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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: M2A on December 19, 2021, 10:26:46 pm

Title: Couple knives
Post by: M2A on December 19, 2021, 10:26:46 pm

Finished up a couple knives as prizes for the scout group that I work with. 2 I showed in point of the month thread and were the 1st corner tang pieces I attempted. The final one I made over the summer. The cool thing for me is the walnut and viburnum woods came from properties of each boys families. Hope they think thats cool.
From left to right
Flint ridge Nethers/Landscape viburnum handle
Dacite/Walnut handle
Keokuk/Hawthorn handle

Pretty happy with how they turned out all around. Still working on thinning things better. Hope they are good enough to be something special to these young fellas. These are some extras so will be a surprise to these boys and just my way of thanking them for their efforts with the troop. Thanks for looking.
Mike

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Title: Re: Couple knives
Post by: bjrogg on December 20, 2021, 07:25:28 am

Really cool Mike. I can’t imagine any scout not being thrilled with one of those.

Bjrogg

Title: Re: Couple knives
Post by: Trapper Rob on December 21, 2021, 08:37:54 am

Those are nice they should like them.

Title: Re: Couple knives
Post by: M2A on December 21, 2021, 09:14:19 am

Thanks guys! All went well. The boys really liked them.
Mike 

Title: Re: Couple knives
Post by: White Falcon on December 21, 2021, 09:22:23 am

They will love them.

Title: Re: Couple knives
Post by: Allyn T on December 21, 2021, 11:03:05 am

I really dig the texture on that middle knife

Title: Re: Couple knives
Post by: M2A on December 23, 2021, 08:55:28 am

Thanks White Falcon, well worth the work to pass them out.

I agree Allyn. Hope to do more work like that on wood handles.  Just used a chisel. Tear out was a bit more of a problem in the hart wood but got better with practice.
Mike