Jason Aube tanto, my way...

[Magnus]

Well thanks to MrY, I got to try making something different with one of these little tanto blades.
Jason Aube makes some very nice blades with superb hamons, very sharp as well

Handle is made with "homegrown" crosscut oak. I tried to give it a slightly old and dark finish useing a method I learned while making my crossbow.
It is then filed down and wrapped with tared cord for better grip.
The front mosaic pinn is from my polish friend NAZIR on USN, both pinns are mainly brass.

Wet molded sheath as usual, coloured and deeply waxed.

I took me a while to decide how to make this, please let me know what you think.




















Thanks for looking.

Cheers
/Magnus

[A. Feigt]

Wow, I like that a lot!

Wood looks great, the wrap is innovative, and the sheath looks very well made.

Thank you for sharing!!

-Anthony

[neill116]

Absolutely superb Magnus, that is stunning, i love the way you have placed the back pin so the grain of the wood radiates out from it!
Another masterpiece methinks

cheers
Neill

[Stew]

Bravo Magnus!

It's definitley a knife by you in style, but slightly simpler than usual.

The only thing I would consider changing is having the 2 pins the same but I'm not sure if I woul have both plain or both mosaic!

[luresalive]

I don't like it.....I LOVE IT, it's magnificent , really is

[Inspector71]

Absolutely superb Magnus, that is stunning, i love the way you have placed the back pin so the grain of the wood radiates out from it!
Another masterpiece methinks

cheers
Neill

I agree - very 'spidery'.

Nice idea with the wrap - does it work well?

Top work again. You pack in more detail than most people that's for certain. Even the little indent at the very front of the scales - a place that most people wouldn't think of doing anything different. Superb.

That's actually one of my very favourite of yours. Less "fussy" than some of your designs but for me it makes for a crisper design. The colours all work together very well too. It's lovely.

Cheers,
Rod

[Dicken]

Excellent, I so much wanted one of those blades, but mine vanished into the postal system, that oak looks lovely and rich and the top pin placement .. superb .. Sheath perfect as ever, how you do it without getting blemishes onthe leather beats me

[thomas]

Excellent!
I like the pattern on the wood surrounding the small pin! like a tunnel
Great work!

[thomas]

Great Mosiac!
Where did you get that? Its brilliant looking!

EDIT:
Yes i really should read your post properly! Sorry.

[martin123]

I think I just wet my pants.....

[munkyman]

like the choil- gets rid of the only negative point in it for me, the danger of your hand slipping onto the blade.

beautiful wood too

[pennillion]

Really nice Magnus

Mine ended up so bad i threw the blade in the bin

[Mr_Yarrow]

please let me know what you think

I think, 'why did I sell it'...and then I remember that its because it wouldnt look a third as good as this

Top job mate

Rgds

[Bogflogger]

Very Nice Magnus!

You have really done a great job on this one.

[lemoneyewash]

Wow, I like that a lot!

Ditto

That is stunning