April 23, 20251 yr A few days ago I ran across the finish line of a "marathon" with this armored dog. The knife of a historical warrior of an indeterminate culture had to provide the pretext. Actually this kind of knives are my favorite to make. Up to a 10 inch blade, straight users with the flair of a weapon. The size of knife and sheath gives room for lines and details that triggers some kind of "brain movie" of which I often take my inspirations. ....and I have always been fascinated by armor, be it that of the samurai, western scale armor or other cultures around the world. and of course it was a lot of work as these things always were, even if it was only on a knife sheath. The blade has a length of 235 mm, overall length measures 380 mm and it is ground from 1.2419.05 cold work tungsteen tool steel of the Lohmann company in Germany. Bolsters are made from copper and the scales is steel riveted rams horn. The sheath is made from half tanned cow leather with a rawhide core and the velds are made from Steller sea cow bone. Armored with copper, steel and buffalo horn.Every piece is counter riveted from the inside and the belt clip had ist own springsteel heat treatment. Cheers
April 23, 20251 yr I really like this one, like you say it triggers little mind movies for me too. It's all business in an almost brutal way, a true bush knife brush whacker. I don't see anything I don't like. Like always your work is as perfect as fit and finish should be. Thank you for the look at your work. Frosty The Lucky.
April 24, 20251 yr A very nice balance of fantasy and reality, particularly because as Frosty notes, this is first and foremost a serious tool. All the detail shows up well against such a clean blade. Should make someone very happy! --Larry
April 28, 20251 yr Another beautiful masterpiece! You never cease to amaze my with your craftsmanship of both the knife and sheath.
April 30, 20251 yr Simply beautiful in design and execution! Is the ram's horn flattened somewhat, or is it cut from a wide section? Cheers, Jono.
May 5, 20251 yr Author Gentlemen, thanks a lot for the nice comments! On 4/30/2025 at 2:40 PM, Hefty said: Is the ram's horn flattened somewhat, or is it cut from a wide section? Jono, the horn was cut, cooked in hot water and pressed while still hot between two platens.The platen on the structured side needs to be some kind of softer wood not to deform the horn structure.The other platen underneath was steel. It needs to rest in a pressed state for quite some time, at least a few weeks. Cheers
May 7, 20251 yr Thanks for the confirmation! I suspected it was something like that. It has come up a treat!
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