A Pair of Marking Knives from Recycled HSS planer blades
I crafted this pair (right & left hand) marking knives from dull Dewalt 735 planer blade. The scales (handle) are made from locally harvested beech with a hand rubbed Tru-Oil finish.
The Leuku Knife, also known as a Sami knife (Sami: stuorraniibi = “big knife”, Finnish: lapinleuku or leuku), is a large knife traditionally used by the Sami people. I decided to try some Laurel Mountain Barrel Brown & Degreaser to brown the blade. This is how it came out!
Leuku knife … In keeping with the History quest, According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_knife the Leuku also known as a Sami knife (Sami: stuorraniibi = “big knife”, Finnish: lapinleuku or leuku), is […]