Uploaded August 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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**WARNING: This is the longer process version intended for serious students of knifemaking. Watch the TimeWarp edit here: youtu.be/jVe5DsMUTtM

Hand carving a Tools for Satoyama Mountain Kotanto tsuka (handle core) in the classical tanto style, made from scrap Nootka Cypress wood.

Full build overview: youtu.be/1VqXZgLwnRo

Sokui is rice paste glue, the best tasting rice makes the best glue...using yesterday's rice is the optimal time for mixing and mashing completely before adding any water is recommended...read more about sokui here...
making: islandblacksmith.ca/2015/10/making-sokui-rice-paste-glue
strength testing: islandblacksmith.ca/2014/03/sokui-rice-paste-glue-strength-testing

More about the process of making this knife here: islandblacksmith.ca/2016/08/process-making-the-mountain-kotanto