JMakes's video: Making Knives Using Branches as Handles

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? If you do use a branch to make a handle please send me a photo: • jmakeswwmwaa@gmail.com • jmakesuk on instagram & if you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below :) • See More of my Work: https://jmakes.wixsite.com/jmakes Follow Me on: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmakesuk/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jmakesyt/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/JMakes_yt 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