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Offline _Jon_

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Been making a few knives
« on: January 28, 2013, 07:48:33 pm »
A few I've finished over the last month or so.

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Offline richardzane

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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2013, 08:52:43 pm »
very nice and useable looking blades.
I especially like the one with the burl(?) handle on the far right.
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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2013, 10:39:38 pm »
Wow! You've been busy!  They look great.
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2013, 10:44:24 pm »
Wow if you ever want to trade one of those beauties, let me know. Stellar knives.

Jon
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« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2013, 11:00:32 pm »
Wow Very nice Jon,  I sure am impressed with the knife you sent me. That babby is sharp! :o
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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2013, 12:16:25 am »
Nice knives Jon. You guys are making lots of them at Twin Oaks along with everything else.  8)
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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2013, 01:09:07 am »
Ooh I really like the one on the far right.  It looks antique.  And the one with the dark red handle!  What types of wood did you use?
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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2013, 01:57:50 am »
 WOW, those look awesome, great job on them
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Offline _Jon_

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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2013, 03:01:45 am »
Quote from: _Jon_ on January 28, 2013, 07:48:33 pm
A few I've finished over the last month or so.



Someone asked about the types of woods used for handles.

The woods used are as follows from left to right:

Yew, Hickory, Ceder, Osage, Yew, Bloodwood, Ceder, Maple Burl.

3 pin's per handle.  Glues with 2 part epoxy. 

Thank you for the complements.  We like to make things at Twin Oaks that's for sure.  I plan to make sheaths for thgem this coming week.  Seems to kake me as long to make sheaths as it does the knives.   :)
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Offline _Jon_

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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2013, 03:03:05 am »
The 3 knives on the left have not had the edges reduced to a sharp edge yet.  I'll finish those off this week also.
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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2013, 06:36:42 am »
Good looking knives,I think I have seen them before.  ;) ;D ;D
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2013, 07:59:16 am »
Them are some nice knives there, Jon.  I use mine nearly every day in the bowshop. 
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2013, 09:27:09 am »
Those are real nice,like the style and scales.
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Offline Scowler

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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2013, 09:28:10 am »
Sweet looking blades.  Really like that Osage handle. :)
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Offline primitivepaulette

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Re: Been making a few knives
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2013, 09:50:26 am »
Those are some beautiful knives alright! Time to start making some custom sheaths for them! They are kind of fun to make. Think the Indians really prefer calfskin rawhide as it's very tough skin. But I think you could use other kinds of skins as well. I've only made a couple but did a little homework on making those.. Not sure if I still have the picture of my first sheath! Anyway, when I made it I inserted a piece of tanned leather into the one seam so that I could then stitch on the buckskin cover.. Added some fringe to that also.. and also a nice heavy piece of leather to the top so that the knife could be hung from a belt.

Yeah it was kind of a weird shaped little sheath for a wicked little knife that a guy brought over.. probably should have made it so the whole knife was encased in the rawhide.. anyway, I taped the knife up very well sticky side out first and then covered the sticky area with yet more tape.. that way as the rawhide dries into the relative shape you can then remove the knife! Not really a whole lot to making them..

anyway didn't mean to hijack your thread or anything.. They're beautiful knives! Very nice skill there! Wish I knew how to make them! But I kind of have enough going on possibly with the leather?? Well anyway a person like you could be a real 'bad' influence on someone like myself! J/K.. nice work!
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