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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Pat B on December 26, 2012, 12:49:05 pm

Title: New hafting
Post by: Pat B on December 26, 2012, 12:49:05 pm

I recieved this beautiful balde(Burlington I think) from Stringman in the Christmas Exchange. With Scott"s permission I hafted it to a Cholla handle yesterday. I think it came out pretty good. I used pitch glue, sinew wrap and sealed the hafting with pitch varnish.
  This blade is quite sharp and will make a good skinner. Here is my new knife...

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/ChristmasTradebladehafted2012001.jpg)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/ChristmasTradebladehafted2012003.jpg)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/ChristmasTradebladehafted2012002.jpg)

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: Frawg on December 26, 2012, 01:06:33 pm

That Sir is sweet.
Matt

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: iowabow on December 26, 2012, 01:09:46 pm

I have one of Scotts knifes and I field dressed my deer this year with it. They are sharp!!!

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: skyarrow on December 26, 2012, 01:41:02 pm

Looks good  8)

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: Trapper Rob on December 26, 2012, 01:52:19 pm

Nice looking knife

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: Jimbob on December 26, 2012, 02:28:19 pm

Sweet lookin knife!

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: Stringman on December 26, 2012, 02:31:35 pm

Oh man, you did that rock justice! Thanks for showing your work, Pat. I always try to make tools that will work. Hope it serves ya well!

Scott

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: Pat B on December 26, 2012, 02:51:58 pm

Thanks Scott and everyone else. Scott, my part was simple compared to the flintknapped blade you made.  ;)
  Whats a good knife without a good sheath. WillH sent me a few heads in a trade a few weeks ago and they were wrapped up in this piece of brain tanned. It just happened to be the perfect size for a sheath for this great knife so I whipped this up. I was gonna use real sinew stitching but decided to use artificial sinew instead. I use art sinew for most of my leather stitching these days anyway.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/ChristmasTradebladehafted2012sheath001.jpg)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/ChristmasTradebladehafted2012sheath002.jpg)

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: half eye on December 26, 2012, 05:31:37 pm

very, very nicely done.....them rock knives work a lot better on deer type critters than they get credit for. Hope ya get the chance to use it Pat.
rich

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: silverfox on December 26, 2012, 07:23:29 pm

That is a beautiful knife

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: RickB on December 26, 2012, 07:50:56 pm

That's a beauty. Rick B

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: mullet on December 26, 2012, 09:17:18 pm

It all looks good, Pat. I wish I had it with me to use this week skinning a hog with the rest of the Parker clan.

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: seabass on December 26, 2012, 10:03:50 pm

very nice Pat.Scott makes an awesome blade.

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: bowtarist on December 27, 2012, 10:46:53 am

nice work, both of ya. dpg

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: cowboy on December 30, 2012, 11:11:59 pm

That's just downright attractive pat. Makes me wanna utilize some of these rocks and cholla I got laying around :).

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: Knapper on December 31, 2012, 11:45:36 pm

Nice blade and good job making it into a useful tool. Like the sheath also
Knapper

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: HoBow on January 01, 2013, 10:17:22 am

Looks very nice!

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: maddog314 on January 05, 2013, 09:59:37 pm

wow I like that one alot!
Micah

Title: Re: New hafting
Post by: soy on January 08, 2013, 08:20:49 pm

Very nice.... it's like the perfect storm you get 1 piece from 1 person the next piece from another to put it all together on your own to create what you have there... very nice!!!