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Offline Hillbilly

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Knife pics
« on: September 27, 2009, 10:20:41 pm »
Here's the (late) knife that I made for Nugget in the knife swap. Blade is midnight lace obsidian, handle is cholla cactus, osage, purpleheart, and burl mahogany. Blade is 6 1/2" long, 11" overall. Sheath is poplar bark and cherry bark.

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Offline Timo

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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2009, 10:25:27 pm »
Dang son That is NICE! Really nice work. Is that FOG or from a blank?

 Sheath is also too cool. True one of a kind.Nugget......you should be a very happy man.
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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2009, 10:27:35 pm »
Tim, it's FOG (see, Eddie, I play with dental tools, too every now and then... :) ). I don't do much FOG work, but it sure makes some purty knife blades.
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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2009, 10:56:13 pm »
What does FOG mean?     sure is some beautiful work the knife blade and handle.
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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2009, 11:06:35 pm »
Heck! I been knappen a bit too and never heard that term either!
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2009, 11:13:52 pm »
truly outsatnding work! both the sheath and the knife are gorgeous.  that blade just looks perfect
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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2009, 11:21:05 pm »
Thanks, guys. Jaeger, FOG=Flake Over Grind. It's a technique that a lot of knappers use nowadays to get those perfect-looking blades and points that you see in pics. It's just patterned pressure-flaking over a cut/smooth ground slab. The ancient Egyptians were probably the first to do it on their Gerzian knives, but they used hand-grinding on a slab of sandstone instead of a diamond wheel. It's a lot easier than percussion knapping, but it makes some purty stuff because you're starting out with a smooth slab and can get a regular flake pattern going without having to deal with irregularities on the face of the point. 
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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2009, 11:24:29 pm »
Very nice knife and sheath, Steve.  8)
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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2009, 11:25:21 pm »
                                    Anyway that You Cut It Steve....Thats a Purdy Lookin Blade........ 8)
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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2009, 11:26:35 pm »
FOG stand for "Flake over grind" Basically you have a blank in the shape of the point and you grind the edges to a bevel then pressure flake them.Sounds  easy...but it ain't! One wrong flake and the whole piece is messed up. It's a true art form and gets a bad rap from some in certain circles. I for one am fasinated by it and the beauty that can be produced.

I have often wondered if the paleo period had the technology to do it? I mean there are some very finely worked paleo pieces.

What do you think Steve?
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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2009, 11:27:56 pm »
Sorry to post over you there Hillbilly!
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« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2009, 11:28:53 pm »
Tim, the Egyptians and Danes were doing it a long, long time ago.
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« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2009, 11:29:34 pm »
See, I done went and posted over you now. ;D
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2009, 07:03:07 am »
Great work Steve, I think I like the sheath more than the knife :)
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Re: Knife pics
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2009, 11:26:55 am »
Well, I already posted over on the kith thread but I have to tell you again Steve that is a beautiful knife!!!!    :)  -josh
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