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Stringman

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Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« on: January 08, 2013, 04:42:45 pm »
Had several friends ask me to put some knives together so I brought these 4 along at the same time. Still got 2 smaller ones to put together, but they can wait.


A friend of mine handed me a real squirrelly antler and said he wanted 3 knives from the same horn and wanted TX chert on all of them. So I sent an appeal to a friend in TX and he shipped me a nice box of rock. I cooked it, spalled it, and came up with this blade handle combo.



Added a walnut cap and some sinew wraps (still needs a few more) and it looks pretty close.




This knife has a one of a kind feel that really makes your imagination wonder!




This is a piece of Georgetown I bought at a knap-in and sent to Soy. He sent it back and wanted it finished with a spur handle for a friend.




Another guy contacted me and wanted a set, 1 with antler, 1 with spurs. After a little discussion this is where we ended up.








This final shot shows them mostly completed, with a little oil on the caps


Thanks for looking!
Scott
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Offline Adam

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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2013, 04:45:07 pm »
That's some exceptional work.  I like them all.
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2013, 04:45:27 pm »
*sigh!* those are wonderful! i absolutely love them each and every one! Very well done!
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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2013, 07:02:52 pm »
Nice job. I really like the one on the left in the last photo. Rick B
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Offline Stalkingfox

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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2013, 07:10:16 pm »
Scott... Please teach me master.  :D
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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2013, 07:22:19 pm »
Ha! Ain't nothin to it! Getcha rock and take off everything that ain't part of the point. Then cut a slot in an ol piece of deer horn and glue and wrap it. Simple as pie!  ;D

Thanks for the compliments!

Scott
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« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2013, 07:41:11 pm »
After seeing that Scott There is no way Anybody else is going to get that >:D  >:D  >:D thank you so much my friend ;)
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2013, 09:29:32 pm »
Sweet knives
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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2013, 10:26:29 am »
Just beautiful,all of them.Very nice work. :)
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Offline StevenT

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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2013, 10:47:28 am »
Without a doubt the finished product is way beyond nice.... but take another look at the knapping work. To bust those blades out is nothing short of outstanding.
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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2013, 12:46:23 pm »
Beautiful work!  What all do you have to do to the legs to prep  and preserve them?
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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2013, 01:03:35 pm »
Thanks guys, for the nice words. It usually takes one of us to appreciate all the work that goes into them.

Jeff, the legs are just left to dry and then sprayed with poly to seal them. Very simple and straight forward. When glueing the caps on I use TBIII and I've never had any problems with them noit holding.

I already posted this pic under campfires, but for those of you who haven't looked there this is a little better shot of them, now that they are completed.







Scott
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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2013, 01:11:21 pm »
man, if they were for trade they would be worth a minimum of 1 primo osage stave or more(probably more) to me!
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Re: Knife work. (Pic heavy!)
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2013, 08:47:02 pm »
Those knives are FINE, MIGHTY FINE! Well done.
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« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2013, 12:06:52 am »
Man I cannot wait to see that in person!
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