All done with no power tools. I forge a knife blade, carve a birch burl handle and a wood inlay for the leather sheath etc. Open the full video description for more information. 



The yakut knife is a traditional and common belt knife design in Siberia used for every day tasks in the wilderness. 



I recommend to google "yakut knife" or similar and get inspired. This was my first time making a yakut knife and I learned a lot and will next time do a few things different - like keeping the sheath and handle more true to yakut knife traditions. 



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Materials: Old file, birch burl, birch wood, cow leather, tung oil, epoxy. 



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Most asked questions:



1. Do you sell?

No. Don"t sell any thing. 



2. What "power hammer" is that?

Treadle hammer and here is a video only about the hammer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmru3hXj47U />


3. What is the purpose of the forged hollow part on the Yakut knife?

A lot of reasons... Here is some of the main once. 1. Stiffing. 2. Less surface area -  giving less friction resistans when cutting and giving less steel to remove when sharpening. 3. Less weight - making some yakut knives able to float in case example a fisherman drop it in the lake. 4. The blacksmith use less steel. 



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Location: Denmark - my own property. 



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Video gear: Nikon D7000, Nikon 50 1.8, Røde videomacro, iMovie.  



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