After attending our Fundamental Bushcraft course last year, Woodlore customer Stan Intihar had a go at making his very own knife for the first time, with great results:
Howdy,
Here are some pics of my completed knife and leather sheath; a carbon steel Enzo blade and desert ironwood handle with red liners:
Stan’s hand-finished knife and leather sheath
The desert ironwood handle complete with red liners
I used two excellent online tutorials and they turned our purdy good, I reckon. Leather stamping is quite addictive, too, I found out… as did my wife and kids!
A close-up of Stan’s leather stamping
I’ve used the knife plenty of times already and love it. Have also settled on soft rush being my favourite “go to” firesteel lighting tinder; that stuff is everywhere and is just brilliant at taking sparks.
All the best,
Stan
The Ray Mears & Woodlore Bushcraft Blog 
Good job! ;o))
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That is a crackng Knife Stan.
There’s nothing better than making your own knife is there.
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cracking knife, looks good like the leatherwork
Steve
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Your knife & sheath look great.
What were the online tutorials that you used ?
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yeah that looks really good work. Well done and thanks for sharing!
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Fantastic,..it’s given me some inspiration for my knife. Thank you for sharing
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your first knife? that’s insane. Well done!
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Thats not only a practical bushcraft knife, thats a work of art. Thanks for showing the pictures.
Adrian
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Hi,
That is really nice. Well done.
Dan.
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