Two knives based on blades made by Finnish smith Jaaranen with the rest of the build by me. Both using pacific yew in handle built with through tang, epoxy and peened over butt cap. Both have leather over wood core Scandinavian-style sheath based on old designs. Both are about ~3.5" BL, ~8" OAL. First "I'll take it" in this thread, specifying which one, gets it. No trades.
This first knife has handle of pacific yew and brass with vine maple spacers. The maple and yew have darkened a bit since I took those pics as I've handled/tested these a bit. Asking $85 shipped US.
Second one is also based on a blade made by Finnish smith Jaaranen with the rest of the build by me with handle of pacific yew and bronze with leather spacers. Sheath suspension has clip. This one has a hairline crack in the handle, which looks worse than it really is. Can see it first couple pics. The crack was in the wood after drying, I didn't want to sand it out because it would have narrowed the handle beyond what I wanted. I filled it with CA and IMO does not compromise functionality. Still, its there, so I'm only asking $ SOLD shipped US.
This first knife has handle of pacific yew and brass with vine maple spacers. The maple and yew have darkened a bit since I took those pics as I've handled/tested these a bit. Asking $85 shipped US.
Second one is also based on a blade made by Finnish smith Jaaranen with the rest of the build by me with handle of pacific yew and bronze with leather spacers. Sheath suspension has clip. This one has a hairline crack in the handle, which looks worse than it really is. Can see it first couple pics. The crack was in the wood after drying, I didn't want to sand it out because it would have narrowed the handle beyond what I wanted. I filled it with CA and IMO does not compromise functionality. Still, its there, so I'm only asking $ SOLD shipped US.
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