A leuku for jackob in Denmark.

[fishfish]

a couple of months ago my friend and knife collector jackob from Denmark sent me 2 rare leuku blades and said he wanted one handled for him ans by way of payment he let me have the other one for myself.
From the start i knew this being my first Leuku it would have to be good using only the finest ingrediends i trawled through a thousand images online of historic and modern leuku knives and settled on a traditional shape for the handles,next having a very usefull contact in the briar root world i contacted juan in north east spain and asked him for a favour,i said i would make him a knife using his briar in return for a block for my own use,he agreed and sent me 3 pieces of his finest briar with a value of over 130 euro per piece,next i wanted a big chunk of moose crown for the bolster of the knife,again after a good few days searching i found a chap with some European moose antler who for a hefty price sold me a piece.
next all i had to do was drill and file the wood and antler into shape glue up and then sand for 5 hours,finally oiling and polishing,all i have left to do is to polish in the morning and then make the leather sheath.
Heres some pics of the project:

by the way its bloomin sharp!lol

 

[sasquatch]

Very nice, loving the briar! Always been tempted to do a leuku, they look handy. Why does the inside of the cob look pristine?

 

[Dreadhead]

ooo very nice I'v always fancied a leuku going to make one at somepoint this has given me another push

 

[fishfish]

Very nice, loving the briar! Always been tempted to do a leuku, they look handy. Why does the inside of the cob look pristine?

still burning in another user first.

 

[copper_head]

very nice

 

[sasquatch]

still burning in another user first.

Nice. Never thought of rusticating with a torch! lolz, looks good...

 

[Barn Owl]

A belter Justin

 

[WildHog]

Leukus are great, looks really good! And cutting into the own flesh while making knifes is a normal thing, I never made it without hurting myself

 

[Corfe]

Beautiful work - and kudos for getting those materials

 

[crosslandkelly]

Great job there mate, but blimey you've been in the wars recently.

 

[Mafro]

That handle shape looks great Justin. So this is one of two, is the other going to be the same?

 

[fishfish]

That handle shape looks great Justin. So this is one of two, is the other going to be the same?

i would be very happy if i can make mine similar,i have a big piece of mammoth ivory in a box waiting for a nice project! but then i have 2 racks of elk antler here full of nice bits too!