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Athames and Bolines

Athame is traditionally a black handled knife used by witches for psychic self-defence, casting circles, calling quarters                    and blessing wine. This magical knife must never be used to cut, if it should touch blood it would be then useless as an              Athame. If   Paul should cut himself whilst making an Atheme, you have our promise that it will never be sold for this purpose. Although an Athame is traditionally black handled, very often we are requested to leave them natural, to be finished by                      their new owner, with either beeswax or varnished.  The woods that we use are all "black" in that they are protective wood,           although there are no naturally occurring black woods in Europe we can stain, burn or bind the handle in leather or leave                     them natural for you to finish. An Athame is a male knife and sacred to the God.

Boline is traditionally a white handled curved knife, used to cut herbs, sigils into candles and cords, with in a cast circle.       Although today not always a curved blade, a Boline is a female knife and sacred to the Goddess.

All our Athames and Bolines are handcrafted on the Fullmoon, to order, with the traditional words of power whispered                  into the making. The pommels and quillions are made from solid best quality Brass and the blades are made from drop              forged steel, hand ground. These can be either EN9 Carbon Steel or Stainless Steel and both have a through tang, screwed               to the  pommel. The difference between a stainless steel blade and a carbon- a carbon steel is more traditional but a                stainless  steel blade needs less looking after!  As we make all the Athames we sell, you can choose  any wood, any pommel             and any quillion, from those pictured below, to make the perfect Athame for you.  All Athames come with a leather             handmade scabbard supplied free, Veggans please ask about alternatives.

Woods

Oak a sacred wood used by the Druids for it's power, oak is strong for all magic with protection,           healing and luck as it's main properties. Oak is a male wood.

Ash a wood sacred to the Celts and also to the Vikings. The Yyggdrasil an ash, is to the                          Vikings the world tree, it's branches spreading from this world to the land of the Gods.                                  Ash is used for love, protection, healing and is a male wood.

Yew a wood of great power for magic, on hot summer days the tree will give off a gas, that is              advisable not to fall asleep sitting under the tree or you may never wake. A tree of the                                 Dark Goddess and therefor female. Yew makes beautiful handles with it's very fine grain.

Beech a wood to use for enchantment and increasing creative powers and is a female wood.

Ebony (£10 extra) a natural black wood, beautiful to work with and to hold, it resonates                                with power and is best just beeswaxed, although beeswax will need does re-applying occasionally.             All our Ebony comes from renewable sources or from fallen or trimmed trees. Protective, healing               and love, Ebony is a male wood.

Holly is a very white wood, as we use branches from our own trees and those from Ravens Wood,              some have small marks where branches have grown in the past, but these merely add to the                  character of the handle.

     Any of the Athames below can be make with white Holly handles as matching Bolines.

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Pentagram Athames and matching Boline with Moon quillion and leather scabbards

7" Carbon Steel Blade and Blackened Handle or white Holly Handle £69.99

7" Carbon Steel Blade and Ebony Handle £79.99

7" Stainless Steel Blade and Blackened Handle or white Holly Handle £79.99

7" Stainless Steel Blade and Ebony Handle £89.99

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A Herne's Pentagram Athame  (Deer Head with Pentagram between it's horns) with a leather scabbard

7" Carbon Steel Blade and Blackened Handle or white Holly Handle £69.99

7" Carbon Steel Blade and Ebony Handle (as pictured) £79.99

7" Stainless Steel Blade and Blackened Handle or white Holly Handle £79.99

7" Stainless Steel Blade and Ebony Handle £89.99

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Crystal Ball Athame  with Yew handle, this can be blackened or left natural (as pictured),                                                           either Beeswaxed or varnished and with a leather scabbard

(This can be made with Tigereye, Haematite, Smokey Quartz, Aventurine or Rose Quartz if you prefer)

7" Carbon Steel Blade and Blackened Handle or white Holly Handle £79.99

7" Carbon Steel Blade and Ebony Handle £89.99

7" Stainless Steel Blade and Blackened Handle or white Holly Handle £99.99

7" Stainless Steel Blade and Ebony Handle £110

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           Acorn Athame  with Oak handle, this can be blackened or left natural, either Beeswaxed or Varnished,                                                                        with a leather scabbard

7" Carbon Steel blade £69.99 

7" Stainless Steel blade £79.99

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Discreet engraved Pentagram with leather bound handle (or without leather binding) and leather scabbard

7" Carbon Steel Blade £69.99

7" Stainless Steel Blade £79.99

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A very special Athame, Silver Celtic Pentagram and three silver Celtic bands with a naturally black                         Ebony Handle with Celtic knotworking on the leather Scabbard in Black and Natural.

7" Stainless Steel Blade £180

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and Double Moon Quillon

7" Carbon Steel Blade £79.99

7" Stainless Steel Blade £89.99

9" Carbon Steel Blade £97.99

9" Stainless Steel Blade £115

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As above with leather bound handle and straight quillion

7" Carbon Steel Blade £69.99

7" Stainless Steel Blade £79.99

9" Carbon Steel Blade £89.99

9" Stainless Steel Blade £105

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Triple Goddess Goddess Athame with Moon Quillion with or without leather binding handle.

7" Carbon Steel Blade £69.99

7" Stainless Steel Blade £79.99

9" Carbon Steel Blade £89.99

9" Stainless Steel Blade £105

Many more to come see our, Thor and Pan!! and SWORDS!!