How's it made?

Start with an interesting looking bit of wood. This is a of piece Apple Wood.

Plane it flat.

Mark your knife out.

Cut using a bandsaw.

Now you have a rough blank to start working on.

Mark out how thick the blade is going to be.

Cut along lines.

Mark where the shoulder is going to be.

Cut away excess sides.

Start shaping the handle with a Japanese saw rasp.

Starting to look closer to the shape i'd like

Plane the blade flat.

Now the fun part, sanding, sanding, sanding and more sanding.

Ooooo Smooth.

Now time to put an edge on the blade using a spoke plane.

Now my favourite part of the build, adding the mineral oil which protects the wood and brings out the grain.

5 Coats of oil later and there we have it.