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Chris Lucas’ Julius Pettersson Knife

Here’s another fantastic knife from one of our customers; we particularly like the compass detail on the butt of the handle:

Dear Woodlore,

Around a year ago I purchased a Julius Pettersson Knife from you. What a fantastic blade. As a chef I use quality carbon steel knives every day, and this is certainly a great blade. I waited so long to find the right materials in which to make the handle. I was able to obtain from a friend a nice burl piece of Tasmanian myrtle beech wood for the handle, along with pieces of fake ivory for the ends and spacers.

Chris' finished knife

Chris’ finished knife

Rasping and sanding this timber was a mission and a half - it’s incredibly hard. A little scrimshaw compass and a coat of linseed and shellack to finish.

Chris' knife, complete with scrimshaw compass design

Chris’ knife, complete with scrimshaw compass design

The sheath is a stitchless scandi design. This has definitely been a great project to work on and I would recommend it to anyone with or without prior wood working skills. Thanks again Woodlore and Julius Petterson for your great knife.

Chris Lucas

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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 Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 at 4:54 pm and is filed under Bushcraft Kit, Customer posts.

2 Responses to “Chris Lucas’ Julius Pettersson Knife” - most recent displayed first

  1. September 10th, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    chris lucas says:

    There are a few websites that can direct you, just try stichless scandi sheath. Practice on a section of spare leather. Took me four attempts to get it right as a little difference in size will make a sheath to small or large. Mark out the leather of the knife you intend to use. Good Luck.
    chris

  2. August 25th, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    Katie M says:

    Labour well spent, Chris! What a beautiful piece you have created. The scrimshaw compass is wonderful – function meets art! Just perfect. Fantastic sheath as well…so curious – how did you do it? You’ve inspired me to give this a try!

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