Our living history group at Ft. Loudoun does a gift exchange every year. Here's one I made for one of the guys.
It is based on the typical "trade knife" profile, but it is a bit fancier than most trade pieces would have been.
Not sure what to call it, but it seems to fit the period.

Photo 1
It is an old file, forged to shape, finished with files and sanded to 800grit.

Photo 2
The bolsters are poured pewter. The pins are 10p nails. The slabs are local black walnut.

Photo 3
The sheath is just veg tan leather dyed with Esquire shoe polish.

My camera is pretty lame, but you get the idea.

Don

Man, That Is Fine!!!!!!!!!
I Use To Talk About Women Like That.
DANG BUT, I'm Old.:(

Don, GREAT WORK! You make a couple of those and sell them off, you will be able to get a nicely setup KMG(connecting to the other thread). i like how the bolster comes up on the blade like that, very different and it looks nice. Gorgeous wood on there too. Great blade shape, looks like a great knife.

Thanks fellers.

I have never sold a knife before, but I have given away several.

I have received enough positive feedback from the give-aways that I wouldn't be ashamed to sell one.

What I lack is the discipline to make a few simply for the sake of having them on hand. I generally will get bogged down with other stuff until I get in a situation where I have to get one made.

Maybe I work better under pressure?

Anyhow, that'll do for a good New Year's resolution... "More Productive in '08"

Reminds me of the scalping style knives popular on the frontier. Very nice work.

Nice clean work, Don.
That will go over big with the reenactors. bruce