Some orders are challenging, especially when they contain design elements I never really preferred.

Like the birds head handle shape that is found on knives and swords over the centuries.

But a nice customer ordered a nostalgic German boy scouts knife....in German it is called a "Fahrtenmesser"

....google translates that kind of knife as "wind speed indicator"....you can't expect much from Google translate.

But anyway I grew into the topic and with every working step it became much clearer how the resulting knife should look like....at the end I touched down between

German Wandervogel Youth movement from 1896 and the Mexican revolution 1910....let's call it vintage-military.

I tried to keep it plain and sinister by using only steel and wood and antique patina.

Blade is ground from 80CrV2 and I would not say that steel is superior in edge retension and sharpness but it is tough as nails easy to sharpen and very forgiving.

The short bolsters and rivets  are made of  construction steel and ordinary steel nails and handle slabs are Indian almond wood.

The lowered riveting was delicate to do by not denting the wood and keeping them all centered and in size equal.

The sheath is made out of very hard and dry water buffalo leather which supports the performance and vintage appearance.

Cheers 

 

 

 

 

I would say your customer will love it, I know I do.

I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s.
Semper Paratus

 

Straightforward, deceptively simple, and beautifully executed. Very nicely done.

Another amazing knife Daniel! I appreciate your attention to subtle detail as well as the careful photography to show it off. The closeup view in the 4th photo really shows your precision and attention to detail. Elegant in its simplicity, just beautifully made.

--Larry

Another all round beautiful knife and more important it looks effective.

Frosty The Lucky.

Templehound, I always get excited when I see a new post from you and you never disappoint with your work. As already stated, simple elegance 

Wonderful knife! Thanks for posting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wonderfull

You may not prefer that handle style, but I Really like it. I also like the handle styles you usually prefer to make. 

Elegant and precision work and photography as always.  Thanks for letting us have a look and admire. 

Gentlemen, thank you very much for the nice comments!