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Instructions from Brisa, the maker of the EnZo Knife Kits.These instructions are for the EnZo Elver KitsEnZo Trapper KitsEnZo Fisher KitsEnZo Camper KitsAnd show how to glue on the scales, screw down the corby bolts and file the bolts flush with the handle scales.Then you sand the scales to your preference of finish, or alternatively polish them on a polishing wheel or buffer.The wooden scales should be sealed in some way, with danish oil, tung oil, linseed oil or similar.Start by dry fitti …

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Really happy with the latest Nordic knives, especially the handle shape on the Curly Birch Puuko is something I want to try to copy the feel of:http://creativeman.com.au/curly-birch-puuko-ahti-janka-75/ The handle is in curly birch, not a very highly figured grade but still attractive. The comfortable handle shape, and a short sharp blade with scandi grind and brass bolster gives a solid feel in the hand. I think I will try to aim for this handle shape in some of my stick tangs next. …

Reindeer antler is often used in knife handles in Scandinavia, in the northern regions across Norway, Sweden and Finland. Dense and heavy with little marrow, the antler pieces are either used as full handle rolls, or as smaller sections within wooden handles. As opposed to stag antler handles, reindeer handles are generally ground to shape, showing the paler inside of the antler. http://creativeman.com.au/kauhava-reindeer-and-curly-birch-knife-95/ Hand made in Finland, this puuko …

Link to youtube slideshow with images from putting together the Polar Whittle knife making kit.I did three of these for the Sydney Knife Show to show the process.One will be left in pieces ready to be glued up, one glued and only rough shaped, and one will be completed.Here is the link to the youtube slideshow: https://youtu.be/DG-ghlZu7tw …