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Lucasade:
Been away for quite a while - life got in the way big time. I'm now trying to finish off some projects before starting anything new. This is a knife I made for use in our camper van to go with the set of birch spoons I already made. The blade is cow bone, handle is laburnum cut in my village fixed with bone pins and birch pitch, finished with mix of beeswax and tallow. The entire process done only with hand tools from end to end. It's my first ever knife so any pointers for the future would be very welcome.

Hawkdancer:
Wow!!  That is very nice!  Gives me ideas for the elk leg my granddaughter found!  Very good craftsmanship!
Hawkdancer

Pappy:
Very nice work, that should work just fine. :)
 Pappy

Lucasade:
Thank you - used it yesterday for the first time. I think I may re-profile the cutting edge to a more gentle taper for easier cutting.

stuckinthemud:
I'm just learning to work bone, didn't know it was strong enough for a knife blade, thanks for posting this.

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