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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: brownhillboy on April 29, 2010, 10:44:53 pm

Title: my 1st knife
Post by: brownhillboy on April 29, 2010, 10:44:53 pm

I've been wanting to make a knife ever since I started looking at all of the nice knives that you guys post on here.  I wouldn't put mine in the "nice" category, but I'm happy to have completed my 1st, and I learned quite a bit doing it so hopefully the next one will be better.  The blade is probably a little short for the handle, but it would've been about an inch longer if I hadn't snapped the end off during final shaping not only once but TWICE!! >:( :'(  Well, I know what I was doing wrong to cause it to snap, so maybe I can remember not to do that again.  The blade is tiger stripe obsidian, and the handle is from a 6pt. whitetail that I arrowed a few years ago.  I hafted the blade with pine pitch and artificial sinew.  Thanks for looking!

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Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: TRACY on April 29, 2010, 11:12:45 pm

Good looking tool!


Tracy

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: jamie on April 29, 2010, 11:14:37 pm

nice work on that sticker

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: nugget on April 30, 2010, 08:02:04 am

That'll definitely get the job done. Nice job.

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: brownhillboy on April 30, 2010, 10:19:53 am

Thanks guys, it was a lot of fun to make.

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: half eye on April 30, 2010, 02:40:43 pm

Man oh man....ya dont have to dress very many "venisons" to know that baby is perfect, size and shape......very nice.
Rich

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: dmedd on April 30, 2010, 03:01:08 pm

Looks good and very functional.

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: Bill Skinner on April 30, 2010, 03:16:22 pm

I don.t know what the handle material was on most of the old stone bladed knives, from finding old points and blades, I know most of the blades were just about the same size as yours.  As several people have pointed out, it is functional, and the right size and shape.  It looks good to me.  Bill

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: brownhillboy on April 30, 2010, 04:49:04 pm

Thanks for the compliments!  I guess I was self concious about the handle compared to the blade because my son said the handle was too long.  I told him that's because the handle was made for a man, not a boy! ;D

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: HatchA on April 30, 2010, 07:25:59 pm

Quote from: brownhillboy on April 30, 2010, 04:49:04 pm

my son said the handle was too long.  I told him that's because the handle was made for a man, not a boy! ;D

Good answer!!  :)

I really like that knife, man.  You should be very proud.  Any breakages add to the learning experience ;)

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: ozy clint on May 01, 2010, 08:11:30 am

great stuff mate. now go cut something up.

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: rileyconcrete on May 01, 2010, 12:17:18 pm

Great job on your first.

Tell

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: Kolton on May 11, 2010, 11:31:19 pm

very good for your frist one  :)

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: n2everythg on May 12, 2010, 12:16:06 am

Nice job. bet it will skin a deer.
N2

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: leapingbare on May 12, 2010, 01:34:05 am

Nice!
 Im sure it would get the job done!

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: FlintWalker on May 12, 2010, 01:41:32 am

Looks just right to me. For skinning I think anything over 3" is too long anyway.

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: Pappy on May 12, 2010, 07:35:12 am

Looks like a skinner to me.Nice job. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: brownhillboy on May 12, 2010, 02:35:30 pm

Thanks for the kind words.  I appreciate it! :)

Title: Re: my 1st knife
Post by: Stringman on May 12, 2010, 04:28:48 pm

Doncha love how kids always know how to say just the right thing!

Aw well, keep at it.