My Homemade Knife

[wytchwood bushcraft]

Hi this is my first proper homemade knife
the blade is a stick tang blade with Scandi grind edge made from a metalworking file
the handle is made from antler and oak the oak is from a beam in an old derelict farmhouse so im guessing its a few hundred years old (bloody tough to shape)

The reason im posting this is I want to know your thoughts and opinions would you buy a knife like this? are there improvements i can make?cheers for looking :D
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[Groundhog]

Nice knife for a first attempt I like it just as it is don't really like drawer queens that looks like a good honest user well done that man!
regards
Ken

[luresalive]

That is very good indeed and I love the authentic saami styling, well done.

[JEEP]

Very nicely done! Just my kind of knife :happy-clapping:

[Aaron Rushton]

great! i want to make a knife just like this.

[CanadianMike]

I like it a lot, looks great! Love the used rustic look of it, I hope you'll make a nice sheath to go with it. I'm currently tempering my next knife, so while I wait I'm going to continue making my wool hunting shirt thingy (like what Dave Canterbury showed how to make, except mine will be grey). I hate waiting! :)

[wytchwood bushcraft]

I learnt from the green pete video on the site i downloaded the four parts and went thru it step by step but made it stick tang instead of full tang i got that idea from Ray mears bushcraft the sweden episode

[Pab101]

real nice effort there

[Swamprat]

Good looking blade there. Looks like it's waiting for a trip to the bush. In my opinion that is the best way to figure out what changes you should make to future knives. Go out and use it, see how it cuts, how it carves, how it feels in the hand.

[resnikov]

Thats a nice looking knife. I would love to make one myself but thats way down on the list things I need to do.

Can you post any other pics of if with something for scale ?

[OKBushcraft]

Impressive! I love the antlar and wood combo. What did you use as spacers between?
How did you attach the pommel?
Thanks for the lics, OKBC