Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: jonathan creason on October 01, 2012, 11:27:24 am
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Hey guys, how's everybody been? I haven't been around much lately, but I haven't been doing much in the way of the caveman lately either. Life's been busy.
I finally got the forge fired back up lately for a couple of commission pieces. This is the first one I got done.
Just finished this one up for Colin to take pig hunting. The blade is 5160 steel and comes in at 7" long. The clip is shaving sharp for a couple of inches to aid in penetration should the need arise. Handle is walnut and the guard is hammer textured copper. Sheath is veggie tanned leather with a hand rubbed bee's wax finish.
I hope to see some pics of this one with blood on it in the near future.
(http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/jrc1106/pigsticker3_zps368e4dcd.png)
(http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq223/jrc1106/pigsticker2_zpsdb213070.png)
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That turned out nice. Don't feel to bad about working alot I'm the same way I still haven rebuilt my forge after it burned out where my clinker breaker was :(. Good to see more of your work :)
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My brother is gone-over-the-hill crazy about sticking pigs with knives and forges special sticker blades. They are much like yours with a little more roach to the belly on the forward end of the cutting edge and a little slimmer close to the pommel. That way they cut a nice wide channel going in, but when the knife is up to the hilt on the hide, it's narrower and easier to rotate 90 degrees to cut a second channel as it is drawn out.
I would rather you not stand too close to me when you are carrying that thing. It don't look safe! Yikes!
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Another fine knife,got to love that . :)
Pappy
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Looks like it would throw nice at close range, too. A real fine weapon!
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Thank you all. J-dub, can you get a pic of one of those knives sometime? That sounds like a very good design for sticking the squealers.
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No problem, Mr. Creason.
Still making those cane yelpers? They seem to be snake charmers to these Black Hills turkeys! I had a gobbler fired up and gobbling his fool head off at me the other day.
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Beautiful work!