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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: El Destructo on May 09, 2008, 03:26:48 pm

Title: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: El Destructo on May 09, 2008, 03:26:48 pm
Hey I have been staying up till the Wee Hours of the Morning trying to get something done ....working every day 12 hours a day sux....Well I finished these Three knives This Morning.....I think that they turned out nice....So I thought that I would Share them with You All..

The first one is Georgetown Flint Blade that is 6 inches long and 1 3/8" wide with nice flaking Scars down both sides...and was serrated with a flattened Copper Nail....the Handle is from a Shed that I picked up along one of Our only flowing Creeks here in the Panhandle and I hafted it to the Blade with Gut Hafting and Hide Glue....overall length with the curved Antler Handle is just over 11 inches

The Second Knife is made from a Mahogany Obsidian Blade that is 4 inches long and 1 1/2" wide...it has awesome colors and really looks cool when you look at it in the Sun....The Handle is my Signature Cholla Cactus with a Birdseye Maple Pommel....it is also Hafted with Gut and Hide Glue

The Third and Final Knife is made from Ribbone Obsidian....it's Blade is 4 3/8" long and 1 5/8" wide....t has some nice scars on it too and it is Hafted to a nice gnarly piece of Cholla with Gut Hafting and Hide Glue too..

These two Matching Knives were made for  Gifts for my Youngest Brother and my Father....I tried to get them to be as exact as Possible ....while still being different enough to be Personal....I think I pulled it off

I want to thank Do-Da for another nice bunch of knapped Blades for Me.....I find it a privilege to put His Blades to use in my Knives....He is an Awesome Old Man....that I hold in High Regards......Onjida Niijii Wag



(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/GeorgetownFlintanddeerAntlerKnif-3.jpg)
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(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/GeorgetownFlintanddeerAntlerKnif-1.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/GeorgetownFlintanddeerAntlerKnife00.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/ObsidianandChollaKnifes013.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/ObsidianandChollaKnifes014.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/ObsidianandChollaKnifes003.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/ObsidianandChollaKnifes015.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/ObsidianandChollaKnifes016.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/ObsidianandChollaKnifes017.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/ObsidianandChollaKnifes018.jpg)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk247/yankeemongiat/ObsidianandChollaKnifes006.jpg)

Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: leapingbare on May 09, 2008, 05:40:45 pm
Man that cautus is cool!
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: Dingleberry on May 09, 2008, 08:57:18 pm
Very nice.  That's too many great items at once, I'm overwhelmed.  Like leapingbare said, that catus is killer.
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: mullet on May 09, 2008, 09:12:13 pm
  Nice knives, I have about a 5' section of that cactus. It was a tourist rain stick. I'll have to give it a try.
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: DanaM on May 09, 2008, 10:08:34 pm
Aesome knives Mike your dad and little brother are lucky guys.
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: hawkbow on May 09, 2008, 10:35:13 pm
dang brother, your place must be looking like a museum by now with all those primitive weapons.. hawk
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: El Destructo on May 09, 2008, 10:56:06 pm
  Nice knives, I have about a 5' section of that cactus. It was a tourist rain stick. I'll have to give it a try.

I think that the Chilean Rainsticks are a little different...but I bet they are just as Hard and woul;d be as nice for a Handle....and 5 foot will make a Bunch of them!!!
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: El Destructo on May 09, 2008, 11:10:59 pm
dang brother, your place must be looking like a museum by now with all those primitive weapons.. hawk

                   The Wife is having a blast trying to Dust around it all....I have been hearing about it lately too!!!!

                                                                               ;D
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: bow kid44 on May 09, 2008, 11:16:07 pm
cool bows  :o
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: El Destructo on May 09, 2008, 11:27:45 pm
cool bows  :o

                                                                   BOWS???????

                                                               L.M.A.O.R.O.T.F.P.M.P.

                                                                              ;D
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: 1/2primitive on May 10, 2008, 11:27:59 am
Nice looking stuff! I really admire a good stone knife, and in this case, three of them!
    Sean
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: medicinewheel on May 11, 2008, 05:18:48 am

hey, these are beatiful!

f.
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: El Destructo on May 11, 2008, 05:23:59 am
Thanks Guy's ....these have been fun to make.....but I am going to have to Stop.....or start selling them.....because the Wife says....ENOUGH ALREADY!!!! SO I guess I am going to have to start Trading them.....I ain't going to quit making them ..........CAN'T!!!!  :o
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: Little John on May 13, 2008, 12:46:15 am
very very nice work, really like the chola handles, super knapping also.   Kenneth
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: El Destructo on May 13, 2008, 01:54:14 am
very very nice work, really like the chola handles, super knapping also.   Kenneth

Thanks Kenneth....I Love making these Knives....and the Cholla is some Tough Stuff too...The Blades are Nice aren't they?? These Blades were knapped by a Disabled Cherokee Elder from Oklahoma....He has me call Him Do-Da...pronounced Doe- Dah....He is 83 and does this for a Hobby....I really like them...He does a really good Job... and I like to help Him out too!!
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: Pappy on May 14, 2008, 09:30:58 am
Beautiful blades and the finish work is great. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: El Destructo on May 14, 2008, 08:03:07 pm
Thanks Pappy....I got rained out today....finally getting some of the Wet Stuff here....beenn like 16 months!!! I am going out to finish another one right now....with a Big Stag Handle
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: bow kid44 on May 14, 2008, 11:38:35 pm
cool bows  :o

                                                                   BOWS???????

                                                               L.M.A.O.R.O.T.F.P.M.P.

                                                                              ;D
i ment knive!! dont judge me ;D  jk
Title: Re: Three New Knives I Just Finished
Post by: El Destructo on May 14, 2008, 11:46:05 pm
i ment knive!! dont judge me ;D  jk

                                 ............I would Never Do That....Never............. 8).................. ;D....................