thanks guys! the top knife i'm embarassed to say is made of scraps i had laying around the shop. the wood is wenge i had left over for some tip overlays and the pin i think i got from a real knife makers shop floor. the guard is a stip of bison horn, that was left over from the static recurve i recently posted. the butt cap was left over from a piece of ivory. now the checkered design between the wenge is tricky. it's a starburst pattern fitted together then sandwiched with epoxy. for the bottom knife, i used walnut burl for the grip. it's too soft for tip overlays so i had to use it for something. i enjoy knife making but it's something i do on the side. i hate to have idle time around the shop so i work on knives when i don't have time to work on my other hobbies. thanks again fellows for the kind words.