That's beautiful, Lin. If I'm guessing right, is the handle material slices of wood, each piece turned to expose different grain? What wood is it? And one other dumb question...how did you keep it all together and get that angled finish on the butt end to accommodate the change of angle for the butt cap? I realized since I've never used a butt cap, I don't think I've ever mentally "trouble shot" that process.
Thanks for sharing these projects with us.
Jeremy