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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: DirtyDan on May 21, 2008, 06:04:46 am

Title: graduation gift knife
Post by: DirtyDan on May 21, 2008, 06:04:46 am

Made this knife and sheath for a young friend who is graduating from high school this week.  The blade is made of storefront glass (Carrara?).  The antler is whitetail hafted with elk sinew.  Sheath is black deerskin over goat rawhide, sewn with artificial sinew.

Dan

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Title: Re: graduation gift knife
Post by: Pappy on May 21, 2008, 06:40:48 am

Beautiful knife and finish work Dan,ha I graduated 35 years ago ,dose that count. ;) ;D ;D
   Pappy

Title: Re: graduation gift knife
Post by: DanaM on May 21, 2008, 09:02:11 am

Thats a awesome knife Dan and I bet the young man receiving it is gonna be pleased as peaches :)

Title: Re: graduation gift knife
Post by: GregB on May 21, 2008, 09:19:38 am

That's a great graduation present Dan!  :)

Title: Re: graduation gift knife
Post by: Otoe Bow on May 21, 2008, 11:25:42 am

That is really cool.  I got a big ol' hunk of red glass from Cowboy at the classic (notice the obligatory "Big ol'" adjective for Texans  8)) and been wondering what to do with it.  Now I know.

Thanks for sharing.

Mike

Title: Re: graduation gift knife
Post by: DirtyDan on May 21, 2008, 05:07:05 pm

Thanks, everyone.  Pappy and Greg, I hope I get to try my hand at the "John stone" competition next year.  This glass--if you ever see them wrecking an old store front, go grab some of the glass tiles.   They work really great.  I am giving an abo demonstration Saturday at the 4H gathering in Gainesville, GA.  I hope I do OK.  I have some good tools that I have made and some good Texas rock, so I hope I can get 'em somewhat THIN.

Dan

Title: Re: graduation gift knife
Post by: mullet on May 21, 2008, 06:29:19 pm

  Nice knife Dan, I know what you mean about that store glass, I get as much as I can.

Title: Re: graduation gift knife
Post by: Otoe Bow on May 21, 2008, 06:40:32 pm

When you say "store front" are you talking about plate glass or the glass blocks that some of the '50's and '60's era stores used like building blocks?

Mike

Title: Re: graduation gift knife
Post by: DirtyDan on May 23, 2008, 02:05:57 pm

It is like big pieces of colored glass about one foot square that they used to use on the outside of buildings in the forties.  They put it up like tile with mastic or putty or something, anyway, when they tear down the buildings, you can get some of the glass, and it knaps like butter.  It is really fun to work.

Title: Re: graduation gift knife
Post by: hawkbow on May 23, 2008, 08:54:00 pm

very cool knife brother! love the color... Hawk  a/ho

Title: Re: graduation gift knife
Post by: huntertrapper on May 23, 2008, 11:43:55 pm

wow looks great i would take that over any gift for my graduation! ;D