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Craftsmanship => Hawks and Knives => Topic started by: Two Flints on April 05, 2017, 03:54:58 PM

Title: Two Flints and two flint knives
Post by: Two Flints on April 05, 2017, 03:54:58 PM

Hello,

Thought I would post how I came to have the alias, Two Flints, which is my username on this forum.  I was watching the movie, "Man in the Wilderness," and there was a scene where a mountain man took our his very large flint knife and used it to start a fire to cook his deer meat.  I decided that I wanted a similar kind of knife and found a knife maker who agreed to  make me a custom knife out of flint, and he used a Buffalo bone for the handle. I gave him the dimensions for the knife.  I liked the first one so much, I had a second one made.

Later, one of my friends saw the two flint knives, and said, Wow, two flints."  When I heard that comment, it became the alias for my persona and Mountain Man reenacting. 

Here are the knives:

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e29/SSSMod/Muzzleloading/Two%20Flint%20Knives2_zps8cytecfi.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/SSSMod/media/Muzzleloading/Two%20Flint%20Knives2_zps8cytecfi.jpg.html)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e29/SSSMod/Muzzleloading/Two%20Flint%20Knives1_zpsrvwngz72.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/user/SSSMod/media/Muzzleloading/Two%20Flint%20Knives1_zpsrvwngz72.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
Post by: Uncle Russ on April 05, 2017, 10:01:54 PM

Very nice!
 :hairy
I've always wanted a nice flint knife. I had one for a short while, actually used it a couple times, but over the years it somehow just walked-off.

And.......The story of two-flints is a great story!

Thanks for sharing that with us.

Uncle Russ...

Title: Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
Post by: One Shot on April 06, 2017, 02:30:49 AM

Great story and a couple of good lookin knives....

Title: Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
Post by: Two Steps on April 06, 2017, 05:18:13 AM

I like the looks of those knives Two Flints   :bl th up. and welcome to the TMA Forum  :shake
Al

Title: Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
Post by: Ohio Joe on April 06, 2017, 08:27:55 AM

Those are very nice, Two Flints!

I've only handled one flint knife that I recall, and that was one a friend of mine made. I was very impressed with it!

Title: Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
Post by: Hanshi on April 06, 2017, 05:31:44 PM

Welcome to the forum, Two Flints.  Those knives are attention getters; I'd bet they're "scalpel" sharp.

Title: Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
Post by: RobD on April 07, 2017, 08:34:59 AM

welcome!   :*:

dang, those knives are amazing!!  :bl th up :bl th up