Here is the start of the “Helheim Dagger.” Done in 1075 carbon steel I decided to do this one in my signature “knapped steel” style, so it resembles a stone knife.
Helheim (” the house of Hel”) is one of the nine worlds of Norse mythology, and is ruled by the goddess Hel, who is half beautiful woman and half corpse. Those who die of old age or disease go to Helheim, while those who die bravely on the battlefield go to Valhalla (which is ruled by Odin, the greatest of the gods).
I began by making a wooden mockup of the proposed dagger, then transferred the pattern to a piece of steel.
Above, I’m carefully sawing out the knife, trying to be as neat as possible.
And, here is the resulting blank.
Above, I’ve clamped the knife blank in a vise, ready to begin shaping with a hand held angle grinder.
The first pass with the angle grinder.
More passes with the angle grinder.
And
, above after quite a few passes with the angle grinder.
And, above, both sides ready to be shaped for the “knapping” process.
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