Muskoka Knives

12/22/2017

Hatchet progress. Crazy alloy banding after etch.

12/10/2017

New kiridashi. Might be available... Wait and see.


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12/10/2017

Pre etch hand sanding.



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12/03/2017

Not that I will ever liked trust or smash this that hard, but I figure if spine temper this anyway. Especially for the practice. I'm used to differentially quenching rather than tempering.


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11/11/2017

This... little knife (If someone wants tell me if the shape has a fancy name please go ahead and tell me!) is almost finished. I wanted to take a photo before I put oil on it. I think the bare wood looks really nice. The wood is from a piece of firewood from the customer's business.

11/11/2017

Handle finished. It needed reprofiling of the blade spine and heel, but I'm content now. This knife has fought me the whole way. It was experimental with no clearly defined goals right from the start and I learned a lot from bumbling through the experiments. Still not my favourite, but...pleasing enough.

11/11/2017

This all needs one more coat of oil and then a polish all over. But I like how it's looking.

11/11/2017

Seax finished with sheath.
1095 with straight hamon. Etch pattern and blade shape based on a medieval Frankish seax museum piece. Handle in African Blackwood, ammonia fumed oak, copper inlay and peened copper ends. Thanks for some historical design tips and introducing me to the seax. It already has a home so this particular one is not available.

11/11/2017

11/11/2017

And a quick shot of the assembled seax. Better (but probably less dramaticly lit) shots tomorrow.

11/11/2017

The other side, and handle details of the previous post. Once there is a sheath this will be available.

11/11/2017

Finished then. Still needs a sheath. When that's done this will be available. Ziricote maple padauk and brass. Differentially quenched OF steel.