Even I will be interested to see knives when ready, meanwhile dreading the work. All will be done with a hand-cranked drill, roughed out by carving with knife, and hand shaped and finished with rasp, files, and sandpaper. Which on real and oily, hard, abrasive-clogging rosewood will be more fun than I can stand.

There are easier ways, but for family, I wanted as much of self put into it as possible, which they will appreciate. Same as I appreciate all the hidden work a puukkoseppa such as Marko does.

This will be my own poor contribution to having a work ethic rather than mass produced crap. It will still look like mass produced crap, but will be crap with a little soul.

I was insane to choose true rosewood, but flashing back to childhood when Brazilian Rosewood was common and Amazon basin only beginning to be raped. Now endangered species, and was looking for nostalgia and durability for generations of kitchen use. But imported arctic fancy birch (and from Marko) would have been much lighter, just as water resistant (birch wood and bark loaded with wax), and a HECK of a lot easier to work. But....it is here.....so......live and learn....learn to just buy from someone who knows what they are doing, like Marko.