Blog series by mafe | updated 01-03-2021 11:32 PM | 2 parts | 4432 reads | 22 comments total |
Part 1: Japfin, knife no 59 - Japan meets Finland
Japfin, knife no 59Japan meets Finland As the headline explains, this is a try to make a knife that fusion the elegance of knifes from Japan and Finland (Lapland) and it’s knife no 59 in the line.My knife making is my meditation and after I started forging blades also, it has gotten a new dimension. The forge was fired up and a piece of spring becomes a blade by the anvil. Blade shaped as close to the final shape as possible.You can read more in the blacksmith blog: http://lumb...
Part 2: Knife sheath – Go ahead… for a skinner knife.
Knife sheath – Go ahead…for a skinner knife. Here another knife sheath, this time a different type, that can be carried on the back or traditionally on the hip. The blade was bought from Texas Knife, back in 2009, where I also made the Micarta handle for it. Since then, it was laying in a drawer and each time I looked at it, I could not figure out what kind of sheath would suit it, so I just threw it back in. Then a friend of mine, gave me an old German Bowie type knife (1944) ...