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Offline bubby

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a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
« on: December 02, 2011, 05:59:39 pm »
this is a blade I'm making to send to someone and the ? is what handle do you guy's prefer, horn, bone or wood. guess that's almost a survey ;D, anyway i'm undecided, Bub

I'm also gonna make a similar neck knife to go with it
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Re: a new knife blade and ?
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2011, 06:52:21 pm »
I like bone with a high polish, it gives it a slight luminescent green look.
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Re: a new knife blade and ?
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2011, 08:02:47 pm »
here's the pair of blades, just finished the skinner up,Bub
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Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2011, 09:22:31 pm »
Like horn to but the rite wood may be cool if you had a selection of the different handles that would be cool to see side by side...awsome blades by the way!
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Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2011, 10:55:04 am »
Great blades there Bub! I've almost always used antler and like the way it looks and feels but that last one i made with the deer leg bone was a keeper too. I really don't think it matters as long as it's all home made..
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Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2011, 12:03:22 pm »
Shape of the handle and a good solid hafting is primary,of course good looking material is always cool. Any of those materials would work.
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Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2011, 03:09:27 am »
ya know i just remembered i've got some spalted maple i got from halfeye, down to that or horn, Bub
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« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2011, 09:50:29 am »
Spalted maple would look nice! I did one like that recently with a TN black blade. I like it.
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Re: a new knife blade and ? skinner blade done new pics
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2011, 10:00:01 pm »
here they are hafted up, I went with the walnut, I think they came out allright, just gotta make some sheath's now, Bub
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Re: a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2011, 01:30:51 am »
Good call! Those are very well done!
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Re: a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2011, 01:50:32 am »
Great knives Bubby.  Sweet job on the wrapping.  And the winner is...someones gonna be happy!!
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Re: a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2011, 07:10:23 am »
thank's guy's, I got the spalted maple ruffed out, but i'm a sucker for nice walnut
I filed a groove around the hilt and feathered it out so there is a smooth transition from the rap to the wood, Bub
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« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2011, 09:41:35 am »
Beautiful work. :)
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Re: a new knife blade and ? hafted and finished
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2011, 03:25:21 pm »
Great job Bubby u been practicing since the last time!!!  Those look great and kinda look like those I saw on Ebay for $21,000... Good job brother!


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