I recently redid the grind on this one, which was made long time ago at the Bethaus smithy...
Spring steel, selectively tempered, with a handforged crosspiece.
The handle is Sambar stag antler I found on a flea market, and the ferrules are forged from copper blindcaps from a plumber´s store...
I guess... it´s in for a sheath now... ;-D I did this again in memory of #VolkerAvermann .
Those are the adventures of Mr. Fimbulmyrk, in bushcraft and blacksmithing, mountainbiking and hiking, reenactment, writing, singing, dancing, stargazing and having a piece of cake and a coffee. Pray have a seat and look around you, but be warned - the forest´s twilight is ferocious at times.
Beliebte Posts
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You all have read my post about the Knifemaker´s Fair in Solingen Klingenmuseum which...
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This is somewhat of an edit of an ancient post from way back then. But as is, the times have changed a lot, and so has my persp...
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This is my collection of traditional Hungarian hunting knives. I am quite interested into the ethnographical and morphogenetic influences of...
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On request I am doing a personal evaluation of a very classic bushcraft combination. The famed Roselli hunter and carpenter´s knife. I pur...
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This is part of my not exactly tiny collection of German hunting knives, representatives of a very distinct and ancient style of knife. Y...
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The other day there arrived a package from Nordisches Handwerk, a supplier of knifemaking goods, knives and bushcraft gear in Germany whic...
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I was feeling inspired by some Chinese guy making cups from Reishi mushrooms and thought I would give it a go. I used tinder conk/horse...
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...and this came out. Kai helped a bit with the grinding, but Levin forged it out all by himself with no tutoring whatsoever. The shape wa...
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I had found an old graphite electrode in the woods and thought I would like to try to make a pen after the concept by Konrad Gessner (https:...
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It´s been a while coming, but now I have my resolve on how to do it. I already stitched the backside of the bag.The rings are from the m...