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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: KHalverson on April 06, 2015, 07:12:13 pm

Title: a pair for the classic
Post by: KHalverson on April 06, 2015, 07:12:13 pm
hand forged blacksmiths patch knife.
wrapped eye and forge welded hawk
knife is 6-3/4 with a 3 in blade
now to finish the leather and ship to pappy.
thanks for looking
Kevin
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/002_zpsuxqosetb.jpg) (http://s258.photobucket.com/user/oxbowsteelheader/media/002_zpsuxqosetb.jpg.html)
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/003_zps0aureu9e.jpg) (http://s258.photobucket.com/user/oxbowsteelheader/media/003_zps0aureu9e.jpg.html)
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Pat B on April 06, 2015, 08:01:34 pm
Oh, I thought you meant you had grown a pair and were coming to the Classic.  ;D   ;)
 Nice work, John.   8)
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: bubby on April 06, 2015, 08:24:54 pm
Sweet looking gear, as always
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Trapper Rob on April 06, 2015, 10:34:48 pm
Nice work is the hawk made out of one of the rasp that I sent you.
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: JEB on April 06, 2015, 11:06:15 pm
Nice looking weapons Kevin.
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Pat B on April 06, 2015, 11:13:43 pm
Oops, wrong Halverson.  :-[
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: sleek on April 07, 2015, 12:08:50 am
Its probably safe to delete the comment pat, dont think to many folks saw it ;)

Most those views are mine coming back to look at this piece of functional art.
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Knoll on April 07, 2015, 12:22:21 am
Those are sweeeeet!
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Pappy on April 07, 2015, 05:10:02 am
Man they are sweet. You guys amaze me. :) Man this thing is really going to cost me this year, everyone has went so overboard. Thanks Kevin, wished you could be there. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Buffalogobbler on April 07, 2015, 10:17:30 am
WOW, Kevin Those look awesome!

Kevin
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: ssgtchad on April 07, 2015, 12:12:23 pm
I like!!!! I want one too!!!
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: mullet on April 07, 2015, 01:59:14 pm
Dang!Another one I need.
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Parnell on April 07, 2015, 02:22:13 pm
Whoa.  Definitely putting something into the pot for that!  That tomahawk head is over the top.
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: KHalverson on April 07, 2015, 05:12:41 pm
thanks guys .
 Kevin
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Badly Bent on April 08, 2015, 09:36:20 pm
Very nice work Kevin, I'll for sure be getting some tickets for that hawk and knife.
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Pappy on April 09, 2015, 05:09:06 am
I may hide the ticket can Greg till time to draw.  >:D ;) :) :) Had to look at them again, both beautiful. :) Thanks again Kevin. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Bone pile on April 09, 2015, 09:04:54 am
you might need a bucket in front of that one, a jar ain't gonna be big enuff
Bone pile
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Pappy on April 14, 2015, 05:08:55 am
Got them yesterday Kevin, safe and sound. they are just as sweet, NO sweeter than they are in the picture. :) Love them, thanks a bunch.
   Pappy
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Wolf Watcher on April 14, 2015, 09:29:32 am
I know I'm lucky to have one of Mr. Halverson's hawk heads.  I plan on bringing it to the Classic for a little show and tell.  I mounted the head on a piece of 100 year old juniper with a hippo ivory tusk handle.  It is one of my most proud possesions! Joe
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Stoker on April 14, 2015, 10:02:06 am
Very nice set..
Thanks Leroy
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: KHalverson on April 14, 2015, 03:52:53 pm
thanks for the compliments
Pappy
glad they made it safe n sound.
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 14, 2015, 03:55:41 pm
Oh, I thought you meant you had grown a pair and were coming to the Classic.  ;D   ;)
 Nice work   8)

Ill drag his azz with me next time I go that way Pat! He already grew a pair, but momma keeps them tucked safely away :)
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: owlbait on April 20, 2015, 03:19:26 pm
Don't let that modest BS from KH fool ya. He's got mad skills. I'll bet you won't find too many  better fitting handles, edge angles, or metal work than you'll find on those 2 pieces. AND, he builds decent bows too. Glad to call him friend.
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Pappy on April 21, 2015, 05:39:08 am
I am with you owlbait, I have one of his neck knives and it's a work of art and gets used everyday, I also got to look these over very close up, :) and they are a work of perfection no doubt. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: JW_Halverson on May 03, 2015, 01:49:02 pm
hand forged blacksmiths patch knife.
wrapped eye and forge welded hawk
knife is 6-3/4 with a 3 in blade
now to finish the leather and ship to pappy.
thanks for looking
Kevin
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/002_zpsuxqosetb.jpg) (http://s258.photobucket.com/user/oxbowsteelheader/media/002_zpsuxqosetb.jpg.html)
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh264/oxbowsteelheader/003_zps0aureu9e.jpg) (http://s258.photobucket.com/user/oxbowsteelheader/media/003_zps0aureu9e.jpg.html)

Kevin, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you deeply.  My good griend, Isaac, won this last night.  I cannot think of someone that would have more fun with it than him.  Just know you have put a good weapon in the hands of an U.S. Infantryman.
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: Pappy on May 06, 2015, 05:10:43 am
Very cool, couldn't have been happier for him. Great young man. Thanks again Kevin, I tried but glad I didn't win after all was said and done.  :)
  Pappy
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: JW_Halverson on May 06, 2015, 08:55:02 pm
Pappy, thanks for posting that picture!  That young man means a lot to me and seeing him grinning that cheese eatin' grin of his at the Classic is awful good for this old fart's heart!
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: KHalverson on May 07, 2015, 03:43:45 pm
Pappy.

im just happy to help out .

I hope Isaac enjoy the dickens out of the package.
Title: Re: a pair for the classic
Post by: JW_Halverson on May 07, 2015, 07:53:28 pm
Isaac and I have this ritual of poking each other in the belly with a finger.  First time he did this, he laughed at my burgeoning middle aged spread.  When I poked back, I hurt my finger on his rock hard teen abs.  He laughed.  I poked him silently again, then poked myself.  I looked up at him as he laughed and poked my little chubby potbelly yet again saying, "Good hunter!"  Then I poked his granite gut and said, "Baaaaaad hunter!"

Ever since that day, years ago, we reenact this ritual upon meeting. 

This Christmas, I picked him up at the airport.  He flew home on his first leave after finishing basic training and assignment to the 101st Airborne.  After the hugs and backslaps, we went to the ritual.  But this time after poking his gut and calling him by his name, Bad Hunter, I gripped his bicep.  I remember when it was a pipestem, it wasn't even all that long ago I could wrap my short stubby fingers around his whole bicep.  This time was different.  What was there was significant, and I whispered, "Bad hunter maybe, but Good Warrior."