Here's a piece I've been working on for a couple of weeks.

The blade is an old file scavenged from our farm outside of Pictou, NS. The handle wood was taken from a tract of old, now forested farm land in Antigonish, NS. The copper was forged down from a large bus bar and peened with copper wire.... both also taken from the farm.

The particulars:

Blade: Forged, 5 1/2", 70+ yr old Nicholson bastard file. Hand rubbed 2000 grit finish on bevels, 1000 grit on flats. Peened copper maker's mark plate.

Handle: 4 1/4", Nova Scotia Red Maple burl with stainless steel pins. Tung oil and buffed paste wax finish. Hand-cut leather lanyard with burl and peened copper medallion.

Sheath: Hand stitched, Wickett & Craig 7 oz veg tanned leather with natural edges and buffed Mink Oil finish.

Thanks for lookin'. Please share your thoughts......... about the knife.

Love the copper plate and the lanyard tag! My vote for best use of a file in a long time!

Very nice Peter.

I really like that maker's mark.

Good work.

That is one of the very cool aspects of custom tools: you can use materials that have a connection with the end user. Can't get that from a factory. Good work!

Another great looking knife. Craftsmanship really shows thru on this one. Thanks for sharing. :)

That is the coolest idea for a makers mark I think I have ever seen! Great job on the knife too, I like the contrasting sheens between the grind and the flat.

-Adam

That looks excellent,good job

Very well done!

a whole lotta want going on right now.

This is one very pretty knife!

I love that you left the file lines in the blade, it looks beautiful.
Some of the finest work I have seen is on the East Coast, particularly Nova Scotia.

Did you work at the Heritage sight in Pictou? They have a great old school smith setup.