Bjorn,
Happy to do it, just want to check first with sal - I think hes quite open to ideas on the trad (wood handle) model but has some clear ideas on the modern version. There may be necessary design limitations like using only stabalised wood, diamondwood or micarta to avoid shrinkage.
Micarta is stablised linen or paper (bonded with something like fibreglass resin). I'm sure there are more accurate explanations but it makes nice patterns, doesn't shrink, can be many colours and can be shaped (feels okay too). That gives the steel junkies an opportunity to correct me
Red
Happy to do it, just want to check first with sal - I think hes quite open to ideas on the trad (wood handle) model but has some clear ideas on the modern version. There may be necessary design limitations like using only stabalised wood, diamondwood or micarta to avoid shrinkage.
Micarta is stablised linen or paper (bonded with something like fibreglass resin). I'm sure there are more accurate explanations but it makes nice patterns, doesn't shrink, can be many colours and can be shaped (feels okay too). That gives the steel junkies an opportunity to correct me

Red