Mookaite

[RickB]

Heat treated some mookaite jasper slabs, kept the high temp at 525 degrees - this is the first blade from the batch.
The base is the chalky cortex part which will go into a knife handle




Finished this knife today. Southern live oak handle, mahogany obsidian blade.

[bjrogg]

Very nice Rick.

Bjrogg

[JW_Halverson]

my eyes go googly over mookite, especially when it is properly treated to a good knapping like this!

[GlisGlis]

Beautiful blades and great wood handle too
what's the binding made in?

[RickB]

Beautiful blades and great wood handle too
what's the binding made in?

The binding is waxed artificial sinew. It comes mostly flat on a spool. I twist the strand until it gets round then wrap. Worked on an oak handle for for the mookaite blade this afternoon and will haft it up tomorrow. Will post a photo then.

[RickB]

Hafted the mookaite blade to a piece of Southern live oak today.
Think I'll keep this colorful skinning knife around for awhile.
Progression photos

Slab


Preform


Blade


Finished knife




....and a flint ridge blade