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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: DirtyDan on July 22, 2008, 10:15:40 pm

Title: neck knife
Post by: DirtyDan on July 22, 2008, 10:15:40 pm

I saw in a book or museums that native Americans sometimes wore small knives around their neck in a sheath.  Here is what I came up with.  The blade is Texas flint of some sort.  Antler, sinew wrap and beads strung on deerskin lace.

Dan(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm219/spiermo/new%20knives/DSC_0359.jpg)
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Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: adb on July 23, 2008, 01:00:32 am

Very cool! I made a similar neck knife, using a Grizzly 190 grain 2 blade, and antler for handle.

Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: RG on July 23, 2008, 01:02:43 am

Good looking knife sheath and neck string Sir send them on and I will try them out  ;D

Ron

Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: Cromm on July 23, 2008, 05:29:31 am

Hi, Nice work DD!!!! Did it take you long to do? Thanks for your time.

Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: DanaM on July 23, 2008, 07:27:21 am

Dang thats down right purty :)

Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: GregB on July 23, 2008, 08:32:14 am

Good lookin' knife Dan!

Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: DirtyDan on July 23, 2008, 10:50:45 am

Thanks, guys.  It did not take too long to string the beads.  Most time for knapping the blade and sewing the sheath.  Sheath is brown deerhide glued to goatskin rawhide to make it stiffer.
Dan

Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: cowboy on July 23, 2008, 11:01:58 am

Nice all around Dan! Your turning out all kinds of neat stuff :).

Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: Pappy on July 23, 2008, 12:44:20 pm

Very nice Dan,man you are staying busy. ;)
   Pappy

Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: DirtyDan on July 23, 2008, 02:42:54 pm

Yep, Pappy.  I get inspired every year when I visit you, and I just come home and start crankin' out projects.

Dan

Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: huntertrapper on July 24, 2008, 08:31:06 pm

nice job sir that would come in handy in hunting season

Title: Re: neck knife
Post by: Otoe Bow on July 24, 2008, 11:43:06 pm

Ooooooo, I like that.   :o  I've got a couple of blade prefoms and I may have to make one of those.  I also like the one that PatB posted (or made for someone, I can't remember) that goes on a sheath on the arm bracer.  May need both.  Can't have too many knives. 

Mike