Fur Trade Era Flint Strikers

Pictures taken from the book "Where Two Worlds Meet: The Great Lakes Fur Trade", published by the Minnesota Historical Society.

Historic Viking Examples of Flint Strikers

Completed Viking Seax

Making an Antler Handle for a Viking Knife

Today I'm working on fitting a piece of caribou antler to be a knife handle for my Viking-style seax forged from a set of pruning shears. Video soon to come.

Draken Harald Harfagre- Bay City, MI

Draken's specs

Draken Harald Harfagre refueling on the Black River.

The prow-beast

Some of Draken's oars.

A look at the hand-holds on the oars.

The bright colors on the strakes are inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry.

Steer-board, located on the starboard side of the ship.

Detailed carvings near the prow.

First Day of the New Year

Starting off 2017 working on a Viking knife by draw filing the edge bevels in.

Today's Project- Tanning Fur

I'm not always making knives, and today's project was fleshing a deer hide to prepare it for tanning. It's a lot of work, but its worth it if you want to use every part of the animal you harvest.