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    Crab mustard is good Kahi's Avatar
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    Stacked Leather and Birch Bark Knife

    Thought I would share my newest knife. As some of you know, I make these knives myself and thought I would try traditional Scandinavian style.

    By stacking leather and birch bark and gluing the whole mass I get a solid handle. The birch bark is a traditional material used to make tool handles b/c it is naturally waterproof, readily available and very light.

    I compress the stacked material by using 2 ss end washers and polishing them to a high shine. A few days of fun sanding/filing work, some waxing and about $60 in materials...this is the evolution of the knife.

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    very cool!

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    Very nice!!!

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    Looks nice Kahi. I like your view from that window.

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    Crab mustard is good Kahi's Avatar
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    Thanks....

    Quote Originally Posted by Robja View Post
    Looks nice Kahi. I like your view from that window.
    Thats my balcony, which over looks the Sunset Harbor Marina in Miami Beach...not a bad place to work on my hobbies..but between the wood work and smoking fish, the neighbors are none too happy...

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