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Hi all, here a Viking knife i make last summer. Blade from our friend Ondrey. Back from folded wrought iron, cutting edge from very sharp W5 Steel. The blade is 140mm long, 28mm high and 5.5mm thick by the handle. Handle from carved, 5000 years old bog Oak. Leather sheath with colored carving. Ruggero

Hi Joshua, yes i know, the germans used the same form. But this is a Swiss " Holstein " Dagger. In Switzerland this form is used just from 14th century. And yes without critique or observations we cant learn. The handle and the blade chanched always a bit. 1400 1570 Ruggero

Hi guys, here the finished dagger : Ruggero

And the next steps : Ruggero

I begin with the handle And here the bog oak and the piece of brass for the back of the handle. Ruggero

Hi guys, and here a otherone : Blade sanmai, folded wrought iron with 1.3505 core. The blade is 120mm long, 28mm high and 5mm thick. The handle i make from gold rain Wood and elk antler, with brass Fittings. With a colored cow leather sheath. Ruggero

Hi all, after long time, my next work. A swiss Dagger. Blade 250mm long, 40mm large and 6.5 mm thick at the handle. From damascus 1095/15N20. The sheath i make from a old transmission belt. The handle i want make from bog oak and brass. Ruggero

Hi guys, her my and my son raphael ( 11 years ) stand at the medeval market. Its the 4. year my son sell flint stones, firesteel and tinder fungus. He make all him self. With the money he earn, he can make wath he want. He love do that. [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] Ruggero

Hi Alan, the stabilized coral go very easy to grind, drill......The piece was very stable and compact. Ruggero

Hi all, here my newest seax for a customer. Blade from Ondrej, wrought iron and ? . 180mm long, 28mm high by the handle and 5mm thick. Handle from stabilized red coral, bone and brass. The customer wanted a turned one ( viking sign for lake ) on the blade. The sheath he make him self. [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] Ruggero

Hi Alex, the Antler is one piece. I cut the channel freehand with the anglegrinder and finish with file. [/IMG] Ruggero

Hi all, here a simply friction folder : Damascus blade from 1095 / 15N20. 110mm long, 25mm high and 4.5mm thick. Total lengt 250mm. Handle from Deer Antler [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] Ruggero

Now with lava : [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] Ruggero + Raphael

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And here with a bit carving. I decided to make a endcape with a ring ( Viking Style ) [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] Ruggero