In this video we finish off a project that I started last year to make a series of stainless steel knives, and we also go on to make the handle out of branches. This started out as an exploration into how with only one component of a product, the rest can be made, however I also found that the process enables you to learn about the properties of timber and how best to use tools - with the handle having the capacity to be personalised to the users unique needs - and poses a series of more fundamental questions:
- When modern supply chains are pressured, how can we be more resourceful with the materials surrounding us?
- Do we always need such complex and intricate machinery techniques, when there are many suitable existing natural forms?
- And by leaving more of the products creation to the end user, can stronger emotional bonds be created?

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The music in the video was 'Wade in the Water' by the Big Push - they are a great band so I definitely urge you to check them out on Youtube and Spotify!

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Making the Blades
6:07 Making the Handles