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Ordered a Helle blade
indianalongbowshooter:
Put in a order for a Helle Odel blade yesterday and they said it shipped yesterday, great service. Anyone have any pics. of a Odel blade that theyve done their own handles for, would be very interested in seeing what everyone came up with.
Thanks. Dean
shawnee:
Here's a couple of the ones I have done. The first is the knife that went with one of the St. Jude's auction bows. It has an osage/purpleheart handle, with a brass finger guard and a hand knapped bird point inlaid in the handle.
This one is one I made for my Dad for Christmas last year. It is a walnut,antler handle, with a brass finger guard. They are a lot of fun to make, and not that hard if you take your time.
Good luck, and be creative. You will be happy with the results.
8th Dwarf:
Hmmm? I didn't know they did that. You mean I can buy the blade and do the handle myself?
The Helle knives I have are AWESOME, but this sounds really cool. How do I find out more about this?
Too Short
Naked in NH:
This isn't the blade, but here's a couple Helle's that I did as presents a few years ago.
The wood is osage- I should have oriented the grain the other way to strengthen that little piece next to the blade there. Whitetail antler that I found on one and compressed leather rings that were contact cemented together first for rough shaping. The one with the leather rings was designed as a hardcore working knife.
I put the little nubbydoo on the tang of that one- you can see that it's for a positive catch on the sheath. Works great.
drewsbow:
8th : Look on the left side of Chads page and you will see them . Drew
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