Bladesmithing:
Below are some examples of knives I've made.
Trade knife style with self-harvested black cherry
scales, brass pins, finished by soaking in boiled linseed
oil/turpentine mixture.
Octagon handled and "French" handled trade knives.
Oak scales, iron pins. Finished by soaking in boiled linseed
oil/turpentine mixture.
Friction folder - pear wood handle, iron pins,
handmade iron washers on pins. Finished by soaking in boiled
linseed oil/turpentine mixture.
A Scottish sgean gralloch, or hunting knife. Sometimes
called a "pit dag". 11-1/4" length overall (LOA), 7" blade. Ebony
stained hardwood scales, iron pins.
A couple of French pattern knives I made. High carbon
blades, oak scales, brass pins. The Sacagawea dollar is for scale. I
have made several similar knives, with either rounded or
"birds head" handles.
Another "roach bellied" trade knife I made. Oak
scales, iron pins. These are really common knives.
Red oak scales with
no stain, iron pins. The narrow bladed knife is based on a photo of the quilled-handle knife in the Painter Collection.
A trade knife made for Ashley Wiese. Maple scales, three
iron pins. A little larger than a neck knife, smaller than a belt knife.
Handle is hexagonal in shape, has brass pins. A rather standard style
knife.
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