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When you have small bits of antler left over, finding something to do with them can be a chore. I'm swimming in antlers, but they're tiny things from tiny deer, unfit for knife handles and the like. So as they collect dust, I will occasionally pull one out of the collection and begin...

Watching Mikko Snellman's channel on YT, I caught glimpse his little spearpoint pricker and liked the idea well enough that I had to try making one for myself. I saved an old Millers Falls screwdriver that'd been abused all its life, giving her a new home and much love. So far, she's been a...

It used to be that Stockholm Tar was found everywhere. Now it seems like it's mostly been forgotten, and that's kind of sad. We've lost a ton of generational knowledge over the years, and I'm always happy to see guys like Mikko Snellman keeping some of it alive. I was first introduced to...

Part Viking-Age awesomeness and part Steampunk, I just can't get enough of Thijs Van der Manakker's portable chest/bench/vise...... Thijs is a master blacksmith and always posting photos of some of the great things he's making. You can see more pictures here...

I love forging iron into new and interesting shapes. My big project right now, and for as long as I care to remember, has been a set of shop doors for the smithy. As you can imagine, it would be a serious issue if I went down to the local store to buy some mass-produced jive. So...

This guy's got some great videos. I've never had the chance to work an axe to this degree, but I sure wish I could. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti_Tbz9FvpA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw3Ae90BhSI

I had a fellow ask me to make him one of these contraptions, but I'm a bit at a loss as to how the teeth should be cut. None of the pictures I can find online are very clear, though I did find one video showing the thing being used in a bow-drill set up. Are these things predominantly...

Long ago, I made an Otzi-style knife with an obsidian blade and really liked the way it handled for skinning deer. Always said I'd make one from proper steel and finally got around to doing it. A long time coming! I'm using 1070/1080 alloy and have gotten her to the point that she's ready...

The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and I've talked about wanting an adze for far too long. When I happened across an old mason's hammer in my box of spare rusty stuff, I decided it would make a far better adze than hammer. And considering that I'd never used it as a hammer, that...

In the seemingly endless quest to find a flint striker that I like, I came up with this..... Because folks don't use steels regularly, it seemed to me that making the steel something more decorative might be a neat way of "justifying" it's presence. Works great as a zipper pull or key...

The owner of the local pub was kind enough to give me a bunch of scrap steel he had laying behind the joint. Turns out that a car hit his awning decades ago and he'd never gotten around to removing it, so I said I would if he'd let me. Divine Providence.... most of the steel just happened to...

A bit of deer antler sanded down and stuck on the end of 4" of 1084. Aged with the 'cold blue and bleach' technique. False edge done by hand against a 12" disc sander. Poured pewter pommel and bolster. Pre-pewter - you can see the grooves that the pewter is supposed to stick in...

I really like using rawhide to finish the joint between the blade and antler. It gives the whole thing a bit more rustic a look, especially when you use sinew to close it up. In this example, (something of a teaser, I know :D ) I used one piece of rawhide to make a cap and then a second to act...

It's been a few years since I put her together, but I really enjoy this blade. 1084, if I recall correctly, forged by yours truly. With a bit of southern whitetail deer antler for the handle and a bit of deer rawhide for the wrapping, sewn tight with honest-to-god deer sinew. The sheath is...

I've been browsing through the website for ages, and thought I'd join up. Not much to say; I'm something of a hermit living the quiet life. I've a bit of experience with most things woodsy, including hunting, tanning hides, blacksmithing, knifemaking, basketry, shooting firearms, etc...