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Offline bjrogg

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Re: First pass.
« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2019, 02:20:06 pm »
Here's my Christmas Tree. Some assembly required. It's more like arranging flowers than putting up a tree. Sometimes the Scrooge in me wishes I just had a artificial tree.
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« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2019, 08:40:22 pm »
Assembly complete and lights on. Now everyone else can put decorations on.
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Re: First pass.
« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2019, 08:56:36 pm »
I glued a piece of Black Walnut and English Walnut together for the button and clamped it in vice overnight.
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« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2019, 08:59:32 pm »
Then I cut a grove in handle for tang and tapered end of handle. It fits nice with handle lined up straight with blade. That's all for tonight.
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Re: First pass.
« Reply #19 on: December 14, 2019, 09:02:57 pm »
It's not glued yet. Just a dry fit. Hopefully tomorrow I can glue button on, shape it and finish halvting blade.
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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: First pass.
« Reply #20 on: December 14, 2019, 09:21:51 pm »
That is really cool.  :)
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: First pass.
« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2019, 01:05:43 am »
Very nice!  Re: the tree - Ho! Ho! Thwarp!  If I put it up I got to take it down! 
I like the knife!  Good job!  Have to send you a bit of elk antler to see what fits!
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Re: First pass.
« Reply #22 on: December 15, 2019, 02:46:58 pm »
There got my grandkids tree done now to. Starting to get in the spirit.

First thing I did was mark button for end cap on cholla handle. Then cut it out on band saw. Leaving the line. Then I mixeda little JB weld and applied it to end of cholla handle. Then put bottom on. I want the English Walnut to the outside. I think it's going to have some interesting grain.

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Re: First pass.
« Reply #23 on: December 15, 2019, 02:55:30 pm »
After the jb weld cured awhile I shaped button on my floppy wheel sanding wheel. Taking my time to avoid leaving burn marks. Then I hand sanded it a bit. Normally I would even file it to a shape that fit my hand and the shape of the blade but this one already looks and feels good. After I sanded I hit it with some OO steel wool. Then I gave it a coat of tru oil. I'll give it a few more before  halvting blade.
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Re: First pass.
« Reply #24 on: December 15, 2019, 04:03:02 pm »
Nice!
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Re: First pass.
« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2019, 06:09:17 pm »
I gave the handle three coats of tru oil with a 00 steel wool buff between. I then used JB weld and put it on the groves I cut in cholla. Then slid blade in place. I just used a small amount of JB weld first. I've used pine pitch but I've had problems with leaving inside parked vehicle in the sun. Now I at least put a dab of epoxy. I can put pitch over top if I want. This one I just let first dab set. Then mixed another dab and filled in any places I wanted to.

Then I stuck it in my corny picture and here it is.
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« Reply #26 on: December 16, 2019, 09:29:45 pm »
Looks real good!  Hope my cholla does as well!
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« Reply #27 on: December 17, 2019, 04:20:39 am »
Way to go Brian, thanks for sharing. I the words of Tony the Tiger, Looks Greeeaaaat!. John
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« Reply #28 on: December 17, 2019, 06:01:21 am »
I have to say that is the nicest cup of corn I have ever seen, lol


OK, OK, You did that rock and cactus justice.
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« Reply #29 on: December 17, 2019, 07:51:02 am »
Very fine, BJ!  These many years into flintknapping and I still stink at doing that type of flake over grind work.  I've seen guys at knappins make it look like a 5 year old can do it, too!  Ha.  Nice knife nice tree.
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