Ondřej Borský 29 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hello! This knife was ordered by a girlfriend who anted a gift for her loved one, for his birthday. Since the man in question reenacts 10th century, central Europe, I have searhed for somethin nicely decorated, yet not overly complicated because of the budget. I have found a piece of bone that had a carving of two birds, and I decided to use that on a knife. This is the result: Wrought iron body with tool steel edge, carved antler handle (peacock?), and a simple sheath decorated by wrought iron ftting (also from a find). aaand a litle shot of the wrought structure: Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Miller 136 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Great knife! The wrought really adds character, and the bone handle looks great.Would I be wrong for assuming this type of knife is an ancestor to the Puukko knife? Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Green 17 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Super. Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Lester 280 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 A very nice job. The carving on the handle really sets it off. Doug Link to post Share on other sites
Gary LT 106 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 And the sheath also!.....how did you do that work on the bottom half? GaryT Link to post Share on other sites
Miles Hebbard 2 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 very nice gift.... Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 143 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I like the wrought and the creative use of things you found. I understand the need to make budget knives for gifts (I am struggling with this myself). good work, as usual. Glad you shared with us. kc Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Stagmer 1 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I'd say that you nailed it Link to post Share on other sites
Emiliano Carrillo 245 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 That is a beautiful looking knife! The blade and handle and fittings all have so much character! Awesome job dude, keep it up Link to post Share on other sites
Ondřej Borský 29 Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Thank you gentlemen for the kind words! Collin - to be honest, I have no idea. My focus lies in medieval stuff, so truly, I am clueless . Jajimi - I forged a rectangular bar of wrought, then I filed the "lumps" and the rods connecting them. Then, I drilled a hole halfway through each lump, and soldered a rivet to it with silver. After that I engraved the lines, etched it, bent it to shape, and went mad during the riveting. Ta-daaa Link to post Share on other sites
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