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Offline DirtyDan

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coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« on: July 16, 2007, 09:54:56 am »
This is a knife and sheath that I recently made.  I am trying to learn how to put pictures on the board that Pappy can see.  See if this one works.  I knapped the blade from some beautiful agatized coral and hafted it with elk sinew into an Asian water buffalo horn handle.  I made the sheath from goat rawhide covered with black deerskin and sewn with artificial sinew.

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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2007, 11:32:35 am »
Awesome. Fine looking knife. What's the silver detail in the hafting?
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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2007, 11:47:11 am »
Stunning, incredible, beautiful ;D
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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2007, 12:21:41 pm »
O YA I can see that Dan.That is very nice.You show some hidden talent. :)
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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2007, 02:21:19 pm »
Extremely nice!
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2007, 03:00:15 pm »
Hillbilly,
     That looks like silver--and I wish it was--but it is only white acrylic paint over the sinew.

Dan
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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2007, 08:18:06 pm »
  It looks really good Dan,How do you like that coral?Did you heat treat it or is that raw?
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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2007, 08:35:24 pm »
Mullet,  it is heat treated.  I bought it from a guy in Alabama.  I think he gets it in Florida and heat treats it.  It is very easy work.  It is similar to Burlington, but a little stronger, I think.

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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2007, 08:43:41 pm »
    It look's like some of the white I get not far from the house.You sure did it justice.
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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2007, 12:58:14 am »
Dan -  you got it goin on man, that's nice!
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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2007, 01:03:30 am »
Nice work Dan. It has a sinister look! 8) The contrast between the blade and handle is striking!    Pat
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Re: coral blade, buffalo handle knife
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2007, 08:49:32 am »
Very striking. Well done
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