Long Aggression bush sword

[Stormcrow]

This project is a variation on my Aggression style of blade, lengthened a couple of inches and bringing it into the realm of what I would consider a bush sword. The 14" blade is forged from 80CrV2 steel, and the handle is coyote tan paracord over black on top of a neoprene foundation, all impregnated with West System marine epoxy.



The top edge is fully sharpened, and the butt of the tang is left exposed.



The stout leather sheath was made by Luke Swenson, with several carry options.



The customer said that although he hasn't had a chance to give it a good workout yet, his wife laughed at him a bit because he hadn't set it down much over the weekend.

 

[Daniel Rohde]

I love that! That sweet! How do you do the the fancy knot on the handle?(or what is it called so I can try it?)

 

[Stormcrow]

Thanks, Daniel!

The knot is called a Turk's head. I asked Tai Goo a long time ago, and he directed me to this little animation: http://www.ropeworks.biz/archive/Aturkhed.html

Took me literally probably over thirty tries to get the first one, but now doing a single-strand takes me under a minute.