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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: El Destructo on October 19, 2008, 07:46:39 pm

Title: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: El Destructo on October 19, 2008, 07:46:39 pm

Well it's been too warm to Hunt....in the 80's every day....and I havent found a good place to go yet either....so I stayed Home this Weekend.....finished all of the Yardwork....cleaned the Pond...... and washed the Mustang....so I decided that I was going to make a few Knives......

The first one is a Cowboy Clone.....I like the Blade that Paul made for me so much ....I had to have another one!! It's made from Texas Copperas Cove Chert....The Blade is 4" Long and 2" Wide....I Hafted it with Pine Pith and Gut to an Old Antler Base that I had left from a Rack that came out of an old Mount that my Great Grandfather killed in the 30's...kept the Rack and Eyes from it ...when the Hide split and the Horsehair was falling out.....when I was a Lad!!

The second one is made from Texas Georgetown Flint...... The Blade is 5" Long....and it's got some chrystals and beautiful designs in it too.... I hafted it with Pine Pitch and Gut to a Handle I made from Cholla with a Birdseye Hilt...The whole Knife is 10" Long

The third Knife is Special..... it is another Blade I got form my good Friend....a Cherokee Elder from Oklahoma..... It started Life as a piece of Blue/ Grey Texas Commanche Chert ....that was turned into this beautiful Kirk Corner Notch Blade.... it has nice Flake Scars running all the way accross the Blade...I hafted this to an Antler Tine that I had my Brother Scrimshaw a Bears Head into for Me....then I added a Mesquite Hilt.The Blade is 4 1/2" Long and 1 1/4" wide and overall length is right at 8" Long.....

All in All....it was one Nice Day!!!

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Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: El Destructo on October 19, 2008, 07:52:06 pm

And Tomorrow after the Finish Dries....I will post Pictures of all of them again...so you can see how nice they Look ....the Mesquite and Birdseye really pop when they are Tru Oiled!!

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Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: sailordad on October 19, 2008, 07:55:09 pm

cant wait to see them after you put the finish on, they are already simply  8)cool 8)


                                                             tim

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: DanaM on October 19, 2008, 08:25:41 pm

Damn mike dem are real nice youbetchaeh ;) Really like your brothers scrimshaw work. Does he take consignments?
I have something I would like carved. Looking forward to the finished pics :)

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: El Destructo on October 19, 2008, 09:01:26 pm

I am sure that I could talk Him into some extra work here and there....He does a Lot for Da Yoopers Tourist Trap in Ishpeming already though...keeps Him Busy

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: FlintWalker on October 19, 2008, 09:02:48 pm

Mike , all three are stunning!  I especially like the blade on that last one.

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: El Destructo on October 19, 2008, 09:23:28 pm

                          Thanks....thats my Favorite too.....I wish I could get every Blade that Doh Dah makes.....

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: Keenan on October 19, 2008, 09:46:19 pm

 Awesome, El destructo, Especially cool to see the progression, thanks and very creative. ;)

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: mullet on October 19, 2008, 10:18:43 pm

   NICE Mike. I like them all.

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: Pat B on October 19, 2008, 10:31:04 pm

Very nice blades and handles, Mike.

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: El Destructo on October 19, 2008, 10:34:45 pm

Thanks Guys....these are really enjoyable to make....but I really hate to get rid of any....and the Wife is not too Happy about all of them all over the Dresser Tops!!!! Next thing I need to do ....is get the Forge up and running....and start to make my own Steel Blades too!!

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: koan on October 19, 2008, 10:41:56 pm

Awesome Mike! What better way to honor your Grandfather too!....Brian

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: Pappy on October 20, 2008, 09:09:13 am

Beautiful work,very ,very nice work.  :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: cowboy on October 20, 2008, 09:59:10 am

Them are some awesome knives Mike, got me thinking I need to get busy :).

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: Hillbilly on October 20, 2008, 10:47:50 am

Great looking knives, Mike. I especially like that last one.

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: Dingleberry on October 20, 2008, 11:18:23 am

Wow, those are great! ;)

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: GregB on October 20, 2008, 02:08:26 pm

Those are really good looking knifes! The artistic scrimshaw touch is really nice as well... ;)

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: El Destructo on October 20, 2008, 09:33:35 pm

Thanks Guys...and Cowboy....We are going to have to do some more Bartering here....I would really like another big Blade like you made Me....for my Dad

Greg....My Brother has the Artistic Talents of the Family...He does all kinds of Chainsaw Carvings and Scrimshaw.....I play with Levers all Day......... ::) >:D

Pappy....Brian....Hillbilly.......I wish I had the Talent for building Bows like you Guys can........maybe one day I will catch on!!!!!!!!!!


Oh.....and here is a Picture of all three of them with the first coat of Finish on them.........They will look better after 4-5 more coats though.....

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Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: Okie on October 20, 2008, 10:23:13 pm

Wow, all three are great!! But if you've got too many, I'll take the one in the middle.LOL ;D


John

Title: Re: Three Knives I Finished This Weekend
Post by: ricochet on October 27, 2008, 08:50:53 pm

boy howdy those are some sweeeetttt knives i've been try'n to make some'um like that but all i've done is break some nice rock into slivers and dust lol