Woodsman's Dashi - Sheath added!!

P. McKinley

P. McKinley

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I have no idea what this is, but I love it. It reminds me of a huge dashi with a bit of tanto and some chopper thrown in the mix. But, then the handle throws everything out of whack! So.... call it what you want: I'm going with "Woodsman's Dashi".

I shaped the walnut "slabs" so they get wider towards the butt. The forged copper liners are "skeletonized" to reduce weight. The copper pins are not peened.

Woodsman's Dashi
Blade: 4 7/8" of Aldo's 1084. Flat ground bevels with 2000 grit hand-rubbed finish, forge-finish flats.
Handle: 4 1/8" highly figured American Walnut w/ Tung oil and buffed Conservator's Wax finish and copper pins. The forged and skeletonized copper liners feature hammered bevels. The leather lanyard has a large faceted walnut bead and three hand-turned copper beads.
Sheath: in progress

Thanks for looking. Please share your comments.
Here's a few photos. I'll take some better shots when the sheath is done if a couple of days.




 
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Thanks guys. This was a fun project. I played around with some new(to me) construction techniques on a oddly shaped blade and this is what transpired. Its a lot more comfortable and secure in the hand than I thought it might be, and it doesn't weight as much as you might think.

The sheath is almost done.
 
That is really cool, Blue. It will only get better with age! Watch those camera angles though, bud.... someone might catch a glimpse of your face in the reflection and think a that you left a piece of chewed caramel on the blade.:p
 
I just finished the sheath for this knife.
Wickett & Craig 6-7 oz veg tan leather dyed dark brown, fully lined, figured walnut inlay, hand made copper and walnut beads, and forged copper maker's mark tag.

Thanks for looking.

Peter

Here's a few photos:










 
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