Knife Making | The Hawaiian - Making a Marlin Bill Dagger

In this video I make an ancient Hawaiian pahoa (dagger) from the bill of a marlin caught off the island of Oahu. The handle is carved from a single piece of koa wood. Step by step knife making process.

Chapters
0:15 unwrapping and drying the bill
0:46 cutting the bill to shape
1:28 epoxy reinforcement
2:05 sanding and polishing the bill
2:26 shaping the handle
3:29 fitting the handle to the bill
4:14 oiling the pieces and gluing them together
5:58 attaching feathers
6:27 cord wrap
6:56 finished