Made curly maple handle for butcher knife (pics)

[woodworkcan]

Hi,

I purchased this butcher blade without a handle with the goal of making a handle for it.

The blade itself was manufactured by the now defunct Jernbolaget company from Eskilstuna, Sweden. It is from the 1960s.

I tried to give it a Nordic look by making the handle out of curly maple and using white liners and brass rivets.

Please let me know what you think (good or bad), it was my first handle making.

[/url]jernbolaget1 by Martin Tremblay, on Flickr[/IMG]

jernbolaget5 by Martin Tremblay, on Flickr

jernbolaget3 by Martin Tremblay, on Flickr

jernbolaget2 by Martin Tremblay, on Flickr

jernbolaget4 by Martin Tremblay, on Flickr

 

[John A. Larsen]

Looks like you hit one out of the park with that handle! John

 

[linuxology]

Well done and nice blade.

 

[coffeemike]

That's fantastic. I imagine it feels great in the hand, too.