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thanks, they are thin, about 15-16mm at the widest. too small for my large hands anyway. i'll be re handling it at some point.

not often i buy a knife but had this today from knives and tools

oh and sorry, the parts i used wood is very dense/hard

thanks, the stems have a lot of pith and are pretty plain though a nice creamy colour. not sure of the right terminology? but inside the 'joint' where the limb stems from the branch is where i found the pretty one so no pith

i cut small pieces from local woods most days im walking the dog for ferro rod tops, hazel, holly, hawthorn these about 4 or 5 years ago so well seasoned. this one from a buddleia tree is rather pretty!

Hultafors HD knife re finished blade and re handled with leather sheath and matching ferro rod blade from Japanese SK5 carbon steel approx 59hrc handle is hickory as is ferro rod top very good steel and heat treat sheath from 4mm veg tan leather with ferro rod holder Asking £95 including UK...

and a matching ferro rod

thanks, i made the bolster from scratch from brass bar

last one with brass bolts/lanyard and plain sheath now reduced to £190

one with the stainless bolts/lanyard and patterned sheath now sold.

not intentionally but it did come away with light sanding when re finishing the blade, so no isnt etched very deep

thanks yes its a stick tang and the handle is one piece. the wood has a natural two tone colour

forgot about this little project! made a sheath for it today. still waiting for it to dry out after wet forming. nothing fancy for the handle, just an off cut of hickory though wish now id used something a little more flash.

Ha, yes it was a little bit, slightly larger though

I have two of these available in 3.2mm thick D2, full scandi grind 28 degree's. blades 9" overall complete with leather sheath handle material is ivory paper micarta over natural tan canvas micarta liners. one with stainless bolts and the other with brass the stainless has the patterned sheath...

finished the sheaths for these today, need to dry a bit more, im not the best with leather so try to keep it simple, happy with these though!

thanks,

thanks, its 3.2mm thick D2, blade length 100mm, overall length 232mm. bevel is 28 degree scandi, no taper.

couldnt take any decent pics as now dark but finished one of two scandi's in D2 today, aged ivory paper micarta with natural tan canvas micarta liners and stainless bolts. oil quenched D2

should also add that its a drawn out process, several pre heat steps/ramps and a long soak