Small Forged Knife

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blacksmithing, forge, knife, knife making, womans knife

I forged this small knife a little while back from a piece of overhead door coil spring. The spring diameter was pretty small so there was not a lot of metal to form the blade from. This style, with the handle being made of the blade stock, is often called a “woman’s knife”. I am not sure why they called it that but apparently it dates back to the Viking days. Perhaps the Viking men carried big knives and swords, so the little ones like this they referred to as a “woman’s knife”.

Dave

Knife Making Video

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Cut Brooklyn, Knife Making Video

I am in the process of getting set up for knife making. It is something I have wanted to do since I was a boy and figured why not do it already. I am making a belt grinder at the moment which has been a long work in progress as it has been sitting on the back burner. So I found this video today and it was kind of an inspiration to stop procrastinating and get on it.

Be forewarned that he uses some foul language. This almost made me not post it, but I thought it was kind of a cool video if you are interested in knives and knife making as I am.

Kero Carving Knife

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carving, carving knife, Kero, knife, leather sheath, scandi, scandinavian

I am home hanging out with the kiddo today and getting bored, so I thought I would share a new knife I received in the mail yesterday.  It is a Kero carving knife that a fellow on the Bushcraft USA forum sent it to me as a Christmas present.  I thought that was pretty cool.

It is a pretty nice little knife.  It appears that he put a micro bevel / secondary bevel on the blade.  It may have come this way but I suspect that it was originally a scandi grind.  I might leave it this way or at some point work it back to a scandi grind.

I sanded the handle and gave it a good coat of BLO (boiled linseed oil).  I used it a little for some carving tests, and while it is pretty sharp, is does not carve as well with the secondary bevel as a regular scandi grind does.  I might use this knife as a general bushcraft knife and not a dedicated carver.

It has a really nice leather sheath for it as well.  This is the first scandinavian sheath I have owned.  While it does not have the regular belt loop we are used to, it does have a leather thong to put it on your belt.

I think I am going to enjoy this little knife.  I plan on taking it out with me next time I head into the bush.

Dave