Spent an afternoon forging a carving knife from a broken old file. It got an apricot wood handle and a birchbark slip cover.
Seemed to get a workable heat treatment and it takes and holds a nice edge.
#carvingknife #handmade #spooncarving #forged

I bought this blade from my favorite smithy in Kharkiv, Ukraine a couple years back. I made this handle for it out of eucalyptus. The handle was okay but did not comfortably fit my hand. I was pretty new to the craft at the time and just dealt with it as it was. I have learned a bit since then and also acquired a few rasps in the intervening years. I did some much needed reshaping and now the handle fits my hand perfectly!
#fadirtools #carvingknife #woodcarving #handtoolwoodworking