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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Otoe Bow on June 30, 2008, 12:15:42 am

Title: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: Otoe Bow on June 30, 2008, 12:15:42 am

I had a little time on my hands this afternoon and the weather was so unseasonably cool for Oklahoma.  :o I went after a piece of rock, (I'm not even sure what it is) that my daughters gave me for fathers day.  It's all nicely spalled and heat treated. IT KNAPPED LIKE BUTTER.  :o  This one had a slight bend to it but I was able to thin it down reasonably well, (for me any way) and get most of the bend out.  It's pretty sharp too.  I've got one piece of antler shed left in the shop but it doesn't look very good with it.  I'm thinking a nice piece of Osage or maybe a piece of Mulberry that I have curing for a handle. 

The pocket Knife in the picture is about three and a half inches long.  It was my Dad's Boy Scout Knife.  He picked cotten all summer when he was a kid to save up to buy this knife back in the 1930's.  He gave it to me a few years ago as a Christmas Gift.  It's razor sharp but I don't carry it much for fear of loosing it like I do most of my other pocket knives.  :'(

What do you all think?

Mike     

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Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: Pappy on June 30, 2008, 09:35:15 am

Nice blade, and nice old knife,I would keep that in a safe place. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: leapingbare on June 30, 2008, 11:55:39 am

Cool. lookin good.

Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: Hillbilly on June 30, 2008, 01:12:53 pm

Good looking blade.

Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: GregB on June 30, 2008, 02:11:10 pm

Nice looking knife, and I like your fathers too!

Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: Otoe Bow on June 30, 2008, 07:47:06 pm

Thanks guys, I'm going to try and get it hafted to something, just not sure what at this point.  I've got to get something done with the deer legs in my Man-Cave Ice Box.  The wife said she's buying 4th of July supplies and the deer legs and goose wings "gotta go".  It's time to get serious about processing some sinew. ;)

Mike

 

Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: cowboy on June 30, 2008, 11:00:04 pm

Looks good Mike! I've come across some rock that resembles that but it was Pederanales. A peice of osage would look good on that I'm sure :).

Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: Otoe Bow on July 01, 2008, 01:06:21 pm

Thanks Paul.  I'm not sure what it is.  I guess it could be Pederanales.  My daughters got the rock at Missouri Trading Company.  It's really good stuff.  Unfortunately the picture makes it look like Johnstone, but its a lot waxier and soooooo  much better to work.

Mike

Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: cowboy on July 01, 2008, 03:20:32 pm

That could possibly be novaculite if it came from Mtc, she deals with a lot of that stuff - I like working it.

Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: DanaM on July 01, 2008, 04:13:46 pm

Nice blade Mike and yer right it looks like thunderchert :)

Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: mullet on July 01, 2008, 08:28:06 pm

   Great looking blade Mike. It looks like waxy, heat treated Novaculite to me.

Title: Re: New Father's Day Knife Blade
Post by: Otoe Bow on July 01, 2008, 09:21:54 pm

Then that's what I'll call it.   ;D

Thanks Eddie.
Mike