This knife making lark...

[jojo]

...is still giving me some pleasure! I finished this little knife and the sheath last week end.

It's a fairly conventional full tang, 7 1/2" long with a 3 1/4" cutting edge. The blade is 2.5mm thick 01 steel. THe scales are spalted Hornbeam. The handle was left soaking 24 hours in boiled linseed oil, then wiped dry and left to harden for a while.

The sheath is a horizontal carry for right handed use: it can be positioned on the left hip or across the body. By using two large press studs, it can be removed without having to undo your belt and becoming socially unacceptable... The thing can also be carry vertically on the belt by using the slots on the back.

The colour was obtained using Neat's foot oil, iron oxide and some Best Stockholm Tar, then a further application of some more tar, followed by shoe polish to get a nice shine. I have gone off using conventional dyes, and I can get just as well, or rather better finishes using more natural materials. It certainly smells a lot better!

 

[mountainm]

Great stuff. love the spalted hornbeam, where'd you get it from? Sheath marries with the knife nicely too.

 

[TomBartlett]

Well done, that's a gorgeous looking package you've put together together.

 

[stekker]

Very nice made, knife and sheath look great!
Theo.

 

[plastic-ninja]

Cracking work jojo.
Just had a go at making a sheath for junior's proto-bushy but may have to burn it and start again now that I've seen yours.
:sulkoff:
Cheers , Simon

 

[Mesquite]

Now that's a small knife that I do like lovely work Joel

 

[Harvestman]

That spalted hornbeam is fantastic. Lovely looking little knife.

 

[British Red]

Lovely looking knife Joel


I have always wanted to see you do a 12" bladed dirk....don't know why...would just love to see your take on one!

 

[jojo]

Thanks for all the positive comment gents. Wher did I get the Hornbeam? err... some shop on the internet and I can't think of the name at the minute... (well it's 5am ) I'll have to wake up better and look it up.

Red.. Yes, you mentioned this before and It's now a project tucked away in the back of my mind. I even bought a nice piece of Bog Oak a while back for just this purpose. Problem is I have just used it to turn a handle for a viking knife

 

[lannyman8]

nice work JOJO, very nice sheath.....

 

[johnbaz]

Cor!!!


Luuuurvely


John

 

[cbrdave]

Nicely done sir.

 

[Ronnie]

Love it - the texture on the blade really pulls it all together

 

[British Red]

Red.. Yes, you mentioned this before and It's now a project tucked away in the back of my mind. I even bought a nice piece of Bog Oak a while back for just this purpose. Problem is I have just used it to turn a handle for a viking knife

You just know I can nag, and whine, and hint and nudge....just to get to see knives I like

 

[Dreadhead]

beautiful work, both knife and sheath are braw

 

[vizsla]

Wow i realy like that one of the best looking knife and sheath iv seen for ages, shame its not forsale mate

 

[udamiano]

very nice work there

 

[jojo]

You just know I can nag, and whine, and hint and nudge....just to get to see knives I like

I was worried you'd say something like that!!

 

[British Red]

Bog oak does sound perfect..maybe worked to make it ridged a littled for grip....nice and plain 12" blade...just a little file work so you can feel / see the orientation in low light .......

 

[British Red]

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