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A European quillon dagger with a wire-wrapped handle that passes inspection is one of the prerequisites of earning the rating of ABS master smith. A veteran MS, Charles Carpenter continues to make outstanding quillon daggers such as this one in African blackwood, winner of Best Dagger at Cowtown 2025. Overall length: 16 inches. Carpenter’s price for a similar knife: $6,000. (Jocelyn Frasier image)

Dagger Design: Getting A Handle On Crafting The Handle

Tips on handle materials, shaping/layout, grooves and flutes
Half the Template, Twice the Accuracy. Use a single half-profile pinned and flipped to trace a perfect mirror outline before grinding ever starts.

Dagger Design: Fundamentals Of Dagger Construction

From maintaining symmetry to adding fullers, we break down the intricate process of making a dagger design into a physical knife.
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