Pimped peasant

[wildwanderingwoodsman]

Hi all, bought me and the mrs a Svord Peasant each, one was black, and the other one I bought was available in my least favourite colour, pink!
So today I went about making a new handle for it out of some plum wood that my brother gave me, using only a tenon saw, fret saw, bit and brace, a rasp, sandpaper and a good dollop of elbow grease :)

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Thinking of doing some relief carving on it, just havent thought of a design yet, thanks for looking!


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[Woody]

Beauty! That's very nice...
All done by hand tools too!

Just an idea for your carvings...
Kolrosing...

http://www.ravenlore.co.uk/html/kolrosing.html


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Update: make sure you come back and show us the finished piece.
:)

[wildwanderingwoodsman]

Looks awesome! Im gonna try that, thanks :)


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[Midge_Fodder]

I second the Kolsoring idea. Especially if you reflect the Kiwi heritage of this knife with some Whakairo style designs. That would look awesome.

[shepherd]

like the mods... dont have a peasant yet... i must get one at some point..

[wildwanderingwoodsman]

Well heres my first feeble attempt of Kolrosing, ( I asked Mrs to draw it as she is the artistic one) took Midge_Fodder's advice on the style, and went with Kirituhi but just noticed the edit to Whakairo oops! never mind lol [emoji3] Never attempted this before so all and any advice/criticism welcome

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160426/b006a9247aaa5402b13cc3313d46b5cd.jpg
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[Midge_Fodder]

Wow that is done really well. You sir are an artist.


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[Woody]

That is beautiful.
Well done! 1st attempt too...[emoji122]

I bet you're going to take the black one apart as well now....[emoji106]
:)

[wildwanderingwoodsman]

I just cut the design and rubbed the cinnamon in, Claire did the drawing, I can't take the credit for that [emoji3]
Looking for some symbols to go on the other side now, really enjoyed the process


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[wildwanderingwoodsman]

That is beautiful.
Well done! 1st attempt too...[emoji122]

I bet you're going to take the black one apart as well now....[emoji106]
:)

Oh yes black one is the Mrs knife, going to do a real nice one for her, she loves curly/ burl type wood, so looking for some nice wood [emoji3]

[wildwanderingwoodsman]

Thanks for the kind comments !


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[Woody]

Oh yes black one is the Mrs knife, going to do a real nice one for her, she loves curly/ burl type wood, so looking for some nice wood [emoji3]


Hey , I can do that !
I can send you some burr....
I been given a nice bit (can't remember but might be cedar or maple) a while back.
Been meaning to make a kuksa but just haven't had time yet , but there's plenty on there to send you enough for your knife blanks.
Send me sizes ( thickness, width, length) and I'll put it on the band saw tomorrow...

[wildwanderingwoodsman]

Hey , I can do that !
I can send you some burr....
I been given a nice bit (can't remember but might be cedar or maple) a while back.
Been meaning to make a kuksa but just haven't had time yet , but there's plenty on there to send you enough for your knife blanks.
Send me sizes ( thickness, width, length) and I'll put it on the band saw tomorrow...

Nice one!! thankyou so much [emoji1] 140mm long, 50mm wide, 10mm thick let me know how much and I will inbox my address [emoji3][emoji3]

[Woody]

Hello bud.
Sorry for late reply, only just got in from work.
I got that burr off the workshop but Im not too sure it'l be OK?
Turns out it's birch burr , but for some reason , the "bucks eye" markings have indentations instead of just little knots.
It's almost like the knots turned to shakes if you know what I mean.

I got some pics , so you can have a look a decide if you still want it...

No offence taken either way, if anything I'm sorry that I raised your expectations and now it's looking iffy.
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Anyways here are the pics:

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160427/20583a9ded1b27cde771882a8ccfa073.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160427/357c71b0a513c2f51b4022766355bfa8.jpg

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Let us know either way please, I'm sorry to disappoint.[emoji15]


Regards


Ps-
I tried to send this as PM but it just won't let me... so I'm posting it here...





Sorry MODS please feel free to transfer it or delete after wildwonderingwoodsman gets this.

[Woody]

Just thought that with furniture grade coloured wax, a seal and a steady hand you can fill those indentations smooth...


Otherwise there's always plan B :
plenty of choice here:
http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/handle-materials-160-c.asp

Cheers

[Midge_Fodder]

There is also a plan C
http://www.english-handmade-knives.co.uk/acatalog/Wood_Blocks_for_Knife_Handles.html


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[Woody]

There is also a plan C
http://www.english-handmade-knives.co.uk/acatalog/Wood_Blocks_for_Knife_Handles.html


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[wildwanderingwoodsman]

Hello bud.
Sorry for late reply, only just got in from work.
I got that burr off the workshop but Im not too sure it'l be OK?
Turns out it's birch burr , but for some reason , the "bucks eye" markings have indentations instead of just little knots.
It's almost like the knots turned to shakes if you know what I mean.

I got some pics , so you can have a look a decide if you still want it...

No offence taken either way, if anything I'm sorry that I raised your expectations and now it's looking iffy.
[emoji45]

Anyways here are the pics:

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160427/20583a9ded1b27cde771882a8ccfa073.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160427/357c71b0a513c2f51b4022766355bfa8.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160427/0ab53db2e8f9581b0b7259b66d974248.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160427/de7062c3a469f53cfe64cbcc847c1acb.jpg

Let us know either way please, I'm sorry to disappoint.[emoji15]


Regards


Ps-
I tried to send this as PM but it just won't let me... so I'm posting it here...





Sorry MODS please feel free to transfer it or delete after wildwonderingwoodsman gets this.

Sorry woody, only just seeing this, internet is crappy here, live in back of beyond. Yes please, can sort that out nicely thank you so much

[Woody]

Sorry woody, only just seeing this, internet is crappy here, live in back of beyond. Yes please, can sort that out nicely thank you so much
No problem , I'll get that other cheek cut to size and I'll pop them all in the post for you.
I'll PM you for address and details etc.
Cheers man.
Look forward to seeing how it's gonna turn out...
Make sure you post the end result pictures...

:)
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[shepherd]

Well heres my first feeble attempt of Kolrosing, ( I asked Mrs to draw it as she is the artistic one) took Midge_Fodder's advice on the style, and went with Kirituhi but just noticed the edit to Whakairo oops! never mind lol [emoji3] Never attempted this before so all and any advice/criticism welcome

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160426/b006a9247aaa5402b13cc3313d46b5cd.jpg
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160426/a35da85aecd857cd472fcf5b15580fa6.jpg


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LOVE this... can anyone give me any info - probably in a dif thread - on how to do this?! thanks in advance..

[Woody]

LOVE this... can anyone give me any info - probably in a dif thread - on how to do this?! thanks in advance..

Hi Shepherd,
It's called kolrosing.

Here is the original link that I provided for wildwonderingwoodsman...

http://www.ravenlore.co.uk/html/kolrosing.html

Here is a Dave Canterbury tutorial on the method....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGHNz_tnTAM

And a different video about the same thing but I just like the Dude's accent...lol
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=px6GTYKwbj4


There is another very similar technique called scrimshaw, and here is a (really good!!!) tutorial by another member of our community

http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?4104-basic-scrimshaw-a-tutorial


Enjoy!
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[shepherd]

thanks very much woody T^

[OakAshandThorn]

T^ Wow is that beautiful! :D Well done that man :)

[Woody]

Oh yes black one is the Mrs knife, going to do a real nice one for her, she loves curly/ burl type wood, so looking for some nice wood [emoji3]
Bump
...I wonder how that went...

[wildwanderingwoodsman]

Bump
...I wonder how that went...

This is as far as I have got, lost my fret saw [emoji35] time to clean up the shed methinks, http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160515/d2ed8a1ccbf19ffb1cbb91b10d5f8c88.jpg