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103 projects
Three colours, one handle
Kitchen knife · 2026
Green, pale striped wood, and a reddish end piece meet in one shaped handle. Fine contrasting lines run through the joins. The photographs follow the loose blocks through assembly and finishing, ending with the knife in its presentation box.
Blue-handled chef’s knife
Kitchen knife & leather sheath · 2025
A deep blue handle, a patterned blade, and a brown leather sheath made to fit. The workshop sequence shows the handle taking shape, followed by the cutting, stitching, and finishing of the sheath.
Red & green kitchen knives
Kitchen knives & leatherwork · 2025
Two kitchen knives with red and green handles, each fitted with contrasting bands near the blade. Their gallery follows the handle work and the making of the leather sheaths, from paper patterns to stitched pieces.
A handle in stripes
Kitchen knife & leather sheath · 2025
The handle starts as a row of separate coloured pieces on the bench. Once assembled and shaped, they form the stripes running along the finished grip. The final photographs show the patterned blade and its dark leather sheath.
Dark-handled kitchen knife
Kitchen knife · 2025–2026
A slim kitchen knife with a dark, tapered handle and narrow coloured bands beside the blade. The workshop photographs follow the separate parts through fitting and assembly, with the finished knife photographed on a well-used cutting board.
Coated blades, handles in progress
Workshop sequence · 2026
Five photographs from the bench show handle blanks being fitted and shaped around coated blades. The sequence stops during assembly, with the pins still projecting from the handle.
A knife for a friend’s father
Knife & sheath
Made for the father of my friend Lacika: a patterned blade, a sculpted wooden handle, and a fitted leather sheath. The close-ups follow the shaping of the handle and the details of the leatherwork.
Hamburger Ötzi
LED lighting · Prototype to finished build
The LEDs worked; the prototype was simply too big. I rebuilt the three-LED light inside a Cateye HL-1500 housing, with a smaller copper heat-pipe cooler and a handlebar remote connection. The layered construction and the Ötzi cooler gave it its name: “Hamburger Ötzi.” The gallery includes the earlier prototype.
Terrariums, built to fit
Enclosures, backgrounds & lighting
Keeping geckos led to building their enclosures. I made terrariums for Madagascar day geckos and leopard geckos, then built enclosures and backgrounds for other keepers too. These earlier projects show the process from an empty enclosure and a shaped background to fitted lighting and the finished interior.
Belső tűz
“Inner fire” · Knife & sheath
“Belső tűz” means “Inner fire.” A red band interrupts the dark handle, and the textured sheath repeats the red accents. The knife and its sheath were made as one project.
Three-LED cycle light
Custom bicycle lighting · 2007
Built in 2007 around three Cree XR-E LEDs and a round optic. Other cyclists saw it on my bike and wanted one, so I made more and revised the design as I went. The photographs show the components, wiring, finished housings, and beam tests.
Silver inlay & wave Damascus
Handle, silver inlay & leatherwork
I made this knife for a colleague around a wave-pattern Damascus blade by Szasza (Szántó Szabolcs). Szálkai Robi forged the bolster material. I used water-buffalo horn for the handle, inlaid it with sterling-silver wire, and made the fitted cowhide sheath.
Ed & son
Knives & leather sheaths
A pair of knives made for Ed and his son. Each has a figured wooden handle and its own fitted leather sheath. Photographed together, the differences in their proportions are easier to see.
Bone-trimmed tanto
Knife & wooden sheath
A tanto with contrasting bone trim and a wooden sheath, nicknamed “Csont síléces” in the original project notes. Closed, the handle and sheath form a continuous shape.
Andris’s knife
Knife & stitched sheath
Made for my friend Andris, with a layered handle and what I called a “zipper” sheath. The gallery shows the alternating handle sections, the long leather sheath, and its stitched edge.
A second life for two torches
LED conversion · Helmet light
The useful part of these inexpensive torches was the metal housing. I kept that, replaced the internals with Cree XR-E LEDs in copper cups, and added a magnet salvaged from a hard drive to make helmet mounting easier. The result was a narrow-beam cycling headlamp.
A pair for the kitchen
Kitchen knives
Two broad blades with light, figured handles. Photographed together from both sides to show the blade shapes and handle profiles.
A small covered knife
Knife & fitted wooden cover
One of the knives made for a colleague and her grandchild. Matching figured wood forms the handle and protective cover. Open, the patterned blade is visible; closed, it becomes one compact piece.
Composite handle, fitted leather
Knife & leatherwork
A knife made for a colleague, with a contoured composite handle and a fitted leather sheath. These photographs show the finished piece from different angles, including the handle profile and blade pattern.
Dexter’s pendant
Small handmade object
A pendant made for Dexter, a fellow member of the Késportál knife community. The photographs include the original drawing, the finished pendant, and its cord and bead details.
Field companions
A collection of knives
A group of workshop pieces, photographed together. Different colours, handle shapes, and blade profiles give each one its own character.
From bench to blade
Work in progress
A sequence from the workshop: shaped metal details, loose components, the blade, and the assembled knife. A look at the stages behind a finished piece.
UAV radio heat sink
Drone component · 2025
Machining a heat sink for an MV04 UAV radio.
Computer enclosure
Electronics enclosure · 2026
A custom enclosure for a mini PC, with internal wiring, external connectors and two antennas.
Servo mechanisms
Mechanical assemblies · 2026
Two servo-operated mechanisms with machined brackets, springs and linkages.
Bearing assemblies
Turning & milling · 2026
Turning and milling circular housings, then fitting the bearings and inner parts. The gallery follows the machining and assembly.
Router table
Workshop equipment · 2026
Building a table around a router lift and adjustable fence, from cutting the worktop to the first cuts.
Aircraft display models
Display models · 2025
PROTAR aircraft display models on wooden stands, photographed from several angles. These are display pieces.
Anti’s knife
Knife & wooden cover
A knife for my friend Anti, with the handle and wooden cover made from one piece of wood.
Árpi’s hunting knife
Knife handle work
A hunting knife built around a 440C blade by Le Goff (Nagy Csabi), with a handle assembled from contrasting woods and other materials.
Puukko with a Kovács Attila blade
Knife & sheath
A puukko built around a Scandinavian blade by Kovács Attila, with a shaped wooden handle and leather sheath.
Baxi’s knife
Knife & sheath
A Bowie-style knife and fitted sheath made for my friend Baxi.
Japanese-style chef’s knife
Kitchen knife
A Japanese-style kitchen knife with a long blade and coloured wooden handle.
Striped handle on a Le Goff blade
Knife handle work
A handle assembled from contrasting sections for a blade by Le Goff (Nagy Csabi).
Orca
Knife project
An orca motif on the blade, with a matching wooden handle and cover.
Black-and-white handled knife
Knife handle work
A black-and-white handle fitted to a large Damascus blade by Thiele Ádám.
A Scandinavian knife for my brother
Knife handle work
A knife built around a Hultafors GK blade, with a wooden handle and matching cover.
Fgabesz’s Lauri knife
Knife handle work
Handle work for my friend Fgabesz’s Lauri blade.
Le Goff Damascus knife
Knife handle work
A wooden handle fitted to a Damascus blade by Le Goff (Nagy Csabi).
Rose-pattern Damascus knife
Knife handle work
Handle work for a small rose-pattern Damascus blade by Le Goff (Nagy Csabi).
Hüllőkés
Knife handle work
A handle fitted to a blade by Szasza (Szántó Szabolcs). The original project name means ‘reptile knife.’
Small utility knives
Knife project
Small utility knives made from 440C steel, photographed individually and together.
Jeremy’s filleting knife
Knife project
A long filleting knife with a fish-bone handle.
Wave Damascus knife
Knife project
A wave-pattern Damascus knife made for a colleague’s father.
Nautilus
Knife & sheath
A knife with a sculpted dark handle, patterned blade and fitted sheath.
A colleague’s hunting knife
Knife & sheath
A hunting knife and fitted leather sheath made for a colleague.
Pali’s Lauri Camping knife
Knife & sheath
A handle and leather sheath fitted to a Lauri Camping blade.
Penguin-handled knife
Knife handle work
A handle with a penguin motif, built around a laminated Helle Harding blade.
Raga’s knife
Knife handle work
A knife made for my friend Raga using a Polar Whittler 80 blade.
Mora handle replacement I
Knife handle work
A replacement wooden handle for a Ray Mears Mora blade.
Mora handle replacement II
Knife handle work
A second Ray Mears Mora blade fitted with a new wooden handle.
Roland’s kitchen knife set
Kitchen knives
Six steak knives and a chef’s knife made as a set for my friend Roland.
Samurai Damascus knife
Knife handle work
Handle work for a wave-pattern Damascus blade by Samurai (Berényi Sándor).
Sasa’s cleaver
Knife project
A replacement handle fitted to Sasa’s cleaver.
Replacement hunting knife
Knife project
A hunting knife made for a colleague to replace his broken Marttiini.
Scythian-pattern knife
Knife project
A knife with a Scythian motif, made for a colleague interested in historical reenactment.
Desert ironwood handle
Knife handle work
A desert ironwood handle with mosaic pins, fitted to an ATS-34 blade by Szűri (Kertész Attila).
Tagua-handled knife
Knife & sheath
A knife with alternating tagua and wood sections in the handle, and a matching leather sheath.
Tiden Flyr
Knife project
The ‘Tempus fugit’ knife: a shaped handle with a small clock detail.
Oak-burl handled knife
Knife & sheath
A knife with a handle made from oak burl I collected, and a fitted leather sheath.
Ziricote steak knife
Kitchen knife
A steak knife with a ziricote handle.
Laci’s knife
Knife & sheath
A knife made for my friend Képes Laci, with a fitted leather sheath.
Twelve steak knives
Kitchen knives
A set of twelve steak knives with a wooden storage box.
French-style chef’s knife
Kitchen knife
A French-style integral chef’s knife.
Vegetable knife
Kitchen knife
A kitchen knife for preparing vegetables.
Silver-inlaid Damasteel knife
Knife project
An earlier Damasteel knife with a pale handle and silver inlay.
Poldi-steel boning knife
Kitchen knife
A boning knife made from Poldi steel.
A knife for a Canadian colleague
Knife & sheath
A knife with a maple-leaf detail in the handle and a fitted leather sheath.
A knife for Andris’s relative
Knife & sheath
A knife with a layered handle and fitted leather sheath.
A small knife with a wooden cover
Knife & wooden cover
A small knife and fitted wooden cover made for Andris’s wife.
Twisted Damascus knife
Knife handle work
Handle work for a twisted Damascus blade by Thiele Ádám.
Damascus knife with a wooden handle
Knife & sheath
A patterned blade with a shaped wooden handle and a fitted leather sheath.
Sergei’s sashimi knife
Knife & sheath
A Japanese sashimi knife with a carrying sheath, made for my friend Sergei.
A knife for a neighbour
Knife project
A long knife with a curved wooden handle.
Garik’s knife
Knife & sheath
A knife with a dark handle and fitted leather sheath made for my friend Garik.
An early curved knife
Early knife project
An early knife with a curved wooden handle.
Replacement for an antler-handled knife
Early knife project
A hunting knife made to replace an earlier antler-handled knife.
Anti’s early work knife
Early knife project
An early work knife made for my friend Anti.
Attila’s early knife
Early knife project
An early knife made for my friend Attila, following his requested changes to the blade shape.
An early chef’s knife
Early knife project
A chef’s knife made from Rigor steel for a colleague of my wife.
Roland’s throwing knives
Early knife project
Two early throwing knives made for my friend Roland.
An early mushroom knife
Early knife project
An early Rigor-steel knife with an ironwood handle.
An early filleting knife
Early knife project
A filleting knife made from a leaf-spring offcut, shown with its finished varnished handle.
An early pair of wrapped knives
Early knife project
A matched pair of early knives with cord-wrapped handles and leather sheaths.
Péter’s early knife
Early knife project
An early knife with a zebrawood handle, made for Péter.
An early machete
Early knife project
One of my early machetes.
Roland’s early knife
Early knife project
An early Sleipner-steel knife with an ovangkol handle, made for my friend Roland.
A knife for Tanto
Early knife project
An early Sleipner-steel knife with oak handle scales, made for a fellow knife-forum member.
Tivadar’s early knife
Early knife project
An early knife with ironwood handle scales, made for my colleague Tivadar.
An early wrapped knife
Early knife project
An early Sleipner-steel knife with a cord-wrapped handle.
An early hunting knife
Early knife project
An early hunting knife with a fitted sheath.
My grandfather’s vegetable knife
Early knife project
A thin-bladed vegetable and fruit knife made to my grandfather’s requested size and shape.
Nomad
Knife project
A compact knife with a dark handle and a lanyard.
Two shirasaya tantos
Knife & wooden cover
A pair of tantos with Rigor-steel blades and matching oak handles and wooden sheaths.
Pale-handled puukko
Knife project
A finished knife with a pale figured handle, contrasting bands and a metal end cap.
Sgian dubh
Knife & wooden cover
A traditional Scottish sgian dubh with a patterned blade and matching wooden cover.
Sheoak puukko
Knife & sheath
A puukko with a sheoak handle and fitted leather sheath.
Amber-coloured handle
Knife project
A finished knife with an amber-coloured handle and a pale band beside the blade.
Kálmán’s knife
Knife & sheath
A knife with a coloured handle and the ‘zipper’ leather sheath from the original project notes.
Bread knife with a light wooden handle
Kitchen knife
A long serrated bread knife fitted with a light figured wooden handle.
Figured-wood knife and sheath
Knife & sheath
A knife with a figured wooden handle and a leather-and-wood sheath.
Bread knife with a red wooden handle
Kitchen knife
A long serrated bread knife fitted with a red wooden handle.
Illustrated handle
Knife project
A finished knife with an illustrated pale panel set into the handle.
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