Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[kinboshi]

Is the woodpecker native to the uk? Sure I heard one today

Aye, 3 different types AFAICR. There's been a couple of pictures on here of them.

Used to have loads in the woods behind my house where I grew up - Great Spotted and Green woodpeckers.  Would come into my parents back-garden (which backed onto the woods) all the time. 

Don't think I've seen a woodpecker for a good 10 years now.

[Redsgirl]

It certainly looks Scandinavian Redsgirl. I'll ask some folks on another forum (which includes a Finnish knifemaker) for their opinions. What are the initials? I can't see them in the pics.

A lovely bit of craftsmanship whatever the provenance.

Edit - One suggestion is that it's Northern Sami, because of the angle of the 'J'.

The top one on this pic is Northern, the bottom Southern:

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Hurray! I knew one of you clever folks on Blonde would be able to tell me something about this,
and I had a inkling it might be you Rod
I don't know why I didn't post about it ages ago.
I have spent hours on the internet looking for similar ones to mine, but the few I have seen always have that strong curve like you mentioned. They tend to look a bit more "modern" too.
Here is a pic of the other side.

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Thanks for your help.
Please tell me more about the knives you posted. Are they yours? Are they initialled?
How old do you think the are?

[Kev B]

Liking the idea of the bird pic catalogue. I took my camera to the job and clicked a few clearer pics of the pheasant. If they're any good please use them.

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[Rod Paradise]

The knife pic is off another forum I'm afraid - I'd love to even own those, let alone have the skill to make them.

The blurb that goes with it is:

Top: A North Sami, with modern influences I guess, by Valkeapaa. A Karesuando employee. North style has more natural designs like flowers. Also has a bigger angle in the sheath. So-called L-bone.

Bottom: A South Sami, by Sven-Ake Risfjell, located in Vilhelmina. South has more geometric designs and a smaller angle, J-bone.

Heaven only knows how old yours is, being a traditional design it could be really old or relatively modern.

Scandi knives tend to made with a stick tang, so the 'stick' goes up through the middle of the handle material, and is then fastened in some way, traditionally hammered over like a rivet, if that's not visible on yours the maker has put a cap over it to hide it. Stick tang bottom in this pic.



The top knife is how they are more commonly made here with a full tang & then they rivet/screw handle slabs on either side.
 
Finnish knives use birch, reindeer antler & reindeer bone for handles, Swedes use stacked leather pieces (not exclusively  - just a generalization).

Anything more I find out I'll post it up.

[RED-DOG]

Zelly asked me to post these Rod

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[RED-DOG]

Liking the idea of the bird pic catalogue. I took my camera to the job and clicked a few clearer pics of the pheasant. If they're any good please use them.

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Excellent Kev. That's our pheasant entry sorted.

[Redsgirl]

Zelly asked me to post these Rod

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Definitely a stick tang Rod, you can see it.
I posted the other pic because this is where I think it looks kind of older than the ones in your post, all the other pics I've seen have that orange twine.
I have no idea if this helps identify or age it or not.

p.s. Im thrilled to bits with what you've told me so far, you've told me more in a couple of hours
than I found out in 7 years.

[Geo the Sarge]

Liking the idea of the bird pic catalogue. I took my camera to the job and clicked a few clearer pics of the pheasant. If they're any good please use them.

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Great pics, what a gorgeous beast

Geo

[Doobs]

Is the woodpecker native to the uk? Sure I heard one today

Aye, 3 different types AFAICR. There's been a couple of pictures on here of them.

Used to have loads in the woods behind my house where I grew up - Great Spotted and Green woodpeckers.  Would come into my parents back-garden (which backed onto the woods) all the time. 

Don't think I've seen a woodpecker for a good 10 years now.

We get green woodpeckers in our garden and the others on our road regularly.  We effectively back on to some woodland.

[Rod Paradise]

Cracking pheasant pics Kev - a load going back a while here - again I make no claim to being a wildlife photographer.

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Goldfinch (but I think Red's get better - showing the wing & tail colours).

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Great Tit

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Coal Tit (not a great shot but a real bugger to catch - they just don't stay still).

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Siskin & Greenfinch


Chaffinch and a Reed Bunting - again not a great shot but the Reed Buntings only visited for a couple of really wintry days.


Long Tailed Tit (another rarity up here).

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Swallow (young one)


Sparrowhawk (again there's been a better one not long back)

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Collared Doves

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Kestrel

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Red-Legged Partridge.

[Rod Paradise]

Zelly asked me to post these Rod

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Definitely a stick tang Rod, you can see it.
I posted the other pic because this is where I think it looks kind of older than the ones in your post, all the other pics I've seen have that orange twine.
I have no idea if this helps identify or age it or not.

p.s. Im thrilled to bits with what you've told me so far, you've told me more in a couple of hours
than I found out in 7 years.

Aye, you can see the marrow center of the bone/antler used for the end cap too. Using leather ties instead of the orange twine probably does indicate age, I can only guess that modern ones use the twine for strength..

[Rod Paradise]

Is the woodpecker native to the uk? Sure I heard one today

Aye, 3 different types AFAICR. There's been a couple of pictures on here of them.

Used to have loads in the woods behind my house where I grew up - Great Spotted and Green woodpeckers.  Would come into my parents back-garden (which backed onto the woods) all the time. 

Don't think I've seen a woodpecker for a good 10 years now.

We get green woodpeckers in our garden and the others on our road regularly.  We effectively back on to some woodland.

Pictures needed!!

[Dino]

Zelly asked me to post these Rod

Click to see full-size image.

Definitely a stick tang Rod, you can see it.
I posted the other pic because this is where I think it looks kind of older than the ones in your post, all the other pics I've seen have that orange twine.
I have no idea if this helps identify or age it or not.

p.s. Im thrilled to bits with what you've told me so far, you've told me more in a couple of hours
than I found out in 7 years.

Aye, you can see the marrow center of the bone/antler used for the end cap too. Using leather ties instead of the orange twine probably does indicate age, I can only guess that modern ones use the twine for strength..

You can buy knife kits with leather ties.

[Rod Paradise]

Zelly asked me to post these Rod

Click to see full-size image.

Definitely a stick tang Rod, you can see it.
I posted the other pic because this is where I think it looks kind of older than the ones in your post, all the other pics I've seen have that orange twine.
I have no idea if this helps identify or age it or not.

p.s. Im thrilled to bits with what you've told me so far, you've told me more in a couple of hours
than I found out in 7 years.

Aye, you can see the marrow center of the bone/antler used for the end cap too. Using leather ties instead of the orange twine probably does indicate age, I can only guess that modern ones use the twine for strength..

You can buy knife kits with leather ties.

Aye, I worded that badly - the twine seems more modern I should have said.

[Claw75]

clawbird is one word imo