graduation gift knife

[DirtyDan]

Made this knife and sheath for a young friend who is graduating from high school this week.  The blade is made of storefront glass (Carrara?).  The antler is whitetail hafted with elk sinew.  Sheath is black deerskin over goat rawhide, sewn with artificial sinew.

Dan

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[Pappy]

Beautiful knife and finish work Dan,ha I graduated 35 years ago ,dose that count.
   Pappy

[DanaM]

Thats a awesome knife Dan and I bet the young man receiving it is gonna be pleased as peaches

[GregB]

That's a great graduation present Dan! 

[Otoe Bow]

That is really cool.  I got a big ol' hunk of red glass from Cowboy at the classic (notice the obligatory "Big ol'" adjective for Texans  ) and been wondering what to do with it.  Now I know.

Thanks for sharing.

Mike

[DirtyDan]

Thanks, everyone.  Pappy and Greg, I hope I get to try my hand at the "John stone" competition next year.  This glass--if you ever see them wrecking an old store front, go grab some of the glass tiles.   They work really great.  I am giving an abo demonstration Saturday at the 4H gathering in Gainesville, GA.  I hope I do OK.  I have some good tools that I have made and some good Texas rock, so I hope I can get 'em somewhat THIN.

Dan

[mullet]

  Nice knife Dan, I know what you mean about that store glass, I get as much as I can.

[Otoe Bow]

When you say "store front" are you talking about plate glass or the glass blocks that some of the '50's and '60's era stores used like building blocks?

Mike

[DirtyDan]

It is like big pieces of colored glass about one foot square that they used to use on the outside of buildings in the forties.  They put it up like tile with mastic or putty or something, anyway, when they tear down the buildings, you can get some of the glass, and it knaps like butter.  It is really fun to work.

[hawkbow]

very cool knife brother! love the color... Hawk  a/ho

[huntertrapper]

wow looks great i would take that over any gift for my graduation!