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Just finished this commission.
Let me know what you think.

The carved head is very nicely done. To do such precise detail in a carving so small must take some serious skill!

Can I ask what the runes say? I got out my copy of Ruth S. Noel's The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth, but had no luck matching any but the 5th rune for certain. Curious to hear what the inscription on such a knife might say.

Thanks for the kind words.

The runes are the family name of the owner. They are Turkish runes from the 8 th century BC, and are read Right to Left.