A photo Journal of making the wooden handles for a Hedeby bag from scratch. Except for a modern drill (I don't have spoon bits yet, but I'm working on that), only hand tools were used that were readily available in period: an ax to split the log, a draw blade and a course file to shape the boards, a saw to cut the outline, a drill and various chisels to create the slots and several files to finish the surface.
Splitting an ash log to create the board for the bag handles. The log was split into five pieces. The two
boards on either side of the center piece were used for the bag handles.
The two boards after splitting.
Tracing the outline from the printed design onto the wooden boards.
The finished slots of the first handle.
The finished handles.
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