With Al Shir-ma coming up, I thought I’d try making a curved dagger, along the lines of a Yemani Jambiya:
I went for standard 3-layer sandwich, with a short core, the idea being that the curved tip of the dagger could be coreless. Here’s the block:
The core extends to the curve, ending about where the pencil lines cross. Unfortunately, this meant that when I cut the blade, the amount of foam over the tip of the core was inadequate, and part of the core’s protection - a chunk of leather on each side - was exposed. So I’ll have to strip it and start again, and move the core back half an inch or so. Before I do, does anyone else have any other suggestions to make?