Little bastard

[littleknife]

Leon, really nice axe and a very nice job you did too! :thumbup::thumbup:

I have only seen Romania from the Bulgarian side of the Danube when I lived in Bulgaria.

Interestingly, I have seen similar, but slightly larger bearded axes in some villages in Bulgaria (in the Rhodope mountains) too. Those were old axes, definitely pre-WW2. Maybe Ross can tell us if he has seen those in his neck of the woods when he lived in Bulgaria.

I also remember that Bogdan Ristivojevic (kolekojot from the now defunct Outdoors Magazine Forum) mentioning that in rural Serbia people still use bearded axes like this. I guess in the past these axes were widespread all across Europe and it seems that Scandinavia, Russia and South-East Europe are the few places they are still in use.

 

[leon08]

I completed the sheath, the color mimics an old pattern (I like it this way).
Also, I aded a small file for sharpening in the field.
I`m confident that you enjoyed this little project!
Thanks for your time!

Be safe!
Leon

 

[BFH44]

that's a really nice piece of craftsmanship

 

[kg4ghn]

That's an awesome little hatchet!

Good job. :thumbup:

 

[leon08]

Thanks! you like it.

 

[Erasmus]

Good work. Thanks for the pics.

 

[leon08]

Thanks, I enjoyed working on this little project as much as I like to be here with you.
Little bastard enjoyed many eyes around and fortunately, for me, has a new owner (and the HBCK too).
I`m already working on other small projects and I will be back soon with new photos.
Be safe.

 

[omniviking]

good looking outfit Leon :thumbup:

 

[leon08]

Well, this I made it for a friend, it`s almost similar in dimension with the first one, but is looking slightly different.
The haft is burnt, after I keep it in linseed oil.
Next is the seath, also slightly different.
I hope you enjoy this little thing.
I almost forgot - it name is Bushino (my friend nickname is Shinobi - so - bush + shino = Bushino).

 

[omniviking]

Looks lots like a masakuri (sp) or however you spell it , which is use for woodworking in Japan.

Pat

 

[leon08]

And the sheath!

I hope you like it!

 

[DWK2]

Terrific! You have a lucky friend.

DancesWithKnives

 

[leon08]

Thank you!