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Offline gstoneberg

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Cholla Knife - Finished
« on: November 06, 2012, 12:32:28 am »
My wife is out of town so I spent quite a bit of time in the shop tonight.  Prepared a cholla handle and got the blade glued in.  Also cut a thin mesquite cap for the other end and sanded it flat.  Here are the components:



I'd have had it all glued up tonight, but my smooth-on hardener lid was welded on and I couldn't get it off.  I'll have to locate my other strap clamp to get it open.  I did get the sinew wrap done before I called it a night.



Then I got side tracked with a big spall, thought I'd do another knife blade.



I should-a quit while I was ahead.  I had it mostly thinned when I hit the base with the bopper to do a little thinning down there.  The preform snapped about an inch down from the point end.  I was so disgusted I didn't even take a picture.  Then, I switched to making a big point.  I had it mostly done but the tip was a little thick so I whacked it there and...



Took off the last 3/4". ::)  I have got to learn to do my tip thinning with the ishi... :'(  Finally ended up with a little 113 grain point.



What a waste of good flint.  It was some primo stuff too. >:(  O well, most of it's gravel now.

George
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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2012, 12:47:02 am »
That's a great looking knife George. Bummer about the other blade, but you made a great save. I have several pieces of Cholla, maybe I should make a knife. Yours is great.
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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2012, 02:47:56 am »
Cool, George. 8)
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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2012, 04:02:01 am »
nice knife and a great lookin' blade george, the smaller point looks like it'll hunt, Bub
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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2012, 04:32:01 am »
Hey is that one of the pieces I sent you? Looks great!
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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2012, 06:40:34 am »
Thanks guys, and yes Peter, that's one of your cholla pieces.  I think every piece you sent will make a nice knife.  Thanks. :)  I'll have to fiill the smallest one with something to strengthen it.  I remember somebody filling a cholla up with colored acrylic that was really pretty.  This piece was stout enough it shouldn't need it. 

Don, if I didn't want to keep that blade I got from you to display, it would sure make a pretty knife.  I think you should do a knife.  Did you find the cactus down there?

As for the point, it'd go on a dogwood shaft but I think it might be a little thick at the base to go into a cane shaft.  I would have preferred a flat base but I had to knock off a big hump on one side with a flute and didn't want to lose any more length.  Interestingly, after I broke the preform I knocked a 2" flute off the point end thinning up there.  (I was frustrated and swinging pretty hard.)  Boy, if I could just do that every time I need to...

George
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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2012, 03:24:34 pm »
george fill that cholla with two part epoxy, you can add some color to it with food coloring, Bub
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2012, 08:00:54 pm »
Man George, you can push them out when the boss is away! :D . Really nice blade!

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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2012, 08:05:14 pm »
Nice knife & good save on the point.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2012, 08:20:47 pm »
Quote from: bubby on November 06, 2012, 03:24:34 pm
george fill that cholla with two part epoxy, you can add some color to it with food coloring, Bub

Bub, that thing is almost totally hollow.  That'd be a lot of epoxy, it sure would be pretty though.  Could never use 5min though, take longer than that just to mix.  I have enough smooth-on but that's for laminates.  Guess I need to go shopping...

The boss is back home, no knife work tonight. ;)  Glad to have her home!

Thanks all,

George
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Offline Tortoise

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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2012, 08:59:13 pm »
You could also try a dowel if it can fit.
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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2012, 12:03:31 am »
the couple i did were hollow as all get out, took two of the tubes to fill'em, wrap it in stretch wrap and fill her up, dont have to use 5 min, set the blade in the epoxy two, Bub
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« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2012, 02:44:11 am »
here's a pic of the one my son made, epoxy with color, it did take a while to completlly cure out, Bub
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Offline JEB

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Re: Cholla Knife
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2012, 09:03:53 am »
Bubby, great looking knife and handle. Did you fill the cholla from the end or each opening from the outside and then sand.
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« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2012, 12:24:09 pm »
OOOH G, that is one nice looking knife!! dpg
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