VIKING Knife with Antler Handle from Hedeby - Viking Crafts (Ep. 17)

THIS VIDEO IS A COLLABORATION WITH ‪@lufolkcrafts‬
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I discovered Lufolk and his Channel. We decided to make a collaboration. He would forge me this amazing blade and I would make a video of how to Finnish it. The blade is made in the way the vikings would have made their blades in the blacksmith forge using the same techniques. The only difference is that I specifically asked for the very tip of the blade not to be tempered like the rest. The reason for this is, that I have a need to use the tip of the blade for drilling holes in wood, bone and antler. If the tip is well tempered - and therefor holds an incredibly good cutting edge, the tip is prone to break off when used for drilling and not carving. The tip of my knife will loose its razor edge a bit faster than the rest of the blade and need sharpening more often. The rest of the blade is tempered and great for carving and keeping an edge. This is an experiment I discussed with the master blacksmith and I look forward to getting to know how it functions on my trips and as a tool in my projects.

The original handle I am recreating was made from bone, but I decided to use antler as I wanted a knife with a close connection to the forest and my experiences their this time of the year with the might red deer stags and the pine resin recently collected. Be aware that many places it is not legal to collect the shed antlers. The antler I collect here was brought by me to the forest and placed there for me to collect in this video. It is not known whether or not many of the carvings on antler and bone items form the viking age was filled with black material (glue, resin, charcoal and beeswax etc). But it does look good when the contrast between the black and white is emphasized.

ALL TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO IS BASED ON ACTUAL ITEMS FROM THE VIKING AGE.