Bear Knife

[R APPLEBY]

Well I'm not back to work in the shop yet but I did manage to finish the sheath on this one which I have had completed for some time and I am very pleased with the way it turned out.

Hope you all enjoy the pics.

First some trivia;

The American Indian was much given to ceremonies. As an example the
Bear Cult among the Assiniboine, Dakota, Black foot and Sarsi tribes paid
homage to the Grizzly for his strength and ferocity. To take one carried with
it high honors.
The Bear knife was considered by the Bear Cult a sacred object to be used
in rituals as well as in battle. If it were offered to an aspirant or proposed
candidate, he had to undergo severe personal punishment in order to prove
his worthiness as a keeper of the blade.

Specs;

Blade; 6 3/8th inch x 3/16ths x 1 1/2 inch double hollow ground spear point
browned saw steel with hidden tang.

Handle; Black Bear jaw bone ( teeth have been left in for aesthetics ) with
slabbed oak scale and bolster. Rawhide sewn over wood and bone
and lashed with rawhide lacing. total handle length is 6 inches.

OAL; 12 3/8 inches

Sheath; 8/9oz leather covered in rawhide and adorned with a buckskin fringe
horse hair tassels, brass and horn beads and brass and tin cones.

 

[Lorien]

fantastic. From what I've seen, you are a very versatile fellow when it comes to nailing knife designs of all varieties:thumbup:

 

[Dusty One]

Great Job. That is a real fine looking piece.....

 

[Keith Montgomery]

I think you did a great job on both the knife and the sheath.

 

[John M Cohea]

Very nice!

 

[R APPLEBY]

fantastic. From what I've seen, you are a very versatile fellow when it comes to nailing knife designs of all varieties:thumbup:

Thanks Lorien, I have never been happy with making the same type stuff. I really enjoy using different materials and really like doing period pieces.


Thanks all for the kind comments