Show me your projects :)

[Albus Culter]

The craft side of Bushcraft really appeals to me (as well as sharp pointy things and kit in general ). As such I enjoy a nice project.
Hears some of mine, so now show me yours
A picture paints a thousand words so post a pic to give an idea of what you made, etc

karesuando knife kit. My first real knife and a great kit. Love it. Could be better but it was my first.

This is a Raker 15" blade so nice and compact rather than the usual full size version. Would have liked some nice beech, oak, etc, but did not have access or budget. So B&Q and bought some pine strip wood. Already the size I needed and manageable project for hand tools.

Kuksa's from split birch. Would love to find a burl to do a nice one.

Antler pot, drilled hollow and with a wooden base and stopper. Needles, tweezers and fish hooks carved from the same deer antler. The awls are some small Allen keys ground to a point and a birch handle and some tubing cut to make a collar.

Now your turn. Give me some ideas

 

[Man of Tanith]

The antler stuff is really nice mate
those hooks look like they took some effort

have you tried em out at all?

 

[Albus Culter]

Sadly no. Cut a piece of antler, draw the hook on it and start carving. Then scrape to get a finish. Point of fine knife to drill the hole. Fiddley and I broke a few hooks but nice when they turn out.
Now show me a project you have done in the past and a pic

 

[Perrari]

Lots of nice stuff there mate ! I particularly like the compact saw.

 

[Barn Owl]

Cracking pieces

 

[TROOPER]

Real nice matey, i too especially like the Antler stuff, wicked!

 

[Albus Culter]

Lots of nice stuff there mate ! I particularly like the compact saw.

Fit in the rucksack easy and packs more punch than my Laplander. Bit longer in length but not much. With more tools I'd like a go at a full size one in a nice hardwood. Could shape the cross bar then.
Thought pine would not hold up well, but it actually works well and is light.

Thanks all. Now your projects. I needs your ideas to steal

 

[Skaukraft]

Nice stuff mate.
Love the saw. It's now in my to-do list.

 

[Dave]

Very nice. Like the deer antler pieces, and the saw.

 

[Elen Sentier]

Beautiful stuff, really fancy the needles and the awls. Only my knitting and spinning and weaving to show but I am getting closer to carving ...

 

[Niels]

You make knives and things of antler I see! I really like your sewing kit and fishing hooks.
If you like making knives and working with antler, like I do, an antlerknife might be fun to give a try:


2013-01-31 17.50.34 by Sami knives, on Flickr


2013-01-31 17.50.53 by Sami knives, on Flickr

It's a lot of work but very satisfying when it's done and they are good to use This one took me about 40 hours.

 

[Albus Culter]

You make knives and things of antler I see! I really like your sewing kit and fishing hooks.
If you like making knives and working with antler, like I do, an antlerknife might be fun to give a try:

It's a lot of work but very satisfying when it's done and they are good to use This one took me about 40 hours.

That's the sort of reply I wanted. How did you do the scrimshaw type detail. Also how does the leather hold onto the antler?

 

[Niels]

Scrimshaw's easy: You sand down to about 1000 grit, than you use a small, sharp knife (a sharpened piece of a hacksaw blade is perfect!). You must carve it both ways, so that it becomes a V shape. Don't go too deep. It takes some practice. Saami folk filled it up with some smelly alder bark brew, but I like to use oil paint. After engraving sand with some finer gritts.

The leather holds on to the antler by shrinking it around the handle and antler sheath part, much like it would on a normal sheath. You can use some glue to hold it together. Filing some tracks into the antler will also help. Usually just sewing it really tighly combined with the shrinkage makes it stick to the antler.

If you're interested check out these tutorials:

https://www.brisa.fi/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=15
https://www.brisa.fi/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=15

 

[Dreadhead]

some crackin work there!

 

[crosslandkelly]

Great work Niels.

 

[Elen Sentier]

Beautiful stuff, Niels.

 

[Albus Culter]

Well that's one project for my list. What else you all got

 

[Niels]

Come on fella's, there's no getting out of it now! Give us something nice to look at!

 

[Fat ferret]

Lots of skillfully made stuff. Especially like antler needles and Sami knife.

Ok here's a knife I made a while ago. Old file, a bit of walnut from a broken chair leg and some brass rod. Here you go.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80226784@N07/8132054635/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80226784@N07/8132084984/

Beside a dried wigeon wing just cause, well it's lovely. Good knife for boning or carving big joints, bit big for bushcrafty things. Nothing more recent I'm afraid.

 

[crosslandkelly]

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Beside a dried wigeon wing just cause, well it's lovely. Good knife for boning or carving big joints, bit big for bushcrafty things. Nothing more recent I'm afraid.[/QUOTE]

That's very nice mate.