New Knife

[lightfoot]

Here's my second knife and the first made with wood. It's curly birch that was provided by Pikebite.

 

[Robbi]

very very nice indeed, i love that handle shape, looks really comfy.......well done sir !

 

[caliban]

Great work! Your second? You're a fast learner mate.

 

[brancho]

Thats a nice knife especially for a second but we need more pics and whats the blade.

 

[lightfoot]

Thank you gents. That's very kind.

The blade is a Brusletto Kystniven which, I understand, means "Coast Knife" and was designed for sailors and people doing their thing by the sea. My brother saw my first knife so commissioned me to make this for a friend of his who is a sailor and fisherman. I did try some yacht varnish on the handle but then wiped it off as it looked a bit bubbly and I was worried it would dry like that. Instead its been soaked in linseed oil with a drop or two of antique pine mixed in, then finished with beeswax.

I used files to shape it though it didn't come out the way I had in mind when I started it. I think the butt end is a bit too long horizontally and too short vertically but it does sit comfortably. It'll do.

Here's a few more pics.

 

[dwardo]

Having seen this one in the flesh i can say the pictures dont do it justice. The handle shape also works very well in the hand.