Thought I'd make this for my Brother-in-Law as a thank you for a joint of venison and the antlers from the deer he culled (He's a game keeper in his spare time - also goes culling to South Africa, which is why it's so long)
As usual, started as an old file (love Wombling) that stopped working. Re-sized and ground, with a hidden 3/4 tang.
17cm blade and a 13cm handle (his hands are even bigger than mine)
2 brass pins and a brass Lanyard tube made from a piece of petrol pipe
The sheath was hand made and stitched from an old 1 1/2" belt off-cut I have had for the last 15 odd years. It has a couple of 2 1/2" slits cut in the top to thread the belt through (stoppered with circular drilled holes)
Hope you like it. He does - especially after he put it on his steel and stone and made it literally shave sharp (bald spot on the arm)
As usual, started as an old file (love Wombling) that stopped working. Re-sized and ground, with a hidden 3/4 tang.
17cm blade and a 13cm handle (his hands are even bigger than mine)
2 brass pins and a brass Lanyard tube made from a piece of petrol pipe
The sheath was hand made and stitched from an old 1 1/2" belt off-cut I have had for the last 15 odd years. It has a couple of 2 1/2" slits cut in the top to thread the belt through (stoppered with circular drilled holes)
Hope you like it. He does - especially after he put it on his steel and stone and made it literally shave sharp (bald spot on the arm)
