Thread: 8/8s 1095 & Box Elder scales

Here is an 8/8s, it is made form 1095 steel. The scales are stabilized box elder burl.

Charlie

I saw this one on FB earlier. Very nice.

That sure is one bada** looking blade.

Cheers.

WOW! Beautiful and painful to see it in pics rather then my hands.......

Charlie, SWMBO and I both dropped jaw at this one!!!! Simply stunning!!!!

Paul

What a beautiful combination of steel and wood. Simply amazing Charlie.

I am just thinking of that tang in hand! It must be a lovely shaver, smiling edge and awesome grip. I consider myself lucky to have met you and listened as you explained how you do this. Still, it surely seems impossible for the common guy! Sweet!
Nice Work!

A lot of Myth and Magic associated with the Elder. Be careful until you get to know the wood.

Id like to hear more about the myth and magic associated with Elder.

Originally Posted by Johnus

A lot of Myth and Magic associated with the Elder. Be careful until you get to know the wood.

Just a little... It's one of the woods to respect.
Elder 'may provide a potent link with the Mother Goddess and facilitates contact with spirits of other trees. In a sense she acts as a mother figure within the woodland. She carries the wisdom of the Crone, and is mistress of the deepest magic.

Witches were said to be able to turn themselves into elder trees. Gypsies believe that it is very bad luck to cut down and burn elder wood and that the Elder Mother will take revenge. This superstition arises from an instinctive realization that a lack of respect for Nature is dangerous, ultimately, to the human race. Elder's unruly growth hints at the untamable aspect of Nature, the black heart of the earth to which we owe our being. '