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riverrat:
well mine isnt so pretty. the stone is difficult to knapp. im not sure what its called, got a big piece in a trade a while back.anyways had some green mulberry branch i made a handle from. but the next day after hafting the blade the handle started splitting. so i wrapped it with hemp string i had. made a nice firm grip that way. also stopped the split. i filled the split in with pine pitch.and ground it down first then wrapped it.ive thrown this knife into a card board box. im not afraid of breaking it its a tank lol but im getting good at throwing it and sticking it into that box. i also used it recently to cut up a huge beef roast into 4 more manageable sized roasts. { fit in the crock pot }. its functional. not as sharp as i had hoped for, but works.started out as a atlatl dart point but ended up too big.Tony

Tracker0721:
Okay, is this The Hunted or something? I thought it was funny when he made his throwing knife out of flint in that movie, guess it's a more serious thing.

riverrat:
just thought, hey if you can toss a steel knife why not a stone one? i mean there were axes made with stone heads that take much more abuse. not to mention arrow and spear points

Sasquatch:
Good knife, since its your knife and you made it do what ever the heck you want to do with it.  If it breaks make another one.   Thanks for posting keep them coming. 8)

Tracker0721:
I think we should all make throwing knives and have a competition. It sounds pretty fun.

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