A hand-finished Large Crooked Knife Blade

Patrick Jansen, a customer of Woodlore’s who purchased one of our Large Crooked Knife Blades earlier this year, kindly sent in some photos of his finished knife, complete with an engraved handle made from common walnut:

Patrick’s finished knife

The blades (which were featured in the Ray Mears - Northern Wilderness series when Ray used one to carve a pair of snowshoes) are hand-forged by Svante of Swedish blacksmith company S. Djarv Hantverk.

Patrick’s finished knife

If you’ve had a go at making a handle for one of these blades, please let us know and send us a photo or two, and you may see it posted on our blog like Patrick’s, who received a £10.00 Woodlore Voucher for his entry.

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Woodlore, School of Wilderness Buchcraft was founded in 1983, by the British Bushcraft and survival expert Ray Mears. Woodlore began as a relatively unknown company, offering a small selection of courses on bushcraft techniques. With Ray's ambition and perserverance, Woodlore has since grown into a world-renowned and highly respected school, offering in-depth courses on a wide range of bushcraft and survival subjects. In addition to training, Woodlore now also provides some of the finest outdoors equipment from around the world, carefully selected on the basis of our extensive experience.

This entry was posted on Monday, September 6th, 2010 at 9:16 am and is filed under Bushcraft Kit, Customer posts.

3 Responses to “A hand-finished Large Crooked Knife Blade” - most recent displayed first

September 9th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Martin Dryden says:

Thanks Patrick. It’s a nice knife, with great binding and I just love the carvings. I love making an item personal like that. I’m still practicing with mine when I get the chance. Sharpening is the next thing I have to practice
September 8th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Patrick Jansen says:

Thank you for your comment!!!

The work is pleasant to do on this way! I found no problems working with the handle.

Patrick Jansen from the Netherlands
September 6th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Martin Dryden says:

Nice carving. The sweep of the handle is not the usual up, to rest the thumb on. I’m still getting used to this action on mine. How does this different style work out?

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