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This is why I love making knives... going from an idea to something that can be used and counted on. I started on paper with these then cut out the pattern to transfer to steel. I adjusted the design a bit from paper as the handle needed a bit more thickness. After that I marked my Steel with Dykem, clamped my knife down with a kant-twist clamp and scribed the design down. My heat treated template knife has holes located and sized for my hand held center punch so I also punch in my hole locations. This ensures repeatability and accuracy with only simple hand tools