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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Mark Anderson on December 17, 2010, 01:56:02 pm

Title: Knife for my son (new Picture)
Post by: Mark Anderson on December 17, 2010, 01:56:02 pm
Just finished this little bowie for my four year old. No edge on it, he just wanted one to use when he goes out "hunting" hogs and deer in our yard.
He'll get it Christmas morning!
Mark


Title: Re: Knife for my son
Post by: nugget on December 17, 2010, 01:57:50 pm
Nice. I am sure he will LOVE it
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Post by: thomas h on December 17, 2010, 02:35:11 pm
that is great,
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Post by: El Destructo on December 17, 2010, 03:21:10 pm
Mark...thats going to be one Happy Young One to get that Knife...looks great
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Post by: BearG on December 17, 2010, 03:34:06 pm
tOO FREAKIN COOL
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Post by: Cameroo on December 17, 2010, 04:09:47 pm
That's awesome.  Love the safety tip :)  Wish I had one when I was 4... maybe I wouldn't have had to play with matches then :)
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Post by: El Destructo on December 17, 2010, 05:51:16 pm
Wheeew....I was waiting for something else............. :o
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Post by: beetlebailey1977 on December 17, 2010, 09:47:53 pm
Is the finger guard antler or bone?  I like it.
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Post by: Knocker on December 18, 2010, 02:02:06 am
If he is as handy as his Dad, he'll have an edge on it by New Years...   >:D

Keith
Title: Re: Knife for my son
Post by: Mark Anderson on December 18, 2010, 11:08:35 am
I really can't wait till he gets to open it. He is so funny, and so into primitive stuff. I was working in this little tiny bow for my almost two year old daughter and he was painting on some arrows for it with me (I will post it in the bow section this week) when he looked at the bow longingly and said " you know daddy, sissy is more of a stuffed animal girl, maybe I could shoot that bow." I laughed right out loud.
The finger guard on this little one is made of an antler tip. I really like how it turned out. I think I'll try that on my next big boy knife. I also used marine white 15 min epoxy and as long as the bone or antler is real light colored you can't see any glue joint. Wish I'd have thought of that sooner.
Mark
Title: Re: Knife for my son
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on December 18, 2010, 08:52:02 pm
Hey thats cool...nice pointers.  I am gonna try the marine epoxy....going to do something similar myself, but it will be sharp.  Thanks
Title: Re: Knife for my son
Post by: stickbender on December 26, 2010, 03:10:36 am

     That's a beauty! :o  One lucky little boy, and he is right, a doll, or a stuffed animal/target, will suffice for his sister...... ;D ;D
Is that made from good steel?  If he doesn't lose it trying to stick it in trees, like Jim Bowie, Like I used to do, he will have a nice knife, when he reaches a more responsible age, you can sharpen the edge, and tip, and he will have a very nice hunting knife, he is very familiar with.  Very nice! ;)

                                                                             Wayne
Title: Re: Knife for my son
Post by: Mark Anderson on December 26, 2010, 09:30:14 am
Well, it is his favorite gift. My kids are lucky as they are the only grandchildren on my wife's side of the family so they get all kinds of stuff from the grandparents and two single aunts who adore them.
This was the third gift he opened and for all the rest he had th use the knife to get them opened. After all the gifts were opened he asked me to lay down "like a dead bear" so he could practice skinning.
I love how his little brain works!
Mark
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Post by: Sparrow on December 26, 2010, 12:32:18 pm
That's Good !  He seems to be destined for the outdoors. Congratulations.  '  Frank
Title: Re: Knife for my son
Post by: stickbender on December 26, 2010, 06:50:28 pm

     Great!  Yep he is going to be a great hunter,or surgeon!  Good thing you didn't sharpen it!! ;D ;D


                                                                          Wayne