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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tracker0721 on February 19, 2016, 07:58:28 pm

Title: Last minute gift
Post by: Tracker0721 on February 19, 2016, 07:58:28 pm

My wife dropped the ball and didn't get anything for my brother inlaw for his birthday so I bashed this out. Broke 6-7 nice long performs in the process. One had to be 8" long! Was rushing trying to get it done in 4 hours. Shed whitetail tine, my home made pitch glue, and artifial sinew.

(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Dylan_Halbach/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsdb6tlhhw.jpg) (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/Dylan_Halbach/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsdb6tlhhw.jpg.html)

(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Dylan_Halbach/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsvpyztlmb.jpg) (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/Dylan_Halbach/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsvpyztlmb.jpg.html)

Made it sharp like an arrowhead on the edge with some serrations. Took 3 passes to do rather then my normal 2.

Here's my bucket of arrow worthy flakes from spalling my big stones!

(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/Dylan_Halbach/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpswdrezz6v.jpg) (http://s173.photobucket.com/user/Dylan_Halbach/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpswdrezz6v.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Last minute gift
Post by: YosemiteBen on February 19, 2016, 08:26:59 pm

Blood?! Oh wait - that's mahogany obs! ;D Looks good. needs a little pitch on the wrap though.....

Title: Re: Last minute gift
Post by: Trapper Rob on February 19, 2016, 10:59:57 pm

That's one heck of a nice looking knife.

Title: Re: Last minute gift
Post by: le0n on February 20, 2016, 12:49:30 am

ugh, that looks sharp.

looks like some mahogany rubbed off on the tine ;)

nice work!

Title: Re: Last minute gift
Post by: neuse on February 20, 2016, 07:01:50 am

Nice knife, good job.

Title: Re: Last minute gift
Post by: Tracker0721 on February 20, 2016, 09:50:56 am

Yeah I got a couple cuts and one was a piece that went into the tip of my finger like a needle, had blood everywhere.

There's a streak of pitch down the backside of the wrapping, wasn't sure how much to do.

Title: Re: Last minute gift
Post by: Redhand on February 20, 2016, 09:56:05 am

Nice knife. Job well done.

Title: Re: Last minute gift
Post by: Stringman on February 21, 2016, 08:36:48 am

Very nice Dylan! Your brother in law will love it.

Title: Re: Last minute gift
Post by: Sasquatch on February 22, 2016, 10:58:56 am

great job brother.

Title: Re: Last minute gift
Post by: Zuma on February 22, 2016, 02:29:03 pm

Nice one tracker.
Zuma