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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: nclonghunter on March 17, 2015, 11:44:32 pm

Title: Otzi knife
Post by: nclonghunter on March 17, 2015, 11:44:32 pm

I am donating this for auction and the proceeds go to youth education. It is a like reproduction of Otzi's knife and sheath. It is Eastern red cedar handle with Georgetown blade. The blade is glued in with pine pitch, wrapped with sinew and then the finish wrap is braintan deer skin. The rear toggle is hand twisted dogbane. Handle is oiled with bear oil. The sheath is made of common jute, but plan on a basswood or poplar sheath later. Otzi is a fascinating study. The picture of course is the original.

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Post by: JackCrafty on March 17, 2015, 11:46:14 pm

Awesome!   :)

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Post by: vinemaplebows on March 18, 2015, 12:33:59 am

Very nice, looks very real! :) :)

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Post by: Outbackbob48 on March 18, 2015, 08:46:24 am

I like very much. 8)

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Post by: Bone pile on March 18, 2015, 10:00:22 am

good job

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Post by: Stringman on March 18, 2015, 12:53:26 pm

Nice replication!

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Post by: nclonghunter on March 18, 2015, 08:04:31 pm

Thanks guys, a labor of love as they say...

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Post by: TRACY on March 18, 2015, 08:25:03 pm

Real nice work nclonghunter! Otzi is a fascinating piece of history.


Tracy

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Post by: bowmo on March 19, 2015, 01:08:25 pm

Awesome repo man. I really dig the sheath.

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Post by: Jodocus on March 19, 2015, 03:14:07 pm

great work! Looks better than the original  ;)

Was the sheath hard to do?

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Post by: cowboy on March 20, 2015, 11:52:01 am

That does look authentic. Nice work.