First Hand-Made Knife Completed

By far not perfect, but nothing to be ashamed of either, my first hand-made knife is complete:

-1095 steel
-Burl Maple handles finished with dark walnut Danish Oil
-Scandi-vex grind

-Brass pins and lanyard tube

Building this knife was quite a learning experience, and I look forward to improving my skills and working on the next blade design that I come up with.


Addendum:  Here it is in the sheath I made for it...designed as a neck-lanyard sheath, but I added a d-ring to allow for a belt dangler if desired.

Leather Web Gallery

Okay, due to popular demand, I have set up a quick web-gallery for my leather work: http://tomnutte7.wix.com/nuthouse-custom

Thank you to all who are interested in my leather work, and the work of Suburban BushCrafter....more to come!

The Woodsman School Pt. 1

This is the vintage butcher knife given to me by Derek Faria when I was at The Woodsman School for his advanced class. The sheath pictured is one I made for Derek, using this blade, a 7-inch ForgeCraft Carbon model, as a template. He says his knife is identical. The blade pictured was in rough condition when he gave it to me, but now it is honed to a razor's edge with the dried paint drops removed, and it is ready for a new life in bushcraft.