You have a rotary tool. Try using these:/p> They come in a variety of grits and are perfectly flexible to comform to those curves.

Thanks Kevin. Here is a closeup of the blade  Etched-blade-2.jpg

They each have a fixed pomell cap.  Pair-of-caps-top.jpg

Thanks Bobby. If you have any questions abot the build, fire away.

Here's a short video of the knife before it left my shop:/p>

Nice one Brion! Into the inspriation folder.....

Welcome and good to have you onboard. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.

@jennifer Petrila wrapped and welded is serious work! Well, axes in general are serious work.I'm gearing up again for a few axes myself. Thanks for t...

I love using good quality wrought iron. That looks pretty cool. Did you punch and drift the eye or fold and forge weld it?

The burner enters low on the forge. With minor adjustments to the gas/air mix, I can either hold it around 1480* F for quenching, or 750* F for temper...

I built a vertical HT furnace from an old 100 pound propane tank. It is simply lined with ceramic blanket and has a 1" venturi style propane burner fo...

Read this: Hamons? – Topic For November 2011 – General Bladesmith Discussions – American Bladesmith Society Forum All 3 pages of it. Trust me on thi...

Thanks for the feedback guys. I tried to upvote all of your posts, but my computer and the website are still not getting along with each other..... ...