Michael Bergstrom

“A question I get often is “do you make them authentically?” And I ask “you mean with stone tools”…”yes, authentic like your ancestors did”…well I do make them like my ancestors did…with the best tools available to me.” - Perry Eaton, Sugpiaq mask carver

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A puukko with rhomboidal grind, Karelian birch caps, with stacked Alaskan birch bark grip from material I collected this fall. 80crv2 blade. Traditional leather sheathe with wooden blade core, stitched and woven belt loop. Headed to Reno to the new owner as a prize for a fundraiser.

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First sword of 2025! Forged steel smallsword with a maple grip. For the less dandy “gentlemen”

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Just a thrill a minute in the shop today. Stacking a birch bark grip for a puukko. I harvested the birch bark in Alaska this last summer and is now dry enough to use.

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Testing out new ideas for antler carving over the holidays. Antler grip, with open work carving, brass tang covering and bolster. 80crv2 blade with 24 karat gold plating.

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