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Offline El Destructo

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AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« on: April 08, 2008, 05:36:10 pm »
Well here is something I have been working on...in the little spare time I have had lately....working 12 hour nights for over a week straight!! It's an Oregon Agate Blade thats 4 3/4" long and 1 1/8" wide ....I made the Handle out of a Dead Cholla Cactus  (pronounced choy-ya)...I found while out Turkey Hunting on Opening Day this Year....I made the Bolster out of Hickory and Birdseye Maple from Yooperland....and hafted the whole thing together with Gut and Hide Glue....She's a really sharp and workable knife...not a Display Case Beauty







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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2008, 06:00:58 pm »
Dang Yankee not bad fer a Yooper ;) I have a birthday in May in case ya forgot ::) :P :-*
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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2008, 06:01:54 pm »
Cool knife Yankee. I love the cholla handle and the bolster on the end. That would make a good thumper for someones head.   The blade is a beauty also.     Pat
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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2008, 06:51:25 pm »
Thanks Guys....that Cactus is some tough stuff too...even dead it will get you good ...if you don't watch out!!...It almost looks like Rattan or Wicker Furniture....but its tough as steel when dried... and the Blade ...you can shave with it....I don't know how it will hold up to Skinning though....but I think this one is going to the Ole Man for His Birthday in July....when I go Home.....I guess I am going to have to learn to make Sheaths now   ::)  Because I know that He will be carrying this along with His Walker Colt....when He goes Hunting in Montana and Wyoming!!
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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2008, 12:26:25 am »
im more interested in the bow in the background!!! 8) 8)
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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2008, 01:20:41 am »
Quote from: michbowguy on April 09, 2008, 12:26:25 am
im more interested in the bow in the background!!! 8) 8)

well you are going to have to wait a bit more on that Story!!! I want to put in on...but not this Month and run against Justin's Bow....would not stand a Chance!!!
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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2008, 07:10:56 am »
Just beautiful,thats all I can say, ;) :) :)
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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2008, 10:05:59 am »
Beautiful knife, Yank! It made me recall a guy who lived on the Coastal Hwy in CA (back in the '50s) and made (to sell) beautiful things out of Cholla cactus "shells" - it's neat stuff. Great looking knapped blade too.
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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2008, 12:11:15 am »
Thanks Guys...and as long as I can find the Cholla...I will keep using it too...it makes some awesome handles...and they are nice to look at...too many Antler ones out there...I like to be different.... I am going to try some Wild Grape Vine next and see if it has any possibilities....
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« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2008, 12:15:24 am »
Very cool ! You do some nice work Yankee  :)
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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2008, 03:11:56 am »
Quote from: John K on April 10, 2008, 12:15:24 am
Very cool ! You do some nice work Yankee  :)

Thanks John.... I really like the Early Ways of doing things....and I was brought up on a Cornish Farm...learning the Old Ways....Horse Drawn Farm Equipment...Hammer Forging Steel.. Log and Stonework....and am still trying to stick to them the best I can...thats why I am trying my Luck at Stone Knives....and Axes....maybe next I will learn to knapp Points!!!
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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2008, 02:58:00 pm »
That's a great looking knife.Those sharp stone edges hold up fine until you try cutting bones or making the mistake of trying to pry something loose and snap the blade off.I made my first scabbard and just used a micro-blade knife and sinew.got her done.These days,I use artificial sinew and a stitching awl to do it faster and the art. sinew is more weather resistant.(Rains alot up here.)  Frank
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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2008, 03:44:03 pm »
That just happens to be the coolest knife I have ever seen... even more than the ones I have made. :o  Awesome!

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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2008, 05:20:50 pm »
Very nice as usual brother.. you are quite a craftsman... love the handle .. Hawk a/ho
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Re: AGATE AND CHOLLA CACTUS KNIFE
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2008, 07:04:14 pm »
Well yer all around purdy handy yankee ;D! That looks like a combo dagger/huntin blade - nice blade. I've got some Cholla I picked up in NM, may have to give it a try..
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