Second Knife

[Hntm]

Still very elementary, but I'm happy with it. I used maple scales,pinned with plain steel nails, and boiled up some walnut shells for stain. How did they seal wood back in the day, with bees wax, or did they just stain it with no sealer?

 

[Flint311]

Beeswax would work fine, but "back in the day", buffalo fat would work in the wood....

Nice work!

 

[Hntm]

Thanks Flint, unfortunately, while many strange things can be found in my shop, buffalo fat isn't one of them...

Here's another I just finished.

 

[MSW]

great looking work!

 

[chance]

They look Great!!

 

Not sure what they used back in the day, but for non stabilized wood I prefer Danish oil, it soaks into the wood and looks good as well.

And don't worry too much about the first couple knives you make, there a lot better than my first!