knife with leather handle

[chuck123wapati]

excellent work and a beautiful result. Cant wait to see the sheath that you come up with.

[PastorBob]

Beautiful...no end to the use of leather.

[Tugadude]

Outstanding result.  Would have loved to see photos of the project start to finish.  That retainage nut is unreal.  Wouldn't mind more info on how that was made and how it works.

Among the things I never expected to read here:  "Our quartermaster onboard asked me if I would help her make a knife."  LOL 

[tsunkasapa]

On 3/5/2023 at 6:09 PM, Mulesaw said:

Mora knives are great! I like the old model with a simple red wooden handle. It is so simple and yet incredibly comfortable, and the old models out of carbon steel could get wicked sharp.

I think I am just as proud as her :-) She really wants to learn all the traditional techniques from splicing and using the sail makers sewing machine. I helped her repairing a hammock today using the old Adler sailmakers sewing machine we have on board. It is nice when people are interested in learning all those things.

We are still underway though we have sailed faster than we had anticipated, so we'll arrive at Ponce Roads on the 10th and go alongside on the 12th. The going alongside is the same days as it was planned, but we will get an extra day at anchor before going in which is nice because it will give us a day more to shine all the brass before entering port.

Brgds

Jonas

Very nice indeed! And kudos to her for wanting to learn these things. Much of this knowledge will be lost if we have no one wanting to learn it.

[Mulesaw]

On 3/6/2023 at 8:44 AM, Bert03241 said:

very nice work indeed

Thanks Bert03241, I already showed her all the nice comments in here, and she was really happy :-)

On 3/6/2023 at 2:00 PM, chuck123wapati said:

excellent work and a beautiful result. Cant wait to see the sheath that you come up with.

Hi Chuck, She started on designing a sheath yesterday, and I gave her a few ideas. The guard is fairly large, so she can't make a sheath the covers part of the handle.
I pointed her in the direction of a sheath for a Buck 119. And she got as far as to make a template for it. So hopefully later today we'll see a sheath emerging :-)

On 3/6/2023 at 2:12 PM, PastorBob said:

Beautiful...no end to the use of leather.

Thanks PastorBob

I am amazed at how dense and hard it feels when it is compressed like this. Almost like wood, but still a different feel though. 

On 3/6/2023 at 3:17 PM, Tugadude said:

Outstanding result.  Would have loved to see photos of the project start to finish.  That retainage nut is unreal.  Wouldn't mind more info on how that was made and how it works.

Among the things I never expected to read here:  "Our quartermaster onboard asked me if I would help her make a knife."  LOL 

Thanks Tugadude

I got her to send me the pictures she had from start, so I'll make a post about the construction, hopefully today. I might have to take a few more pictures of the setup for compressing the leather, but it should make a good post,

The retaining nut is actually just a turned brass cylinder approx 3/8" in outer diameter and 1/4" high. There is a M3 thread inside (~ 1/8") and the slit in the top was made using a hacksaw.
The pommel was made out of 2 pieces of brass that were first drilled, one with a 3/8" drill, one with a 1/8" drill. Next they were silver soldered together, and it was shaped using a file.

The retaining nut and the thread on the tang projected a bit over the pommel, so the final shaping with a file and some sandpaper caused it all to be flush. 

I agree that there are things you don't expect to read/hear, and that particular phrase is a prime example 

 

[Mulesaw]

10 hours ago, tsunkasapa said:

Very nice indeed! And kudos to her for wanting to learn these things. Much of this knowledge will be lost if we have no one wanting to learn it.

Thanks 

I always tell my kids that there are two things that I can't say no to: A newfoundland dog and a young person asking me to teach them how to do something. So That's why I very often end up helping our young volunteers making a marlinspike or making a handle for a knife etc. 

Like you say, a lot of the knowledge will be lost if no one wants to learn it - and likewise if we don't teach it to those who would like to learn.