From birch, with a Mora 105 for scale. These are still green so hopefully they'll dry without any splits
Yes, I worked the handle down to better suit my hand. The Mora 105 and 106 have the same blades, it's just the handles that are different. I like the 105 because it feels more comfy to meAnd I love that knife. Is that a mora mod?
How did you dig it out ?
I always thought birch (not silver) was a semi hard wood anyway, somewhere between oak and sycamore. Pine from siberian tundra is very hard for the reason you stated, I have seen canadian pine trees on the tv, one century old and seven inches in circumfrence.
What is a bowl adze anyway?