Longhunters Belt Knife

[nthe10ring]

One of my latest forged from some of Aldo's 1084 with an overall length of 9 1/2 inches and a blade length of 5 . The blade features and aggressively etched patina and holds a fine edge. Very sharp! The handle is octagon to round from some of the offcuts of a past rifle build and has great color and warmth. I forged and drift fit the solid copper ferrule and complimented it with an inlet butt cap also of copper . Both have a beaten surface with a nice plum color.
To compliment the nature of this knife I fabricated a standing center seam sheath. The sheath consist of a veg-tanned cowhide liner with pigskin outer, topped off with a scalloped skirt with twisted fringe accented with subtle traces of reds and dark browns. The belt attachment will accommodate a sash or belt to 3 inches.

Hope you enjoy!

Jerry Fisher

 

[Church & Son]

Beautiful, outstanding work, I tried a center seam once, it looked more like a S............Randy

 

[nthe10ring]

Thanks Randy, appreciate the comments.

Jerry Fisher

 

[Denny Eller]

That is some great work on both the knife and the sheath, Jerry. Was that center seam sheath as hard to make as it looks?

 

[Pieter]

Jerry both knife and sheath looks great.

 

[nthe10ring]

thanks guys, appreciate the kind comments. Denny,the center seam is not hard to do, it just take a little more time. The key is getting the seam lined up right. I use some small clamps to work in into place and get it lined up nice and tight against the sheath liner before sewing.

Regards
Jerry Fisher

 

[Ronald P. Rochon]

Nice work Jerry, looks like it was crafted about 30yrs.ago, nice patina! All fhe best. Ron.