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And I have completed my first multi-knife sheath for my Breelander kit.

14th c. table knife and pricker, and a small utility by-knife (which I have shown before)

Another lovely bit of work. I am quite excited to see it all together now.

Gorgeous work!

Cool!

... I recall seeing that knife pattern in the MoL book I think - is there any particular reason for that shape that you've discovered?

Elleth wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 12:44 am Cool!

... I recall seeing that knife pattern in the MoL book I think - is there any particular reason for that shape that you've discovered?

Yup, it's catalog item 124 in MOL's Knives & Scabbards

As for why, I have no idea. I like it, but don't know what it's for yet. As you can see, MOL calls it a stepped back, and I copied that. ...but I've seen Tod Cutler's interpretation of it, and his is a sharpened swedge. I do think the evidence bears it out, but he may have been able to handle the original.

Interesting!

... I'd occasionally wondered if the step was the result of a weld breaking off, but I didn't know enough about blade forging to even know if that's even plausible.
Maybe the shape was once for boning? Or someone just thought it was cool?

Regardless, neat!

Awesome work! What's next?!

very nice work

Greg post_id =51306 wrote:Tue Feb 22, 2022 12:27 pm Awesome work! What's next?!

Well, I have a large Dunedain fighting knife based on an irish scian with a highly decorated scabbard, a rebuild of the puuko that Farodel gave me (because my teen left it in fishing tackle box over winter), several bags and pouches, a soapstone pump drill, an antler dunedain star (old, but I don't think I've ever shared it.), a Snaptun inspired hearthstone, and about eight other things on my workbench.

(I hate to show Works in Progress, because I tend to put something down, look away and find that 2 years have passed.)

caedmon wrote: ↑Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:37 pm (I hate to show Works in Progress, because I tend to put something down, look away and find that 2 years have passed.)

I understand, though I can't count the amount of times I have seen glimpses of a partly finished project, or raw idea inspire another.

It looks really great, but I don't understand the shape of the longer knife. Can somebody explain why it's shaped like that?

Tom_Ranger wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:02 pm It looks really great, but I don't understand the shape of the longer knife. Can somebody explain why it's shaped like that?

I don't think anyone really knows. Some people interpret it as a sharpened back that has been sharpened until it is ground down.

You want strange shapes in history, check out fish knives and panters (Both from MOL Knives & Scabbards):

caedmon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 10:59 pm
I don't think anyone really knows. Some people interpret it as a sharpened back that has been sharpened until it is ground down.

You want strange shapes in history, check out fish knives and panters (Both from MOL Knives & Scabbards):

fishknife.pngpanter.pngpanter2.png

Actually, I know exactly why they are shaped that way in Drawing 14. The open hook at the end is put under a peg or knob of some sort as a leverage fulcrum point, then rotate the handle side down SImilar to a paper cutter that has a hinge on one end. It's called a Clogger Stock Knife and they are used in everything from Leather work, to food, to wood work. Here is an example of one type.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBANMy_74JA

Hey talking about stepped back knives, check this one out.