for stain time.
Turns out wood glue is really good at resisting stain.
Making Wood Dust 