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It's difficult to know what sub-forum suits this best, it could go in a few so General it is......
Some time ago surfing around the web I came across this style of knife & became interested in what it would be like to use (many on YouTube), the most obvious feature being the long handle that can be braced against the body or trapped under the arm.
So I've made a knife based on this style, the blade is rough ground down from wood carving chisel with a long tang epoxied into a wild Olive branch that was previously dried then thinned down, a thin steel tube over this as a ferrel wrapped in cotton string hardened with CA glue to make a strong connection & good grip.
The spine of the blade is thick at the tang tapering to the tip, the idea is that it's as strong as possible as more force can be applied relatively to a normal knife when the handle is braced.
Blade 4". Overal length 18.5"
I've just finished it so not used it much but I tried sharpening a stick & found it's more a case of pulling the stick past the blade as pushing the blade through the stick. With the handle resting along the arm or under it, it makes for a very solid feel & large chunks can be taken in one slice.
If you know of a knife style with a handle that is braced I'd like to hear about it.
I'll keep using it & see how I like it, may need to make a bigger one............
Some time ago surfing around the web I came across this style of knife & became interested in what it would be like to use (many on YouTube), the most obvious feature being the long handle that can be braced against the body or trapped under the arm.
So I've made a knife based on this style, the blade is rough ground down from wood carving chisel with a long tang epoxied into a wild Olive branch that was previously dried then thinned down, a thin steel tube over this as a ferrel wrapped in cotton string hardened with CA glue to make a strong connection & good grip.
The spine of the blade is thick at the tang tapering to the tip, the idea is that it's as strong as possible as more force can be applied relatively to a normal knife when the handle is braced.
Blade 4". Overal length 18.5"
I've just finished it so not used it much but I tried sharpening a stick & found it's more a case of pulling the stick past the blade as pushing the blade through the stick. With the handle resting along the arm or under it, it makes for a very solid feel & large chunks can be taken in one slice.
If you know of a knife style with a handle that is braced I'd like to hear about it.
I'll keep using it & see how I like it, may need to make a bigger one............
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... that looks really interesting thanks for sharing
