Stacked birch bark Brisa Tommi

[brancho]

I bought this Brisa Tommi blade to to get back into building knives and I have ended up building it for a mates Dads birthday

I bought some birch bark in large thick sheet from ebay here is what I done I bought a bolster for this one

Here are the materials assembled

Birch bark handle WIP 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

A first fit

Birch bark handle WIP 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Birch bark handle WIP 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Birch bark handle WIP 4 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

I havent glued stacked birch before but I did for this one


Birch bark handle WIP 5 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Birch bark handle WIP 6 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[brancho]

I have finished it and it looks like this

Birch bark handle 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Birch bark handle 1-2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Birch bark handle 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Not the best fit

Birch bark handle 4 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Birch bark handle 5 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[Mesquite]

Very nicely done Alf

 

[punkrockcaveman]

wow the handle looks stunning! How does it feel? Yet another thing on my to do list!

 

[Muddypaws]

Beautiful work! A stacked handle is on my wish list of things I want to do.

 

[Brizzlebush]

That's a very handsome looking knife. Great job.

 

[Robson Valley]

I don't mind the less-than-perfect fitting of the parts. Because it shows me something truly hand made
and that counts for a lot with me. The birch will feel warm under the hand on a cold day.

 

[Sieddy]

Absolute cracker! Nice finish, it Looks like a proper Finnish job!

 

[SCOMAN]

Love it

 

[brancho]

Very nicely done Alf

Thanks

wow the handle looks stunning! How does it feel? Yet another thing on my to do list!

Thanks
Stacked birch is lovely to hold it has a warm feel and it is nice and light

Beautiful work! A stacked handle is on my wish list of things I want to do.

Thanks
Go for it they are not that hard IMO I have done a few

That's a very handsome looking knife. Great job.

Thanks

I don't mind the less-than-perfect fitting of the parts. Because it shows me something truly hand made
and that counts for a lot with me. The birch will feel warm under the hand on a cold day.

Thanks yeah birch is nice use

Absolute cracker! Nice finish, it Looks like a proper Finnish job!

Thanks a lot am a fan of the finnish look but the sheath wont be classic

Love it

Thanks

 

[Stew]

I keep forgetting to do another birch bark handle. It was really nice to do - could be a good one for the kids to get involved with as well!

Good blade choice to. They’ve tempted me quite a few times.

 

[brancho]

I keep forgetting to do another birch bark handle. It was really nice to do - could be a good one for the kids to get involved with as well!

Good blade choice to. They’ve tempted me quite a few times.

Hi Stew
The blade is nice and I would be happy for one myself (that was the plan)
I now need a new blade for me and I intend to do a stacked birch handlecas I want one.


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[TLM]

Tommi as in Thomas Woodward.

That knife is well proportioned to my eye.

 

[brancho]

Tommi as in Thomas Woodward.

That knife is well proportioned to my eye.

Thanks TLM
I have seen stuff about Tommi knives but forgotten most of please remind me.

 

[TLM]

TW was an. Englishman at Fiskars smithy who apparently was the head of small forgings depsrtment. I guess he had a certain way of producing knife blades and that caught. I am less sure if he really had a preference for a certain type of puukko.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Lovely job, looks great.

 

[mic201m]

Very very nice job Alf ,
I do like the thicker bark you've used.

 

[demographic]

I've never seen a single knife on here that Alf made hasn't looked great.
Maybe I'm slightly biased because I like my leather grip Estwings which there are similar to but again, this one looks great.

 

[brancho]

Lovely job, looks great.

Thanks

Very very nice job Alf ,
I do like the thicker bark you've used.

Thanks Mic

I've never seen a single knife on here that Alf made hasn't looked great.
Maybe I'm slightly biased because I like my leather grip Estwings which there are similar to but again, this one looks great.

Thanks it feels similar to leather which I like also

 

[brancho]

I have finally made the sheath for this knife. It is 3mm veg tanned leather with a scout arrowhead stamp on the belt loop as it is for a Scout Leader.

It is not the style of sheath I would choose for the knife but it was what I was asked for.

Satcked birch bark & sheath-1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Satcked birch bark & sheath-2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Satcked birch bark & sheath-3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Satcked birch bark & sheath-4 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Satcked birch bark & sheath-5 by Alf Branch, on Flickr