Not going to post any pictures of them as I'm sure you've all seen similar.
Recently, however, I took up knife making. I don't make the blades themselves as I don't have the equipment (yet), but I make the handles and design, cut and hand sew the sheaths for them.
Here's a few examples.
My first attempt: A Lauri blade with a stacked handle of brass, willow, alder, bamboo, ebony with birch spacers and a larch burr top with an antler tipped firesteel.
A cheap Tomahawk gut-hook knife. A made a comfier handle for it and a magnetic neck sheath.
I bought a couple of Frost's Mora knifes cheaply at a show. I didn't like the rubber handles so I rehandled this one with an elm bur handle with red fibre liner and made a Scandi style sheath with antler button strap for it. I made the handle too small for me, but it's a good fit for the wife!
I've always had an interest in the American Bowie style knife so I bought a stainless steel Pakistani made blade and made this. It is a yew handle with layered brass, ebony and bone features. A curved and polished brass guard and I designed a more ornate patterned belt sheath with a mystery braid retaining strap.
I sometimes do a bit of fishing and sometimes need to fillet fish from the shops so I made a Lauri fillet knife using cocobolo wood and made another Scandi style sheath. For a change I got hold of some red dye to add a bit more style, but I don't have a foto of that!
My latest task was to make a set for my father-in-law for Xmas. I made a cocobolo, buffalo horn and brass handled handled knife with matching firestriker. I then made a rather complex design sheath which takes both the knife and the firesteel and also has a pocket for a BladeTech knife sharpener. Oh, and I fitted a small button compass as well !
What do you think?
My work colleague keeps accusing me of making more weapons than I need, personally I think she is just jealous!!
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