It took a lot of work. But there she is: my sticktang woodlore knife. 4 mm thick and unpolished.
Handle materials: curly birch, reindeer antler, and a pommel of unknown antler.
2013-02-02 23.15.16 by Sami knives, on Flickr
Handle being assembled:
2013-02-07 00.00.02 by Sami knives, on Flickr
Some work later. The gloss isn't really showing as well as I'd like in the pictures. And the bolster fit isn't the best I've done. I might put some epoxy in there at some point.
2013-04-18 18.09.38 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.09.58 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.11.37 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.21.45 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.26.08 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.26.52 by Sami knives, on Flickr
I left some of the antler bark on, just personal preference.
2013-04-18 18.27.29 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.28.27 by Sami knives, on Flickr
It carves superbly too:
2013-04-17 16.49.24 by Sami knives, on Flickr
And thanks to croslandkelly for kindly giving me a belt dangler for the sheath, and many thanks to Dreadhead for trading me the leather. And to Mark for giving me some antler.
Thanks for looking!
Handle materials: curly birch, reindeer antler, and a pommel of unknown antler.
2013-02-02 23.15.16 by Sami knives, on Flickr
Handle being assembled:
2013-02-07 00.00.02 by Sami knives, on Flickr
Some work later. The gloss isn't really showing as well as I'd like in the pictures. And the bolster fit isn't the best I've done. I might put some epoxy in there at some point.
2013-04-18 18.09.38 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.09.58 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.11.37 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.21.45 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.26.08 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.26.52 by Sami knives, on Flickr
I left some of the antler bark on, just personal preference.
2013-04-18 18.27.29 by Sami knives, on Flickr
2013-04-18 18.28.27 by Sami knives, on Flickr
It carves superbly too:
2013-04-17 16.49.24 by Sami knives, on Flickr
And thanks to croslandkelly for kindly giving me a belt dangler for the sheath, and many thanks to Dreadhead for trading me the leather. And to Mark for giving me some antler.
Thanks for looking!