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Antlerknife: Book 75 pages. A book that describes how to find and refine the raw material that is needed to make an antlerknife. Different antlerknife names are: Lapishknife, Samiknife, Hornknife
The book has a detailed account , step by step, how to manufacture an antlerknife. Over a hundred pictures.

Soft facts about the book:


The book is a guide how to, in a traditional way, use the raw material from the nature in order to manufacture an antlerknife.  For example; choose the antler, find and split curly grained wood. What tools to use and a step by step description how to plan and shape the handle. Also a description of how to dye the wood if you want to highlight the graining and how to do the finishing. Furthermoore a description how to make the sheath and how to sew the leather buckle and twine the belt loop.

Finally is a part about ornament and evaluation of quality and some references where material and tools can be purchased.

 

Buy the book:

The book is printed in a small edition.
August 2011: Just a few samples left of the book. I'm planing to make a new edition of the swedish book "Kniv & kosa" in english.

The price for the remaining samples is 360 SEK excluding tax and freight.
Send me a mail and we can use Pay-pal as a way of handling your request

Ulf Avander
Varutrask 54
S-931 98 Skelleftea

Sweden

     

tel. +4691050165
mobile. +46706356350
e-mail: ulf.avander@gmail.com