The Julius Pettersson Hand Forged Knife Blade

The hand-forged knife blade

The Hand-forged Knife Blade is a great piece of kit to have if you’re one to get hands-on with your bushcraft gear.

Made using traditional forging techniques by esteemed Swedish blacksmith Julius Pettersson (as seen in the ‘Sweden’ episode of Bushcraft Survival Series 2), each carbon steel blade comes ready to be fitted with your own handle, allowing you to be creative and finish off your very own custom tool.

Rupert Farnsworth, a customer of ours who purchased one of these blades back in 2009, kindly sent in some photos of the blade that his son Max had worked on, producing a fantastic-looking finished knife:

Max Farnsworth's knife blade and materials

Max’s knife blade and working materials

To make his knife handle, Max used the following materials (from left to right on the below picture): brass hilt from scrap, red deer antler, leather, ivory, leather, box wood, leather, box wood, buffalo horn.

Max’s finished knife

If you’ve had a go at making your own handle for one of these blades, please send us a photo; we’d love to see all the different variations on design and the materials that you’ve used, and you may find yourself on the receiving end of a £10.00 Woodlore Voucher if your picture ends up on our blog.

About The Woodlore Team

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 20th, 2010 at 10:20 am and is filed under Bushcraft Kit.

4 Responses to “The Julius Pettersson Hand Forged Knife Blade” - most recent displayed first

November 17th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Gee Farnsworth says:

Alfie – it is indeed ivory, but I can confirm it was a very old bangle that I inherited and allowed Max to cut up for his knife. I was pleased that it was able to be put to good use.
October 18th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Neill Wylie says:

It’s looking great. Very nice handle.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Alfie says:

Ivory? If it’s antique you might as well use it. But would be good just to clarify.
September 21st, 2010 at 8:07 am
Dan Metcalf says:

Nice work! I’m sure you will enjoy that quality knife. Self made gear is the best there is! You know what went into it, what you can expect from it, and maybe even what it takes to fix it. I love my own Mora #2 that I put a custom handle and sheath on. Can’t imagine another knife that could replace it.

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