Riverbed Knife Pics

[edbriver]

Documenting my knifemaking. Starting with my first:

Puukko style. 8670, convexed, stacked leather handle, peened tang.

 

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#2

Puukko-ish. 8670, convexed but very slicey, stacked leather with peened tang.

 

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#3

8670 blade, convexed. Stacked birch bark and antler handle, brass pommel with peened tang.

 

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#4

8670, scandi-vex, natural micarta handle with loveless bolts. First time doing micarta (needs improvement).

 

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#5

Leuku-like. 8670, scandi-vex. Handle is spalted tamarind, stacked leather, with a little birch bark in there. Hidden tang with a loveless bolt.

 

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#6

Pocket Puukko. 26C3 (‘spicy white’) blade. Scandi grind. African mahogany scales.

 

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#7

Puukko. 4-7/8” (125mm) blade. 8670. Scandi with a secondary bevel. Spalted tamarind and stacked leather, alternating 9oz natural veg tan and natural suede. Dipped in neatsfoot oil and sealed with beeswax.

 

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#8

Bushtool clone. 80CRV2, 61-62hrc. Scandi grind. Peened pommel (not welded). Black micarta with orange g10 liners, sealed with bees wax on the buffer.

 

[MTBob]

Well done. I like your use of stacked leather & bark.

 

[edbriver]

Well done. I like your use of stacked leather & bark.

Thanks!

 

[edbriver]

Haven't had time or resources to do anything serious in months because I moved and had to get things situated, then had to wire up the shed.

Here's the first full build since the move, made for my elderly neighbor who says he's never owned a "real" knife:

#9

Clone of a Fallkniven NL5L "Idun". Full height convex grind, 8670 steel, 60 hrc, stacked leather handle, brass bolsters, peened pommel.