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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: swamp yeti on January 14, 2013, 06:22:23 pm

Title: Big skinner and sheath.
Post by: swamp yeti on January 14, 2013, 06:22:23 pm

Here is a knife I started on before I had my injury.The knife is 11 and half inches long,the handle is 4 inches with spalted maple scales,brass pins,the blade is 7 and a half inches long and a inch and 5 eights wide.I made some buckskin a year ago and got Rebecca Parker to make me a sheath for it.That is one beautiful sheath she made for me with rawhide,buckskin,quill work and fringe,Makes that knife look pretty,She does beautiful work.

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Post by: bubby on January 14, 2013, 07:15:11 pm

great looking knife and you are right that sheath is a beauty, Bub

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Post by: killir duck on January 14, 2013, 07:49:28 pm

great looking knife and sheath, hope you've got my adress >:D

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Post by: Ifrit617 on January 14, 2013, 07:49:53 pm

Both the knife and that sheath are stunning... Great job.

Jon

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 14, 2013, 08:08:21 pm

Thanks Jon,killer duck and bubby.

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Post by: Keenan on January 14, 2013, 11:04:24 pm

Very nice knife!

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Post by: JW_Halverson on January 14, 2013, 11:11:24 pm

Looks like French influenced roach belly scalper.  That's a beauty.  I'd be more than pleased to carry that knife with me during historical re-enactments. 

For that matter, I'd be happy cutting up meat and veggies in the kitchen with that baby.  Looks like a danged useful tool.  Unlike me, just a tool.

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Post by: Pappy on January 15, 2013, 07:00:04 am

Thats a beauty,knife and sheath. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 15, 2013, 09:34:38 am

Thanks Keenan,JW and Pappy.You hit the nail on the head JW,I wanted something from the trade era,I like those type of knifes,I like a big knife anyway.

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Post by: cracker on January 15, 2013, 11:27:55 am

Hmmmm very nice me be envious. Cracker

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Post by: Stoker on January 15, 2013, 11:47:59 am

Very nice
Thanks Leroy

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 15, 2013, 12:50:50 pm

Thanks Cracker and Stoker.

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Post by: spyder1958 on January 21, 2013, 12:14:45 pm

Great job on that one for sure. And very nice sheath MrsParker done as well.
what type of steel?
Graylan

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Post by: Cameroo on January 21, 2013, 11:22:30 pm

Beautiful work on the knife and sheath.  That quillwork must take some real patience, maybe even more than bowyering? :)

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 22, 2013, 09:25:22 am

Thanks Graylan and Cameroo.The knife was made out of an old sawmill blade it is 3 sixteenths thick,and Rebecca sure did do a beautiful job on that sheath.

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Post by: primitivepaulette on January 22, 2013, 09:36:52 am

Beautiful work by the both of you! Yes I agree, me be envious too! I hope to keep trying my hand at quillworking. The design on the sheath is very nice. Looks like a whirlwind! Your sheath is giving me some ideas again! uh oh.. lol.. well it is an inspiration and motivational push and I am always in need of that! The most luck I've had with quills is to wrap a little fringe with it. Just seeing your project makes me want to keep trying to work with them! 

Your leather looks really nice too.. very dark color.. that's purty!

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Post by: swamp yeti on January 22, 2013, 06:15:30 pm

Thanks Paulette.

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Post by: mullet on January 22, 2013, 10:33:33 pm

Man, now that's a knife. beautifull work on that one, sir. And Becca's quill work is amazing as usual

Title: Re: Big skinner and sheath.
Post by: swamp yeti on January 23, 2013, 09:19:47 am

Thanks Mullet.