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Craftsmanship => Hawks and Knives => Topic started by: lonehunter on September 28, 2011, 06:47:26 PM

Title: My Latest Project
Post by: lonehunter on September 28, 2011, 06:47:26 PM

Riflemans Knife
8 1/2" Blade of A-2 Steel
Climbing Vine File Work
4 1/2" full tang Grip with Bone slabs
Iron pins
Lightly aged
Vinegaroon Dyed Sheath
All comments welcome.
Thanks for looking!
(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt224/lonehunterphoto/100_1863.jpg)
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Title: Re: My Latest Project
Post by: Gambia on September 28, 2011, 07:07:00 PM

Beautiful!  What kind of bone did you use?  The reason I ask is that I have a Marbles Cowboy knife with camel bone slabs and I've always wondered if they used camel bone because it's more dense than say, cow bone or if it was just more abundant for some reason or another.  I bought it before mad cow disease so cow bone must have been available.

Title: Re: My Latest Project
Post by: lonehunter on September 28, 2011, 07:51:34 PM

Bull, I use cow bone.
A lot of makers use camel bone, It could be a little more dense or could be that it takes stain better. Most of the camel bone at the knife supply house has been stabilized, I really don't know the answer to that due to the fact that I have never used it. It should be better judging by the price!

Title: Re: My Latest Project
Post by: Gambia on September 28, 2011, 08:25:09 PM

Quote from: "lonehunter"

Bull, I use cow bone.
A lot of makers use camel bone, It could be a little more dense or could be that it takes stain better. Most of the camel bone at the knife supply house has been stabilized, I really don't know the answer to that due to the fact that I have never used it. It should be better judging by the price!

Hmmm, maybe there is a difference but I always wondered about that.  Anyway, love the file work too, you did good!

Title: Re: My Latest Project
Post by: lonehunter on September 28, 2011, 08:35:31 PM

I think it is thicker, Larger, Less pith, therefore easier to get a good flat slab from it. It could very well be denser also.
That would be my guess, Maybe LRB or someone that has worked with it will chime in.

Title: Re: My Latest Project
Post by: Roaddog on September 29, 2011, 06:09:30 AM

That one realy shins with the fial work and bone handle. Thank for the look see.

Title: Re: My Latest Project
Post by: gelsenbeck on September 29, 2011, 06:20:36 AM

Now that is a knife that I could wear and use with no problem.  The sheath is finely executed too.  Very nice and excellent job all way around!!
Gary

Title: Re: My Latest Project
Post by: sse on September 29, 2011, 10:01:24 AM

That's a looker, for sure.

Title: Re: My Latest Project
Post by: lonehunter on September 29, 2011, 11:22:42 AM

Thank you Gentlemen for the kind words!

Title: Re: My Latest Project
Post by: rickevans on September 29, 2011, 02:37:32 PM

Very nice. Quality knife and sheath!