[Crex]

Here's another totally "recycled" materials knife I just finished.
It's inspired by an archeological find somewhere along the North Sea, Norway maybe. Friend of mine brought it by for me to have a look (see pic). After some deep research we determined it was a particular style of seax. Researching sheaths/scabbards was all over the page so I kind of mixed designs a bit.
Anyway, the blade is forged from bearing race, the furniture is hammered bronze from Navy scrap yard in Charleston, SC (been dragging around for way too many years), the handle is wormy white oak from firewood pile, and the sheath is leather from an old tossed out ottoman cushion. Had a lot of fun putting this one together and it is quite a wicked belt knife. My blade is 6.5", a bit longer than the artifact. Really love handling the original forged stuff. Can't tell from the rusty pic but up close you can see the hammer work.