Fibula viking knife with sheath. Brass fittings on cuir bouilli treated vegetable tanned leather, brass rivets. Step shaped filings with underlay in tinned bronze. Knife handle in sallow root with brass draw ring and bolsters. Chain for suspension. Blade in 80crV2.
2017-07-20
2017-07-10
Gotland style war knife
Gotland style war knife with pattern welded blade and sheath. Bronze fittings on vegetable tanned leather, bronze rivets. Step shaped filings with underlay in tinned bronze, vertical mounts around the upper part. Sheath is treated with beeswax and beech tar. Three point suspension. Pattern welded blade in 15N20/1060.
Handle is curly birch with bronze draw ring and bolster.
2017-07-03
Viking belt from Birka Bj716
Just finished with this high status belt from Birka! This is my interpretation of the belt found in Birka grave Bj716. Full grain leather strap with polished edges and a eastern style hidden strap for closing the belt. Leather is dyed a deep dark red with 52 mirror polished strap mounts in bronze, buckle and two strap ends.
I'm very happy with how turned out, I hope you like it!
http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/kontext.asp?kid=914
I'm very happy with how turned out, I hope you like it!
http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/kontext.asp?kid=914
2017-06-20
Viking belt
Viking age belt.
Handmade buckle with strap plate, strap divider and strap end in brass, brass rivets. Simple line pattern on the belt. The open loop style strap end is very common on Gotland.
Handmade buckle with strap plate, strap divider and strap end in brass, brass rivets. Simple line pattern on the belt. The open loop style strap end is very common on Gotland.
2017-06-10
2017-04-24
Randall mod. 1.
More modern leather work! Just finished up this classic sheath for a Randall mod. 1. Full grain veg tanned leather, waxed linen thread, brass hardware and pouch for whetstone.
Hope you like it!
Hope you like it!
2017-04-17
Matching viking knives
Just finished up these matching viking knives for a customer in Gothenburg! One medium sized belt knife and one small fibula knife for his significant other!
Knife handles in 5500 year old Irish bog oak with wire wrap, bolsters and draw ring in brass. Sheath mounts in brass, step shaped filings with tinned copper plate underlay. All brass rivets. Full grain vegetable-tanned leather sheaths, cuir bouilli treated. One point suspensions with cast brass rings. Pattern welded blades in 60SGH/1060 from Kuźnia Berta.
Fibula knife total length 125 mm, blade length 50 mm.
Belt knife total length 220 mm, blade length 110 mm.
Hope you like them!
Knife handles in 5500 year old Irish bog oak with wire wrap, bolsters and draw ring in brass. Sheath mounts in brass, step shaped filings with tinned copper plate underlay. All brass rivets. Full grain vegetable-tanned leather sheaths, cuir bouilli treated. One point suspensions with cast brass rings. Pattern welded blades in 60SGH/1060 from Kuźnia Berta.
Fibula knife total length 125 mm, blade length 50 mm.
Belt knife total length 220 mm, blade length 110 mm.
Hope you like them!
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