I chose the carp to do my knife's handle because the carp makes me think of a legendary carp. I chose a thin blade because I enjoy it a lot and that seemed to be a good choice for my handle.
Afterwards, I went to the internet to find pictures of carps, then I drew it on a sheet of tracing paper so that it would be easier to sculpt the fish.
Finally, I took the Fimo clay to form my knife's handle, I heated the clay and I sculpted my fish on the tracing paper and I did the same thing for the other side of my handle.