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Second knife is in the recycle bin. I had a hard time refining the grain, so it was getting smaller and smaller like this one. This...

Making knife parts Got some fit up done on the front bolster, spacer, and the handle material. Rear bolster was about done, but...

Learning something on every build.

97 to go. At the current rate, should be a week or two.

Time to take a break for sure. This one is finished.

This one is coming along pretty good. AEBL blade and spring, vintage micarta handle with brass liners. Pics show temporary fit up with...

Been a short bit. 7 inches long, 1075 carbon steel, whitetail and g10 handle, blue star in the butt cap, braided brown sheath with...

Wow, good job. I've always been scared to try.

You should have seen me cranking the vice!! Close eyes, turn head, crank 1/2 a turn, listen, look, repeat! LOL!!

Since the handle material is already pretty old and not stabilized, I'm doing two bolsters with a tang extension. Even though it is...

Thanks, I'll search it up a little, too,. Now I have more of an idea what to watch for and I'll look at the Puronvarsis. I'd like to see...

I always respected a true Scandi grind for its ease of sharpening alone.

I don’t have much experience with scandi grinds and I prefer a flat grind. But yes it’s my understanding that scandi primary bevels...

The blade on Scandinavian ground knives should have flat bevels leading right to a finished edge, with no secondary edge. Some people do...

how much meat do you want just behind the edge on a a puukko? is a puukko a bushcrafter?