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AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
El Destructo:
Well here is something I have been working on...in the little spare time I have had lately....working 12 hour nights for over a week straight!! It's an Oregon Agate Blade thats 4 3/4" long and 1 1/8" wide ....I made the Handle out of a Dead Cholla Cactus (pronounced choy-ya)...I found while out Turkey Hunting on Opening Day this Year....I made the Bolster out of Hickory and Birdseye Maple from Yooperland....and hafted the whole thing together with Gut and Hide Glue....She's a really sharp and workable knife...not a Display Case Beauty
DanaM:
Dang Yankee not bad fer a Yooper ;) I have a birthday in May in case ya forgot ::) :P :-*
Pat B:
Cool knife Yankee. I love the cholla handle and the bolster on the end. That would make a good thumper for someones head. The blade is a beauty also. Pat
El Destructo:
Thanks Guys....that Cactus is some tough stuff too...even dead it will get you good ...if you don't watch out!!...It almost looks like Rattan or Wicker Furniture....but its tough as steel when dried... and the Blade ...you can shave with it....I don't know how it will hold up to Skinning though....but I think this one is going to the Ole Man for His Birthday in July....when I go Home.....I guess I am going to have to learn to make Sheaths now ::) Because I know that He will be carrying this along with His Walker Colt....when He goes Hunting in Montana and Wyoming!!
michbowguy:
im more interested in the bow in the background!!! 8) 8)
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