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Chris came for a visit two weeks ago. We worked on a new design we are adding to the MaChris line. He now has his nose back on the grindstone... J

I designed the knife some 5 years ago. Chris and I have developed it into what you see today. Very comfortable in all knife holds. It has a smaller brother, the MiniMac... J

Hi Coldfeet. The 14C28N is holding up well. I've been carving with it exclusively for some time now. A good edge retention and not to difficult to sharpen. It's working pretty well in the kitchen too... J

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Always learning my friend, always learning...:)

My pleasure Blood... J

Aye, it's amazing what the brain takes from ones surroundings and stores. I guess the trick is to learn to access ones internal design map. I'm still learning how to do it I must admit. Thank you for commenting Stringmaker... J

My pleasure Bluemerie... J;-)

Thank you Kelly... J

I hope it was useful HH. Thank you... J;-)

You're not the first to mention that this design has an African quality Mr Dazzler. My French friend Magali (who makes exquisite Laguiole knives)noticed the same thing. Yes, I guess you're both right. I love making them, it's quite a challenge. Thank you for your support... J

My pleasure Ozzy. You're welcome... J

Hi Plastic-Ninja. Don't worry about time taken my friend, be lost in the moment. Thank you for your support... J

Great to hear you enjoyed my post Two Socks. Thank you... J

Thank you for your positive feed back Macaroon... Appreciated... J

I'm glad to hear you found it Hugo. I hope the info is useful... J

Hi Cameron. I'm glad you found time to have a look, thank you. J

My pleasure Mesquite...J

'Happy New Year' First off I'd like to thank all of you that visit my little blog, we've reached 250,000 page views. I never in my wildest dreams expected such support when I first started this blog. Thank you. Appreciated. I thought I'd start the new year with a pictorial spoon carving...

Hi Chris. For this burnt effect you'll need something called a gas pencil.... This is the type I use, found it in a market years ago. There are other makes out there. Fire it up and keep it moving so it scorches the timber. You could use another source of heat to keep it more 'bushcraft' but...