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Before: Craig's knife (left) and Steph's (right)
Palli led us into the back room of the workshop, where there was a large work bench with vises along the perimeter. We each put on an apron and Palli directed our attention to a selection of "blanks" to choose from. These were knife blades embedded in blocks of wood with animal horn hilts and butts. These are materials that have been available since Viking times, and we would be using hand tools to shape the knife handles, and sewing sheaths out of cowhide. Our finished products would be timeless souvenirs, hence the marketing of this as a "Viking Knife Making Workshop."

All of the blanks had the potential to be beautiful. We made sure to choose different wood so that we would be able to easily tell our knives apart. Craig chose mountain ash with a reindeer horn hilt and sheep horn butt. It had a very interesting multi-colored grain. I chose walnut with reindeer horn hilt and butt. I don't usually gravitate toward dark wood, and I think that is why I chose it; trying to branch out a bit.

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