My first knife

[penvisser]

Hello there,

here a pic of my first knife, i made it for my girlfriend, who's is interrested in bushcraft more and more.

[img=http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/8352/p1000867vz0.th.jpg]

The blade was ordered at Brisa, the handle is made of deer antler, bison horn, leather and curly birch. The antler is from a dutch deer.

I did not made the sheet, it was part of a knife kit I ordered at Brisa, Finland.


Please let me know what you think of it.

Best regards,

Jan, Meteren, The Netherlands

 

[falcon]

Nice job mate.....there's always pleasure in trying something for yourself

 

[penvisser]

I actually made it for her, sometimes you'll have to give her something......and it works me for me as well, next time when I want to go to the woods with her she will be happy to go along with me to use her knife..... or does that mean i'll always have to take her along?

 

[beowolf762]

Good job, mate :You_Rock_
Yoir girlfriend must be very happy.

 

[dwardo]

Nice mate,

Hope she likes it

 

[penvisser]

Yes, she likes it very much.

Jan

 

[chrisanson]

nice job. looks like a good blade.
chris

 

[billycan]

Nice work, well done! That looks really good. I was thinking of making a knife for my girlfriend as well, might work either way as you said penvisser!
Maybe we should start a section for bushcraft wifes and girlfriends (BWAG's) I taught my girlfriend the other evening to bowdrill with an ivy hearth and drill, she had an ember within an hour! Not bad i thought.

 

[penvisser]

I showed her to make a fire with a firesteel last week and then asked her to do the same.

She must have watched me very well because she made a fire within seconds!

She had a good teacher...........

 

[Tengu]

Its beautiful.

I cannot believe its your first knife

 

[penvisser]

Its beautiful.

I cannot believe its your first knife

Well, it really is my first knife. I have bin to countless topics however before starting at making the knife.

I also make balsa floats for carp fishing and one of my hobbies is working with wood. Since I was at the age of 7, under my father's supervision, I was playing with tools and wood in our barn, so I can say I have some experience in making things.

First I am making it in my head, that takes the most time. Than I make it with my hands, and normaly that is the eassiest part.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

cool looking knife.... great job.... :You_Rock_

 

[OldJimbo]

That's incredible for a first knife! She's a lucky girl!

 

[longshot]

fantastic job first or one hundreth. :You_Rock_

dean

 

[penvisser]

The virus has kicked in..... I am asked to make another for a mate of mine....

I will post the pic when ready,

Penvisser

 

[OldJimbo]

I sense a big knifemaking hobby developing!