Leather and ash scandi

[WULF]

Ive scaled a few knives in the past but always wanted to have a go at a stacked scandi ,ive been close by getting all the parts together but then decided to sell them all.

Well this time i completed
Leather and ash handle with nickel bolster and finished with 6 coats of boiled linseed oil,the blade is a polar 77,first picture shows it clamped in my home made jig followed by the finished knife.
I feel i will be making more of these when ive made a sheath for this one.

Comments welcome.

 

[Perrari]

That looks fantastic ! Never done a stacked handle myself, your jig looks a fantastic piece of kit !

 

[Muddypaws]

Absolutely stunning!

 

[Clouston98]

That's an absolute beauty mate! Great work!

 

[crosslandkelly]

Very nice Steve. I like the counter sunk peening.

 

[Two Socks]

Nice! I really like the leather-section combined with the wood. Nicely done.

 

[WULF]

Thanks guys,comments appreciated

 

[WULF]

Im scratching my head as to making a standard sheath or a traditional scandi sheath...

 

[topknot]

very nice

Topknot

 

[Macaroon]

That's a very cool - looking knife; very individual design....................In use I find stacked leather the most comfortable of all the handle options, especially when I have to "choke up" when carving.

 

[mountainm]

Like it, that leather looks like mahogany.

 

[WULF]

That's a very cool - looking knife; very individual design....................In use I find stacked leather the most comfortable of all the handle options, especially when I have to "choke up" when carving.

Cheers mac,yeh very comfortable in the hand

Like it, that leather looks like mahogany.

i hate mahogany mikethankfully its leather

 

[THOaken]

Can I ask, why 6 coats of oil? I still can't get my head round the arbitrary nature of oiling and I've done it about six times! It seems largely down to personable preference, but I wonder why for some it's 3 coats over 3 days and some it's 6 coats. It's almost too arbitrary, it's curious.

However this is brilliant work, friend.

 

[WULF]

Can I ask, why 6 coats of oil? I still can't get my head round the arbitrary nature of oiling and I've done it about six times! It seems largely down to personable preference, but I wonder why for some it's 3 coats over 3 days and some it's 6 coats. It's almost too arbitrary, it's curious.

However this is brilliant work, friend.

Well,i just kept applying until it stopped soaking in mate and 6 coats was that point
Maybe the next one i do it wil take 2 or 3.......

 

[Gray]

Nice, looks great

 

[Dougster]

Looks great. Have you tried thin superglue? Seals the outside hard and keeps it light as a feather.

Bet that will be nice to use.

 

[WULF]

Looks great. Have you tried thin superglue? Seals the outside hard and keeps it light as a feather.

Bet that will be nice to use.

I thought about sealing it with superglue but from experiance used in larger amounts it stinks so thought better of it has i finished this in the house

Certainly an idea for next time Rich.

 

[mountainm]

i hate mahogany mikethankfully its leather

Bloody 'ell. Rosewood then...

 

[Monikieman]

the countersink at the end gives it a nice old skool/vintage sort of look (in a very nice way)

 

[WULF]

Bloody 'ell. Rosewood then...

the countersink at the end gives it a nice old skool/vintage sort of look (in a very nice way)

I agree,keeps evrything nice and tight and looks clean.Thanks mate