I did this concept art a couple of years ago. I was intending on making the knife in the middle but the peace of antler I ordered was to small. I opted instead to do the knife in the bottom left corner.

This was the basic plan for the blade shape. I new the blade would evolve as I go so this was more of a guide.

For the blade, I used a piece of 1095 high carbon steel. The stock was 5mm thick and I wanted the thickest part of my knife to be 4mm so there was going to be a lot of grinding.

Whilst cutting out the blade I decided to round off the schilt to allow the ricasso to blend more smoothly into the blade.

I found after all the grinding, the point was getting too long and feeble so I decided to grind it back.

I went back and fourth on what I would like for the crossguard. I ended up going for a simple fleered quillon guard which I would bend later.

All of the cutting, grinding, sanding and polishing was done freehand with an angle grinder, a belt sander, an electric drill and a dremel.

For the brass spacer, I used an old lock face I found in some stuff from an elderly relative. I like to use materials with interesting origins.

Other than the bending and heat treating, this was all the hardware completed.

I typically like to use brass tube as my rivets but while looking for some brass for the spacer, I found these Chicago rivets which simplified the process.

When finding the wood for my knives, I like to use something with some significance to my life or area. For example, using window frames from the old chapel that used to be on the property. This wood was a jackpot. This is 20,000+ year old bog wood from a family friend. It is like nothing I've ever worked with, closer to plastic then wood. The grain is so tight to be almost invisible.

Here are all the pieces of the knife ready for assembly. I opted not to do the coffin hilt as my steel was not wide enough to allow a full tang.

These are all of the components put together. I still needed to do the heat treating and bend the crossguard.

The final fit was not too bad. Since this was all done with hand tools (other the the rivet holes), nothing is perfectly flat but the glue will full most of the little gaps. The wood was cut with a bench saw and finished by hand.

This sheath is made from off cuts I got from a leatherworker. It is glued, stitched and the edges are sealed.

After bending the crossguard with an oxy acetylene torch and cleaning it up, the knife is ready for assembly.

I had hoped to put a channel down the middle of each handle scale, about the same width as the rivet head, but since the scales are only 6mm thick and I only have a hand router with large bits, I didn't think it was likely I would be able to get it perfectly straight with a consistent depth. I opted to leave it as is for now.

This is the completed knife in it's sheath atop the concept art.