Elk jaw knife

[WhistlingBadger]

Just finished a seax-type knife. It's a little too stout for fine cutting work; better for wreaking havoc on one's enemies in a shield wall.   

Elk jaw handle with chokecherry wood cap and guard, finished with beeswax/pine pitch. Blade is damascus steel, purchased off Etsy. I sort of keep my eye open for good deals on blades like this. Yes, it's very sharp. 🗡️ I really love chokecherry wood; beautiful stuff and really hard and durable. There's no stain on this; that's the natural color.  Nice stuff.

[Pappy]

Beautiful knife, very nice job. Pappy

[White Falcon]

Now that is a nice knife!

[Stoker]

Looks good, well done.

[mullet]

Very nice! Good job.

[WhistlingBadger]

Thanks, guys.  Working on a badger-head sheath for it.  Stay tuned...

[WhistlingBadger]

Finished the sheath for this beast.  (By the way, did you know that "sheathe" with an e is a verb, as in "to sheathe a sword," while "sheath" is a noun, the thing you put your knife in.  30 years of teaching and a master's degree, and I just learned that)

Badger hide, home-tanned elk leather, stitched with Irish linen.  The empty eye holes looked kind of creepy, so I glued colorful rocks into them.  Good thing they don't look creepy now.  ha ha   





I might try and sell this to finance spring travels. 
Or I might keep it to wear with my kilt.  We'll see.

[WhistlingBadger]

(sorry the images are so huge)

[Pappy]

Looks very cool from what I can tell, yes the pictures are very large but still looks lovely me some fine work. Pappy