A friend asked for a knife with a scandi grind – so naturally I waited about two years and then I made it. The knife has many blemishes even for my low standards, and the “sheath” is very rudimentary. But done is better than perfect, this one is going out the door today and that is what matters right now.
Steel is Sleipner at 60 HRC, wood is Palisander Santos, brass hardware.
There is a technique to straighten a blade bent after heat treatment – you repeatedly strike the inside of the bent curve with a very hard object, thus spreading the material on that side only Read more…
Similarly to the previous knife this one is an attempt at a keyhole bolster. Steel is Vanadis 4 Extra. Handle is grenadillo. The bolster has been 3d printed with allowances for final machining and polishing Read more…
This is my attempt at a keyhole handle design. I can’t make integrals (easily) so a simple bolster it is. It took 4 attempts to get the handle to fit right, but it was worth Read more…
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