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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: mullet on June 11, 2011, 05:21:38 pm

Title: Knife
Post by: mullet on June 11, 2011, 05:21:38 pm

Well after one punch notch too many I finished this one and salvaged it by making a knife. It's hafted with pitch glue and sinew. Heck, I needed another one anyway.

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Post by: Tower on June 11, 2011, 06:38:08 pm

Heck, there isn't anything wrong there! It looks like it was made that way on purpose. It's a nice knife.  One to be proud of!

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Post by: mullet on June 11, 2011, 07:07:03 pm

Thank you very much.

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Post by: JustinNC on June 11, 2011, 07:16:37 pm

Looks good.

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Post by: Justin Snyder on June 11, 2011, 07:22:45 pm

That is some pretty rock Eddie. That would make a great toad stabber.

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Post by: Lombard on June 11, 2011, 07:46:33 pm

Heck yeah! That is a nice one.

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Post by: nugget on June 11, 2011, 08:48:53 pm

Heck if ya hate it that much send it to me. I have a proper way to dispose of it. ;)

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Post by: Ncsnipe on June 12, 2011, 12:32:43 am

That's a nice looking one for finishing the job once the meat hits the ground.

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Post by: flecha on June 12, 2011, 01:22:11 am

Bravo!!! Looks great!  I love the pine resin and real sinew.

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Post by: mullet on June 12, 2011, 02:21:45 am

Thanks, everybody, I'm gonna use it. I did today cutting egg plants off the bush. :)

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Post by: stickbender on June 12, 2011, 04:50:32 am

     Shoot, I thought you were going to cut some of those collards with it.  Cool looking.  I got to make a knife blade sometime or another, instead of a couple of arrow heads. ;D  How do you make your pitch glue?  I have some unflavored gelatin I want to use  with some sinew, to make a knife for the Wife of a Friend of mine.  I want to make it as abbo as possible.  I have a flint blade Claude made, that I am going to use for the blade, and an antler base for the handle.  Is that dacite?

                                                                      Wayne

Title: Re: Knife
Post by: mullet on June 12, 2011, 08:18:23 pm

 Wayne;
It's a Kentucky Flint preform that Shannon gave me at the Classic. I make the pitch glue by taking lighter knot pine and splintting it and then boiling the crap out of it. The sap will float to the top and I just stir a small stick till I get a big ball. Then I melt it and mix in a little rabbit poop, and charcoal.

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Post by: Pappy on June 13, 2011, 10:22:38 am

Nice one Eddie,I like knives. :) :)
   Pappy

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Post by: jonathan creason on June 13, 2011, 10:34:13 am

That's awesome, Eddie!  Looks like it's ready to unzip a critter or 2.

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Post by: criveraville on June 13, 2011, 03:32:46 pm

Mucho Pretty ;D

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Post by: Blacktail on June 13, 2011, 11:03:29 pm

wooow,that is great..now you just need a pig to try gutting it...john

Title: Re: Knife
Post by: mullet on June 13, 2011, 11:27:58 pm

Thanks, buddy. Maybe I can try it Weekend of July 15. Mech' and I are ging back to the Alexacarrie Plantation.

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Post by: Tower on June 15, 2011, 12:24:46 am

Ummmmmm. Eggplant! Archaic style! I'm in!

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Post by: cowboy on June 18, 2011, 11:30:18 am

Man, i take a few days off and miss everything! Nice one Eddie!