the Deep Woods Dagger

This dagger was a special joint project between myself, David DelaGardelle and my good friend and fellow craftsman Shad Peters. We crafted this piece together as a gift for our awesome high school technology teacher, Mr. Evans. Not only was he a great teacher during our high school years, but he was and still is one of our biggest supporters and like minded friends when it comes to the work that we do. Being a fan of old Irish music and culture, of woodworking and metalworking, we decided to pour those elements into this piece to make a fitting and functional dagger.

I (David) saw after the crafting of the blade, guard, and belt hook element. While Shad crafted all of the wooden elements out of walnut for an organic rustic look. While I am a blacksmith, Shad is a true luthier. a highly skilled instruments craftsman and woodworker. Together our joint knowledge turned out a piece that we are both extremely satisfied with.

Shads work is amazing. the craftsmanship and quality he puts into each guitar banjo or whatever else he decides to make is simply mindblowing! Please support his work and check out his gallery here: Peters Instruments Flickr Photo Gallery.

Specs:

blade steel: 1075 carbon steel
g rip and sheath: walnut
strap and belt hook: copper and steel

with Irish/Celtic knotwork patterns woodburnt onto the walnut wood.