(Heat file, cool, shape blade, file blade, heat blade, quench blade....did I get the order right?).
I used birch for the handle and then added old braided flyline for an insert wrap. The brass cap on the blade end was once an old fly rod tube cap .
I've got 6 coats of tung oil on the handle as of this photo. (I'll probably add a few more).
Following his direction this is what I came up with.

