O1 tool steel and Moose Antler

[Ron Kulas]

A friend from Maine (a Maliseet Indian) sent me a small moose antler and asked that I make a knife for a friend of ours, using the antler.

I cut the handle from a section of the antler that provided a finger guard.

Then picked a blade form that matched the handle.

Then made an O1 steel blade with a little file work.

Then contoured the brass and added a some ink.

Next I made a sheath with a moose antler image.

I used the tip of the antler as a display base.

These are the pics I got from our friend. He got several diff bucks in diff states.

It's a good feeling to make a useful tool that can be enjoyed by another.

 

[Chainsaw]

Beautiful Job! Your creative side and creating skills are amazing. Your knife and arrows are awesome.

 

[CTM1]

Very nice work. Always amazed at the talent some people have.