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Re-uploaded to this new account from the old one which is now only used for commissioned artwork.
*update* This knife was sadly lost on a very energetic hunt. It's ironically now somewhere in the forest.
This is what I've been up to with my spare time - making myself a knife to take hunting or to carry at work for the various miscellaneous tasks I do that require a blade on hand.
The name of this knife is two-fold. The literal transaltion of the name would mean woodsman, or forester. However in Icelandic tradition, criminals were often exiled into the forests, and became a sort of wild-men; living off the land, hunting and generally being kinda wood-craftsy. I've always liked the word and its meaning so I decided that would be the name of my first custom knifehandle.
The material is cocobolo, a rich dark hardwood from central America. Over here in the middle of nowhere it doesn't come cheap and is pretty tough to come by so when I saw some I picked it up in a heartbeat.
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1 - Drilling holes in either end of the raw material for the tang.
2 - Glueing the tang in place with epoxy resin
3 - Shaping the handle with a rasp, and gluing a section of wood over end of the tang.
4 - Shaping the sides of the handle, again with a rasp, to get the overall shape down.
5 - Checking the chosen shape for feel, weight, grip and manouverability of the knife.
6 - The knife after sanding down - coming in at 230mm
7 - Applying many, many coats of Danish Oil for a deep, smooth finish.
8 - The final blade, perfectly shaped to my hand, uneven on both sides for an exact fit to my grip. The quillons are slightly further apart than usual as I'll be using this knife when out hunting. At 4am. In Iceland. It's bloody cold, I'll be wearing gloves.
For those interested, the blade is a "Hallingen" from the Norwegian company Brusletto.
*update* This knife was sadly lost on a very energetic hunt. It's ironically now somewhere in the forest.
This is what I've been up to with my spare time - making myself a knife to take hunting or to carry at work for the various miscellaneous tasks I do that require a blade on hand.
The name of this knife is two-fold. The literal transaltion of the name would mean woodsman, or forester. However in Icelandic tradition, criminals were often exiled into the forests, and became a sort of wild-men; living off the land, hunting and generally being kinda wood-craftsy. I've always liked the word and its meaning so I decided that would be the name of my first custom knifehandle.
The material is cocobolo, a rich dark hardwood from central America. Over here in the middle of nowhere it doesn't come cheap and is pretty tough to come by so when I saw some I picked it up in a heartbeat.
Numbers:
1 - Drilling holes in either end of the raw material for the tang.
2 - Glueing the tang in place with epoxy resin
3 - Shaping the handle with a rasp, and gluing a section of wood over end of the tang.
4 - Shaping the sides of the handle, again with a rasp, to get the overall shape down.
5 - Checking the chosen shape for feel, weight, grip and manouverability of the knife.
6 - The knife after sanding down - coming in at 230mm
7 - Applying many, many coats of Danish Oil for a deep, smooth finish.
8 - The final blade, perfectly shaped to my hand, uneven on both sides for an exact fit to my grip. The quillons are slightly further apart than usual as I'll be using this knife when out hunting. At 4am. In Iceland. It's bloody cold, I'll be wearing gloves.
For those interested, the blade is a "Hallingen" from the Norwegian company Brusletto.
Category All / All
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File Size 1010.1 kB
Thanks, but this was a working knife. I make tools rather than knives for display. These things might look fairly pretty, but they're shaving-sharp, and designed for heavy daily use. You should check out my more recent work for some more intricately designed handles, but I doubt you'll ever find any fancy designs carved into them, I just don't find it practical myself.
For a commissioner I'd be willing to put a smaller design onto the handle, but it depends on the intricacy and placement. I think it would be likely to up the cost of the finished product by far too much to be reasonable, sadly.
For a commissioner I'd be willing to put a smaller design onto the handle, but it depends on the intricacy and placement. I think it would be likely to up the cost of the finished product by far too much to be reasonable, sadly.
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