This is a knife I like a lot these days... made from magical sorcery steel I found in the woods and which contains more than just a bit of tungsten- it is frighteningly sharp. The blade is quite thick, but cuts well enough for a constant taper. Scales are bog oak from an iron mine in the #Muttental fitted with hollow pins. The sheath is vegetable tanned top grain leather with a dangler from mild steel, hand forged of course. I have come to just fit a long leather thong to the dangler and carry it under my shirt under the armpit... quite comfortable to carry, and you do not freak anybody out and it does not tug your pants down if you wear the light and loose-fit trousers I have come to like for the woods. For EDC you can just shorten it and stick the knife into your pocket with the same effect.
This is another really simple and rewarding project. Carving a container from Bamboo is well suited for kids and beginners, too. The conta...
On Sunday, I got this dagger from Khalil, and thought I´d share it with you;-). It has a mild curve to the blade, the two edges are symetri...
Dunno if you know that feeling... you got that idea nagging at the back of your brain, but it is just too weird, so you don't get starte...
You all have read my post about the Knifemaker´s Fair in Solingen Klingenmuseum which...
This is part of my not exactly tiny collection of German hunting knives, representatives of a very distinct and ancient style of knife. Y...
On Tuesday I simply needed to get out into the woods. I wanted for the silence and solitude of the green, of the song of the wind in the ...
This year again Zee Aylienz had invited to the annual season´s out BBQ, and smiths and vikings listened. We listened carefully and grinn...
The first steps towards my new Rus knife have been made, and I realized in the process that the Kopis knives I love so much actually have...
This is not an altogether joyous post. I had been craving to get outside and do some riding for weeks again, and eventually managed to sq...