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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: madcrow on November 24, 2012, 11:31:39 pm

Title: Bone knives
Post by: madcrow on November 24, 2012, 11:31:39 pm

Deer elg bones.

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/Bones/2012-11-24193749.jpg)

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: Josh Wilson on November 25, 2012, 10:18:57 am

Nice! I like those!

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: Frawg on November 25, 2012, 10:54:06 am

Very nice Eddie. Jute wraped handles?

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: Trapper Rob on November 25, 2012, 11:06:51 am

Madcrow is there anything you can't make you do some nice work I was wondering if you could post a pic of the edge of the blade.
Rob

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: madcrow on November 25, 2012, 03:26:47 pm

Thanks for the comments fellas.  Yes Matt that is jute twine.  Trapper, there is plenty that I can't do.  I will get a couple of pics of the edge this afternoon

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: JW_Halverson on November 25, 2012, 03:44:27 pm

Quote from: madcrow on November 25, 2012, 03:26:47 pm

Thanks for the comments fellas.  Yes Matt that is jute twine.  Trapper, there is plenty that I can't do.  I will get a couple of pics of the edge this afternoon

That's for sure. When it comes to making and carrying a compound bow, madcrow sucks worse than the vacuum of outer space!  Other than that, I think of him as madskillscrow.   

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: BearBoy31 on November 25, 2012, 10:31:11 pm

nice looking set of knives you got there

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: madcrow on November 25, 2012, 11:28:57 pm

Here are teh other pics of the edge.  Pretty much just file them or use a belt sander and sand the edge as sharp as you want.  Use 60 grit on a belt sander and hold the knife steady and the result is very tiny sharp serrations.  These were done a little smoother but are still very sharp.  I used one to slice some ham last night.

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/Bones/100_1022.jpg)

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/Bones/100_1026.jpg)

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/Bones/100_1025.jpg)

(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp161/madcrow_2008/Bones/100_1023.jpg)

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: criveraville on November 26, 2012, 12:09:55 am

Those look deadly.. Great work!

Cipriano

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: Scowler on November 26, 2012, 09:00:23 am

Great looking primitive knives.  Is the jute twine handle wraps glued done or just wrapped tight?

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: madcrow on November 26, 2012, 09:07:50 am

They are just wrapped tight.  I have tried rubbing TB2 on the outside before, but it dries too hard.  On the next batch I will experiment and put a little hide glue on the bone and maybe some deer grease on the outside.

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: Pappy on November 26, 2012, 09:14:47 am

Good looking knives,I need to make up a couple of them. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: nugget on December 17, 2012, 07:44:23 pm

Sweet

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: Trapper Rob on December 19, 2012, 07:43:03 pm

Do you cook them to get the marrow out.
Rob

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: madcrow on December 20, 2012, 06:11:29 am

I knew there was something I meant to .........  no I don't cook them.  The handles are short so I can dig the marrow out with a Q tip.

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: Trapper Rob on December 20, 2012, 08:25:14 pm

Madcrow do you saw them out or do you just sand them on a belt sander.
Rob

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: richardzane on December 20, 2012, 10:27:47 pm

a tip for getting rid of the marrow from a deer legbone... saw off the one knob,
boil them ...then take em out and sling them at a nearby dog..the marrow just flys right out..(if you hold it tight)
I found that out by accident in the kitchen...fortunately , didn't hit anyone.   :)

Title: Re: Bone knives
Post by: madcrow on December 29, 2012, 09:23:24 pm

I cut them on a bandsaw adn do the final shaping and sharpening on the beltsander.  The piece that gets cut out usually gets shaped into a couple of arrowheads.