Primitive Archer
Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: hedgeapple on August 24, 2012, 03:34:38 am
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I've just got a hankering for a neck knife to skin out deer. I'm wanting a 2 to maybe 2 1/2 inch blade with same size handle. I do want the blade to be very curve for caping. I have some pretty good osage staves. No knots, only a slight whoop-dee-doo at about 60". It has maybe 30 degree propeller twist through the entire stave. Ring count is about 4-6 per inch. I'll post pics tomorrow.
I have turkery feathers and deer sinew (un processed), but then again most everyone on here has those. I might could find other stuff just let me know what you need.
Also, I have some pretty good black locust on my property. Badger and GMC have liked it. But, I'd need to cut it, so it would be green.
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Get in touch with mechslasher, (Chris Cade).
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Thanks Eddie
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4estrekker made a gorgeous necker for me a while back. His work is pretty dang eyecatching, and mighty functional, too!
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440c, maple burl I process from my yard, Linseed oil rubed
(http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n584/spyder1958/knives/newknives2012054.jpg)
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That's a beautiful necker. I promise I'll post pics of the stave tomorrow.
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Dang, neighbor, that's nice. :P
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Pictures as promised
First the stave and a view of the twist from the small end. A friend cut this osage for me. He glued the end then a storm came up. So, it has a bunch of dirt in the end of it. Better pic of the rings to come.
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I was mistakend. There is a knot at 52" in this stave. I didn't mean to mislead. I just hadn't looked at this stave in a few months. It's wide enough that I don't think the knot will be a real issue.
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Here's a look at the rings from the large end. I was too lazy to cut of the muddy, glued end for a pic of the small end rings but would do so if you like. Second pic is the size of the small end.
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I sprayed this stave when it came into my possession in March. It was cut in Feb. 2012. I bug bomb my workshop the first week of spring, summer, winter and fall. So, it's had 2 bombings. To save some shipping cost and to make sure there is not borer issues, I will peel the bark, sapwood off of it.
You can probable get 2 bows from this stave, maybe 3. My friend had it in log form and we split it before I brought it home. It split down ever line that I wanted it to do.
Here is a bow I made from it's sister stave. It was a smaller stave than this one and I got a belly split from it that will be a freckle over an inch wide. Hey, it's osage, it make a bow. The sister stave made a bow with only 2 growth rings.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,34594.msg456158.html#msg456158
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That's a good looking piece of wood.
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Here's a few more shots, This knife is built on a REAL, 440c, US forged stainless steel frame. Mirror Polished. Sharp.Overall length 6". Cutting edge 2 3/8". RC of 57-59
Osage looks good and Eddie said its good, He will be the one giving the newbie lessons, :)
Let me know what you got in mind.
Thanks, Spyder
(http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n584/spyder1958/knives/newknives2012046.jpg)
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Nice knife spyder!!! I didn't even let the last pics load, but from scratch...that's looks good!! pics just loaded!! two thumbs UP on that knife!!! I need a lesson in lessining. ;) dpgratz
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I saw it in person this weekend, it is sharp.