Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: _Jon_ on January 28, 2013, 07:48:33 pm
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A few I've finished over the last month or so.
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very nice and useable looking blades.
I especially like the one with the burl(?) handle on the far right.
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Wow! You've been busy! They look great.
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Wow if you ever want to trade one of those beauties, let me know. Stellar knives.
Jon
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Wow Very nice Jon, I sure am impressed with the knife you sent me. That babby is sharp! :o
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Nice knives Jon. You guys are making lots of them at Twin Oaks along with everything else. 8)
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Ooh I really like the one on the far right. It looks antique. And the one with the dark red handle! What types of wood did you use?
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WOW, those look awesome, great job on them
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A few I've finished over the last month or so.
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee207/deltonn/Facebook/Untitled%20Album/484844_488348187877881_900354252_n.jpg)
Someone asked about the types of woods used for handles.
The woods used are as follows from left to right:
Yew, Hickory, Ceder, Osage, Yew, Bloodwood, Ceder, Maple Burl.
3 pin's per handle. Glues with 2 part epoxy.
Thank you for the complements. We like to make things at Twin Oaks that's for sure. I plan to make sheaths for thgem this coming week. Seems to kake me as long to make sheaths as it does the knives. :)
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The 3 knives on the left have not had the edges reduced to a sharp edge yet. I'll finish those off this week also.
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Good looking knives,I think I have seen them before. ;) ;D ;D
Pappy
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Them are some nice knives there, Jon. I use mine nearly every day in the bowshop.
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Those are real nice,like the style and scales.
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Sweet looking blades. Really like that Osage handle. :)
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Those are some beautiful knives alright! Time to start making some custom sheaths for them! They are kind of fun to make. Think the Indians really prefer calfskin rawhide as it's very tough skin. But I think you could use other kinds of skins as well. I've only made a couple but did a little homework on making those.. Not sure if I still have the picture of my first sheath! Anyway, when I made it I inserted a piece of tanned leather into the one seam so that I could then stitch on the buckskin cover.. Added some fringe to that also.. and also a nice heavy piece of leather to the top so that the knife could be hung from a belt.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/1braintanner/mysheath2.jpg)
Yeah it was kind of a weird shaped little sheath for a wicked little knife that a guy brought over.. probably should have made it so the whole knife was encased in the rawhide.. anyway, I taped the knife up very well sticky side out first and then covered the sticky area with yet more tape.. that way as the rawhide dries into the relative shape you can then remove the knife! Not really a whole lot to making them..
anyway didn't mean to hijack your thread or anything.. They're beautiful knives! Very nice skill there! Wish I knew how to make them! But I kind of have enough going on possibly with the leather?? Well anyway a person like you could be a real 'bad' influence on someone like myself! J/K.. nice work!
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Beautiful work Jon!
They look like they would fit right in the palm of my hand.
Kevin
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Jon you my hero. I'm not sayin I'm just sayin >:D
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I just finished all the sheaths. They are drying now after the finish I put on them. I'll post pictures tomorrow.
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Man that last one is absolutely fantastic.
Jon
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Pappy, Greg, and Will taught we all I know about making knives. Greg and John T was the men who showed me how to make sheaths.
Thanks guys, you are the best.!
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Very nice!
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Jon you my hero. I'm not sayin I'm just sayin >:D
Killin me there Bear!
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Jon, those are real nice. Good job on them knives!
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beautiful knives and sheaths Jon
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Nice work Jon!
I'm having troble deciding which one I like the most.
Kevin
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Sweet Jon, very nice work on the knifes and sheaths. Now you can teach me how to on the sheaths when I come down in March. BDan
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really like the looks of those knives jon
appears to be a very useful design
look forward to seeing em all with their pants on too
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Jon, how did you decide on the handle design, I know it's not new to your knives since the burl handled one ypo made me over two years ago has that same exact design, it's comfortable in the hand. I think a lot of people try to make artsy fartsy stuff that isn't necessarily functional. That's a great picture of a lot of work.
VB
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Thanks guys for the kind words. I finished up another knife and sheath today. It's one of my better one's. It has a Cocobolo handle on it and it's pretty nice.
Brother Dan I'd be happy to show ya how to make one. Any time ole friend!
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Great lookin knives and sheaths!
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Thanks VB, kind words from a guy who makes great looking knives!
I finally settled on a design I liked and made a plexiglass pattern and now all mine are the same shape. Same deal on my sheaths. I made a pattern and do them the same way.
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Plexi is good for a idea for a pattern when you do damascas. Then you can see your grain through the pattern and make the blade flow better. I also use those fiberglass safety signs. They are about an eighth inch thick and real handy. Some factories have to update their old ones from time to time so they can usually be had for free if u know someone.
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K BA are good, Becker, Ontario,and I like Grohmann #4 survival knife also. Made in Canada for over 50 years. D.H. Russell design has some Nessmuk shape to it. Good steel hand crafted. Www.grohmannknives.com.