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Offline DirtyDan

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"Use what you got" knife
« on: June 15, 2010, 01:45:19 pm »
I hate to waste purty wood, so I salvaged the handle off one of my failed "furniture bows" and shaped it into a handle for this recent obsidian blade I knapped.  The handle is locust over black walnut with accent stripes of maple and blood wood.  Epoxied in the blade.  What do you think?
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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2010, 01:48:52 pm »
Cool knife Dan!  Nice salvage on the handle it looks great!  I really like the display stand too.   :)
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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2010, 01:49:53 pm »
Thanks, Josh.

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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2010, 04:54:26 pm »
Whoa , Nice ! Pretty all around. Needs a scabbard and a place on a hunting belt. '  Frank
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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2010, 05:34:49 pm »
looks cool bet it would look cooler in a set though.
do you mind me asking where did you obsidian for the blade.

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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2010, 05:59:50 pm »
Looks good Dan! Good use of scraps..
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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2010, 08:11:51 pm »
Not only an artist...but a frugal one at that! Nice work!
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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2010, 08:23:20 pm »
Dang that's purty! And I got a couple of those riser sections salvaged the same way too!
I'm gonna have to knap a blade or two....if I can find a big enough piece to work! hmmmm. maybe dark glass!
Thanks for the idea.

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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2010, 08:53:26 pm »
thats a beauty
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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2010, 10:26:50 am »
 That look's real nice, Dan.
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2010, 10:38:14 am »
Thanks, everyone.  Shannon, YOU are the artist!  Man, I enjoy seeing your stuff on the PA site.  Your points and bows are awesome.  Cowboy, Mullet, Jamie and all you guys are an inspiration.

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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2010, 12:05:38 pm »
Beautiful Dan,you are a jack of all primitive trades . Very nice. :)
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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2010, 12:18:36 pm »
Thats pretty swoopy Dan.
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Re: "Use what you got" knife
« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2010, 04:25:02 pm »
I got a right handed take down cheapo and a hawkeye lefthanded that need a limb each ,thats a possibility there lol, nice knife I should have said 1st.