Brian and all, its been a while since I've put together a knife. I tried flintknapping and came to the conclusion that I'll patronize those who do the craft justice. So what I do is paint on stone blades then assemble. Its been about 7 years since I've made one and checking out this forum, especially the knife swap has inspired me to pull some old blades and antler out of the dark, dust off the cobwebs and start again. Here's a blade that will be in the swap. Not finished except for the paintings on each side. Got to find the right handle then inlay some beadwork.
Thanks all
Have Fun
Herb