My brother gave me a blade for Christmas...

[tryppyr]

Word got to the family that I've been working on knives, and my younger brother decided to give me a blade for Christmas. It's not a super fancy blade. In fact, it's not something I would have bought for myself... but I wanted to respect the gift. Besides, I needed something to do while waiting on the caduceus blade to come back from heat treating. So here's what I have...

The blade shape reminds me of something I bought at a renaissance festival in the 1990s that was called an Arthame. I probably still have that thing tucked away in a box in the rafters.

The handle is made of "recycled" materials. The wood is the first piece of stabilized wood I ever bought, and was used to make the first handle... the one I ended up cutting off the knife later to put on a better handle. The piece of ebony was also recycled... a small piece that I'd cut off the handle I'm making for the caduceus. The antler piece was the only part that wasn't recycled.

I particularly like the finger grooves, which I feel carries the wavy design of the blade into the handle, and aligns perfectly with where my fingers wrap around the handle.

Now I'll finish it with tung oil and make a sheath... then possibly give it to someone else as a gift this year.

- Greg

 

[Tiiiiiiiim]

Handle looks nice. I've only know those curvy blades as a Kris.

 

[james terrio]

That's cool! I like using "scraps" for spacers and such, too. And the antler is kind of recycled... after all, the deer or elk used it first

 

[12345678910]

I like Kris blades, and the way you treated the grooves and bottom of the handle.

The angle that the antler comes back to meet the other wood at the top of the handle/guard stands out odd to my eye; but I'm not sure how I would change it.

I think i would try to radius it out the way you did the bottom of that groove.

 

[LifeBlade.net]

Now I'll finish it with tung oil and make a sheath... then possibly give it to someone else as a gift this year.

- Greg

Not my cup of tea style-wise, but looks to be solid work to me.

I don't know what your relationship is with your brother, but I'd oil it up, make a home for it and hang on to it if it were a gift from my bro.

Definitely a keepsake in my book.

Thanks for sharing and congrats on the gift,

Taylor

 

[WA Martin]

I like Kris blades, and the way you treated the grooves and bottom of the handle.

The angle that the antler comes back to meet the other wood at the top of the handle/guard stands out odd to my eye; but I'm not sure how I would change it.

I think i would try to radius it out the way you did the bottom of that groove.

I kind of like it. Sort of a combination thumb ramp/guard. Good job.

I think I would keep it too unless I were going to give it back to my brother, "Here, see what I made with your gift..."