Thread: Antler handled knife

Next step is to make the blade fiest , then do the handle. I had my grandfathers scrub slasher hung up for over twenty years - unused and decided to make something from it.

I rough cut it to shape then using an angle grinder got it a bit flatter and more of an even thickness. Got the shape sorted then spent about an hour every evening for a number of weeks with wet and dry to get it to a usable and even thickness for my grandads knife.

Was given a bit of nickle silver for the fittings and again spent quite a bit of time getting them shaped up for guard and butt cap. Used a piece of African blackwood for the handles and more time to get it into a usable knife.

I sharpened it origonally as a beveled edge but have since convex sharpened it and have never had knives as sharp as the stroping has made them, and this being good tool steel from the old slasher (I have a sneaking suspicion it was my great grandfathers before my grandfather had it) takes a good edge after it was HT.

There is nothing quite like using something that has personal meaning regardless of how much of "yourself" you have put into it.

This was on the blade so if anyone knows anything about the brand I would welcome the information.


Von Gruff.