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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: recurve shooter on May 09, 2010, 12:22:35 am

Title: little skinner i been working on
Post by: recurve shooter on May 09, 2010, 12:22:35 am

got this little blade about a year ago. been slowly working on it. its finally nearly finished. im pretty happy with it, just got to get the edge on it and get a sheath made now. what do yall think?

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/006-3.jpg)

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/010-2.jpg)

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/007-2.jpg)

(http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/ikillgarfish/009-2.jpg)

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: El Destructo on May 09, 2010, 03:17:18 am

                                           Looks great...but then I am partial to Knives........ ;D

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: half eye on May 09, 2010, 10:07:03 am

Recurve,
       Very nice, especially the shape of the cutting edge, and that size is perfect. Personally I make mine in the "drop-point" style but thats just personal preferrence. It ought to be a good one ;) There's something really sexy about skinning knives.
Rich

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: recurve shooter on May 09, 2010, 02:43:12 pm

thanks guy. halfeye, i would have probably made a different blade shape all to geather, but i got the blade in a white eliphant trade, so im just going with it.  ;D

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: Hillbilly on May 09, 2010, 04:25:17 pm

That turned out nice-good job!

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: medicinewheel on May 09, 2010, 05:36:08 pm

Nice one!

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: mullet on May 09, 2010, 10:34:36 pm

 It look's real good, Trey. What are you going to put on the Pommel?

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: recurve shooter on May 09, 2010, 10:52:33 pm

mullet i just sanded it and polished it. Ian's dad puts silver coins on them, but we cant get him to give us one, so im just going to leave it like it is.

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: woodsman1031 on May 16, 2010, 01:08:17 am

NICE!

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: stickbender on May 16, 2010, 03:48:23 am

     Dang, boy, that came out nice!  Let me see if I can find some old silver coins, my brother gave me, which he got in a trade, a long time ago, and some one had drilled holes in them.  I will see, if I have one with the hole in the middle.  Not sure where they are at, at the moment.  But I "think" ::) I know where I put them.  Was going to melt them down at one time.  Never got around to it.
I was going to cast them into something else.  I will pm you when I find them.  Oh, yeah, they are not U.S. coins, as I remember, but I think one or two may be.  About what size is the butt end of the handle?

                                                                               Wayne

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: lowell on May 16, 2010, 09:44:12 am

Very nice!! :)

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: recurve shooter on May 17, 2010, 10:15:42 am

lowell, thanks man! its about an inch, inch and a half, something like that.

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: Diligence on May 17, 2010, 10:32:15 am

Great job Recurve.  I'm a knife man, and I have to admit that upswept skinner points are not my favorite anymore (although I have a bunch), but that little one you made there sure makes it look nice!

Are you going to make a pouch style sheath for it, or one of those with the strap and button snap? The pouch style is my favorite as I think they are the most practical.

If you are lucky enough to live near an old antique or flea market, you could find all sorts of things on the nick-nack table to make a butt out of.....

...edit, just looked at the photos again, and yes, I am now a fan!  great lines on that handle and stacked bolsters.

J

Title: Re: little skinner i been working on
Post by: recurve shooter on May 17, 2010, 10:39:16 am

thanks Diligence.   ;D they deffinitly arnt my favorite either, but this was the first blade i got, and i started it as soon as i got it, so i figured i may as well go on and finish it up. my favorite are prolly simple little bird and trout knives. im not sure yet on the shieth, the leather work is my buddies specialty, and he takes a few months to ever get started on a project, so it may be a while. ::)