Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: bowtarist on August 24, 2012, 12:20:03 am
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I finally finished the knife I'm making for my youngest boy. He found the ceramic plate piece in the creek out front here. I had a deer bone from last years kill and asked him which way he thought it should be hafted and he said on the end w/ the slot already in it, the joint end. So I filed the bone down, opened up the slot and mounted the blade. I used pine pitch my oldest, 8, and I made last fall, sinew from last years deer maybe even the same one the bone came from, then I wrapped the handle in goat sinew from a goat I butchered a couple of years ago. The butt end I might even be able to hold a spear if I get if whittled down enough to fit into the bone. It's pretty darn sharp for a ceramic plate and I've got the ok to use it on the next animal we butcher, then I'm giving to my youngest, he's 5 now. Hope you like it, and thanks for looking. dpgratz
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I like it ...simple, yet elegant.
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Looks really good Derik!
Tracy
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looks great, Derik, a working, funtional, tool.
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Cool nice and story!
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Cool! Looks like it oughta get the job done in style! Josh
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I'm digging that piece buddy
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Thanks Guys! My boys are really into lithic tools right now, so there will hopfully be more on the way. W/ hunting season and the cooler weather coming up I better get on it. Thanks again, dp