by Grace Horne | Jun 3, 2021 | The Knife Making Process
One of the knives that I was making was made with simple blackened shakudo scales. The patina is relatively wear resistant (it was uses a lot on Japanese sword and armour fittings) but over time it does wear and I was thinking about ways to use this. I like the fact... 
by Grace Horne | Jun 3, 2021 | The Knife Making Process
The basic corset pattern that I regularly use is adapted from block from around 1860. This was an interesting time for corset making; Eyelets had been invented and, when they were used in corsetry, lacing to able to be pulled tighter without tearing the fabric. The... 
by Grace Horne | Jun 3, 2021 | The Knife Making Process
This knife was made specifically to go with the tweed corset jacket. I wanted it to be able to be worn in a variety of ways…as a necklace or across the front like a pocket watch. The inside of the knife was done in the traditional way but with double titanium... by Grace Horne | Jun 3, 2021 | The Knife Making Process
I started doing some rough models and designs based around a paper template that Guy had sent me while he worked on the actual steel blades. I used the time to try and work out ideas and experimented to see if the bits would work together. Right from the start I... by Grace Horne | Jun 3, 2021 | The Knife Making Process
The blade, spring and sides were all cut from precision ground O-1 steel. Most of the work shaping work was done with a fine jewellers’ piercing saw and tiny needle files. Dress makers pins were used to hold the pieces together temporarily to get the fitting... 
by Grace Horne | Jun 3, 2018 | The Knife Making Process
In the middle of 2010, I agreed to pimp a friend’s cheap production folder. It was Chinese-made but well engineered and I was happy to see what I could do with it. He had no say in the outcome except that I wasn’t allow to stop or bin it because I...