Another finished commission

[KELindblad]

This time I have made a scandi knife on commission.

Blade is Veijo Käpylä forged blade, handle in 5mm silver bolster, masurbirch, reindeer antler, tin inlays and black spacers.
Sheath shaftleather with a embossed (pautad) dragon

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,
Karl-Erik

 

[Wilderbeast]

that's lovely mate, nice one!

 

[phill_ue]

That is beyond awesome! I love the dragon, brilliantly done!

 

[stevesteve]

OOOooooohhh.

Now that really is very nice indeed. Someone is going to be very happy with that!

Cheers,
Steve

 

[stevesteve]

I was just thinking about the knife... the sheath takes it to another level. It's one of those... "I don't know how that's done" moments.

Is it embossed from the back to bring it out then the detail reworked from the front?
Is it done flat then rollled to make the sheath?

Cheers,
Steve

 

[Black Sheep]

WOW Very nice indead

Richard

 

[SimonM]

Stunning work!

 

[dazcon]

Oh Ye! Craftsmanship at its finest and the grind is stunning.
Very, very well done!

Dazcon.

 

[Shewie]

I want it

 

[KELindblad]

I was just thinking about the knife... the sheath takes it to another level. It's one of those... "I don't know how that's done" moments.

Is it embossed from the back to bring it out then the detail reworked from the front?
Is it done flat then rollled to make the sheath?

Cheers,
Steve

Hi Steve!

Let me give you some info on the emboss. Is´t made after the sheath is sewed and wetformed around the knife. As a matter of fact, I did the detail job during a session of Ray Mears DVD viewing with the family
The fact is the sheath turned out to be slightly too wide, and do an emboss needs some extra leather to work so the "fault" suited the purpose.

I use my fingers, pushed towards the middle of the sheath or shape wanted, building up the bevel structure as you go over the sheath, to form the rough shape, beginning when the leather have dryed for some time. The sew part takes about 15-20 minutes so after that it´s a good time to start forming the emboss motive.

Then I let it dry for some more, time depending of the thickness and type of the leather (I have used shaft leather in this sheath). Then I use a leather modeling tool, usually the spoon shaped one and woring to fix the shape in the leather, and adding details, smaller details can be put to place after different stages of drying, it´s hard to tell exactly.

Then it´s a couple of hours work, you need to fix the details several times until the leather have dryed ready.

Cheers,
Karl-Erik

 

[helixpteron]

Utterly beautiful!

 

[SOAR]

Thats a very good looking knife and sheath, I really like the blade it has a nice high grind, you have done a wonderful job with the handle.:You_Rock_

 

[Tor helge]

Now thats my kind of knife.
Excellent work. Really beautiful knife.

Tor

 

[stevesteve]

Thanks Karl-Erik,

I can see how that works now. The results are stunning.

If someone had mentioned putting a dragon on a sheath before I saw this, I would have been dubious as it's not the sort of thing I go for. However, your creation has a real reptillian look to it and it is splendid.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[Jaysurfer]

Think i might have to get myself one of those....

 

[brancho]

Karl Erik
Nice knife and superb sheath

Then I let it dry for some more, time depending of the thickness and type of the leather (I have used shaft leather in this sheath).

Shaft leather is known as hal tanned leather in the UK but is difficult to obtain in the UK.

 

[KELindblad]

Hi again!

Just wanted to say thank you for all comments, it´s nice with feedback of the work!

brancho :> half tanned leather, thank you for the right description

Cheers,
Karl-Erik

 

[PRKL]

So the blade is from Kainuun Puukko,yes ?

i have a few older ones from them,made by O & A Kemppainen,plus one pretty badly shaped,old and worn made entirely by Setti Keränen.

Nice quality aint it.