Only one sword stick had a sheath and the one without a sheath was a Dutch rapier with the year 1747 and the V.O.C. monogram inscribed on the blade. The sword stick with a wooden sheath is very likely ...

In this woodworking video I use a use an extremely sentimental piece of wood, some leather and buffalo bone to make a knife ...

Remarkably, parts of its leather-and-wood sheath and the beaver fur lining have also stood the test of time. The rounded knob at the end of the sword's handle, known as a pommel, also features a ...

Since the announcement in January, the institute determined that the sword was originally housed in a wooden sheath, though from which type of tree is not known. The blade appears to have seven ...