the knife looking things i made (WORK IN PROGRESS, FAR FROM DONE)

[Dabbsterinn]

so i, being the knife lover that i am, made three knives during the festival

 

first off i made this small butter/cheese knife in the elf lady style

 

 

then later on i made this small skinning knife i suppose i can call it

fun fact, this was a part of the course on how to case harden things, it's made out of mild steel but it should be at around 0,7% carbon content, about 3-4mm into the surface we estimated, i'll put a nice rosewood handle on that with brass fittings once i get that nice knifemaking book in my hands, i hope there's a part on handlemaking in there

 

then comes my favourite one yet, the one i'll probably mess up with a grinder next weekend

im trying to make something along the lines of a lapinleuku, more commonly known as a Sami hunting knife, and im currently debating wether i should go with a reindeer antler handle or a birch handle, opinions anyone?

 

[Steve Sells]

figures birtch from your area is nice, use the acid and flame treatment to gring out the colors when ya use it.