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THE LEUKU style VALIANT in 6mm thick AISI d2 steel
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To see archive photos of various type of knives I made to date click on respective link below... LARGE KNIVES SMALL KNIVES BUSHCRAFT KNIVES KNIFE SETS
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The above Valiant is my own and is made from 1095 Carbon steel and 15N20 Nickel steel Damascus. Handle is stabilised Buck Eye Burl ending with a 3mm thick brass plate.
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The above Valiant is also mine and is made from D2 steel. Handle is stabilised and dyed maple flame burl and it too is capped with a 3mm thick brass plate. |
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The Dimensions of the Valiant are as follows:
Overall length: 340mm Blade length: 220mm - Slightly hollowed Scandi type grind to 0 degree or with Secondary grind. Handle length: 120mm Widest part - blade 40mm handle 40mm Steel: 6mm thick AISI D2 Carbon steel Fittings: Three pins and 1 brass lined lanyard tube Handle back plate: 3mm Brass (silver brazed)
Sheath is made from 3-4mm thick Veg Tan leather dyed and decorated as requested.
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Valiant blade blanks in profile against the Guardian |
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Jon Horne's Valiant/Guardian knife set and the various Sheath options he requested. The handle material is Stabilised Oak Burl. The most difficult part of making this set up was the Piggyback Sheath - it's quit a feat on its own!
The odd one out is the altered Talisman MK4 in Cocobolo and it's light coloured Sheath. The shape of the blade is based on Jon's requirements, which was easy enough to do.
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John Gillespie's Valiant/Guardian knife set in Brown Mallee
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My Valiant / Guardian knife set.
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Valiant - Dartmoor comparison. |
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SHOWN BELOW IS THE PREDECESSOR TO THE VALIANT
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The Leuku knife, together with a small Puukko knife, are what the Finish Reindeer herders rely very much on. The large knife for big jobs and the little knife for small jobs! My Leuku is based on the original Laplander design, but I wanted something thicker and weighted forward to aid with chopping.
I was more than happy with the Bearing steel based Leuku as made for me by my smithy friend, Brian Sorenson of Denmark. But he fell ill and was no longer able to able to supply me further with those blades.
Eventually, I took it upon myself to make my own Leuku type large knife/chopper made from D2 Sheffield steel. I also took the opportunity to make some adjustments here and there to improve on the cutting action - and so the Valiant came into being...
The handle on this Leuku is in highly figured Masur Birch over black fibre liners. The butt cap and are in brass.
The Sheath is 3.5mm veg tanned leather dyed to compliment the knife's handle.
Mike's Leuku
Number 4 of the original 5 Leuku blades. This one I made up for Mike from near where I live in Geordie land.
One last blade still not made up, which I had in mind of making up for myself. Of course I already have a whopping Leuku with a 250mm blade that I made specially for my trip to Oz. But for the UK the 205mm bladed version is far more suitable.
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51200 Bearing Steel Leuku
This Leuku style knife is made from 4mm thick 52100 Bearing steel. Overall the knife is 320mm long with the blade being 205mm long and the handle is 115mm long.
The handle is Black Buffalo horn over red fibre liners. The butt cap is solid 3mm brass as are the 4 pins.
The blade is the same as one above and the main difference is the handle material, which is made up of Spalted Beech and coloured Cow horn over white fibre liners. Owing to the sectional make up extra brass pins were added.
Mike 'The War Bow Man' Leuku
Standard B. Sorenson Bearing Steel Leuku with a nicely figured Amboyna handle topped with a solid brass plate.
"A fine Leuku for a fine knowledgeable man."
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