Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Tracker0721 on November 18, 2016, 12:19:51 pm

Title: Working on a knife...
Post by: Tracker0721 on November 18, 2016, 12:19:51 pm
New guy moved on to my road last year, built a cabin and survived the winter, complete mountain man down to the flintlocks and traps covering a cabin wall. This year he built an actual nice big cabin and I was up seeing if he needed help and we struck a trade. Obsidian knife for hide tanning lessons! So here's where the knife is. I'll add more as I go, gotta work and try getting a deer! Haven't cleaned up my hinges yet
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Post by: Trapper Rob on November 18, 2016, 01:06:52 pm
Looks good.
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Post by: Stringman on November 18, 2016, 03:56:34 pm
Good work so far. Sounds like you made a nice trade!
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Post by: selfbow joe on November 18, 2016, 04:59:29 pm
Looks like it's going to be a nice knife
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Post by: bjrogg on November 18, 2016, 05:36:37 pm
Sounds like a interesting neighbor, you guys can probably learn a lot from each other. Nice knife I'm sure he'll like it.
Bjrogg
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Post by: Zuma on November 18, 2016, 07:22:36 pm
Looking good :)
Zuma
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Post by: Orrum on November 18, 2016, 08:08:48 pm
Good neighbor and a good trade!
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Post by: YosemiteBen on November 20, 2016, 11:54:09 pm
nice to build relationships like that! Knife looks good.
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Post by: Tracker0721 on November 23, 2016, 09:55:22 pm
Made some progress. Filed in a notch, filled it with pitch, and just wrapped it with plenty of sinew- maybe too much. Tomorrow I might poke at a couple hinges and sharpen it, then for a display!
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Post by: penderbender on November 24, 2016, 12:11:54 am
Nice looking knife man! Cheers- Brendan
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Post by: gutpile on November 30, 2016, 01:54:34 pm
looks nice...I would always finish blade completely before marrying to handle for future projects.. much easier to work without handle...I glue handle with gorilla glue...since it expands it fills all gaps nicely..I wrap with artificial sinew since water or blood will cause real sinew to turn loose.... gut
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Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on November 30, 2016, 02:43:16 pm
Get nice knife and trade!
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Post by: selfbow joe on November 30, 2016, 10:03:12 pm
Looks really good.