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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: bubby on December 02, 2011, 05:59:39 pm

Title: a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
Post by: bubby on December 02, 2011, 05:59:39 pm

this is a blade I'm making to send to someone and the ? is what handle do you guy's prefer, horn, bone or wood. guess that's almost a survey ;D, anyway i'm undecided, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture001-1.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture002-1.jpg)
I'm also gonna make a similar neck knife to go with it

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ?
Post by: mullet on December 02, 2011, 06:52:21 pm

I like bone with a high polish, it gives it a slight luminescent green look.

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ?
Post by: bubby on December 02, 2011, 08:02:47 pm

here's the pair of blades, just finished the skinner up,Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture005-3.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/knapping/Picture006-3.jpg)

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
Post by: soy on December 02, 2011, 09:22:31 pm

Like horn to but the rite wood may be cool if you had a selection of the different handles that would be cool to see side by side...awsome blades by the way!

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
Post by: cowboy on December 03, 2011, 10:55:04 am

Great blades there Bub! I've almost always used antler and like the way it looks and feels but that last one i made with the deer leg bone was a keeper too. I really don't think it matters as long as it's all home made..

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
Post by: Sparrow on December 03, 2011, 12:03:22 pm

Shape of the handle and a good solid hafting is primary,of course good looking material is always cool. Any of those materials would work.

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
Post by: bubby on December 04, 2011, 03:09:27 am

ya know i just remembered i've got some spalted maple i got from halfeye, down to that or horn, Bub

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
Post by: Will H on December 05, 2011, 09:50:29 am

Spalted maple would look nice! I did one like that recently with a TN black blade. I like it.

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
Post by: bubby on December 07, 2011, 10:00:01 pm

here they are hafted up, I went with the walnut, I think they came out allright, just gotta make some sheath's now, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/neck%20knife/Picture002-9.jpg)

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
Post by: Will H on December 08, 2011, 01:30:51 am

Good call! Those are very well done!

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
Post by: bowtarist on December 08, 2011, 01:50:32 am

Great knives Bubby.  Sweet job on the wrapping.  And the winner is...someones gonna be happy!!
dpgratz

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
Post by: bubby on December 08, 2011, 07:10:23 am

thank's guy's, I got the spalted maple ruffed out, but i'm a sucker for nice walnut
I filed a groove around the hilt and feathered it out so there is a smooth transition from the rap to the wood, Bub

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
Post by: Pappy on December 08, 2011, 09:41:35 am

Beautiful work. :)
    Pappy

Title: Re: a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
Post by: AncientArcher76 on December 08, 2011, 03:25:21 pm

Great job Bubby u been practicing since the last time!!!  Those look great and kinda look like those I saw on Ebay for $21,000... Good job brother!


Russ