Welcome to the TMA - the Traditional Muzzleloading Association
The TMA is always free to access: totally non-profit and therefore no nagging for your money, no sponsors means no endless array of ads to wade through, and no "membership fees" ever required. Brought to you by traditional muzzleloaders with decades of wisdom in weaponry, accoutrements, and along with 18th and 19th century history knowledge of those times during the birth our nation, the United States of America.
If you are a current TMA Contributing Member you MUST click HERE - IMPORTANT!


Author Topic: Two Flints and two flint knives  (Read 4494 times)

Offline Two Flints

Two Flints and two flint knives
« 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:



« Last Edit: April 05, 2017, 04:04:03 PM by Two Flints »

Offline Uncle Russ

  • TMA Council
  • ****
  • Posts: 7345
  • Total likes: 77
  • TMA Founder. Walk softly & carry a big Smoothbore!
  • TMA Member: Founder / Charter Member #004
  • Location: Columbia Basin, Washington State
Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
« Reply #1 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...

It's the many things we don't do that totally sets us apart.
TMA Co-Founder / Charter Member# 4

Offline One Shot

Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2017, 02:30:49 AM »
Great story and a couple of good lookin knives....
Semper Fi
The Few The Proud

Online Two Steps

  • TMA Council
  • ****
  • Posts: 5203
  • Total likes: 96
  • TMA Charter Member
  • TMA Member: TMA Charter Member #47 Expires 8/14/2025
Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
« Reply #3 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
Two Steps/Al Bateman
I envy no man that knows more than myself,
and pity them that know less.  (Sir T. Brown)

TMA Charter Member 47

Offline Ohio Joe

  • TMA Council
  • ****
  • Posts: 7637
  • Total likes: 306
  • TMA Founder / Charter Member# 8
  • TMA Member: Founder
  • Location: Nebraska
Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
« Reply #4 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!
Chadron Fur Trade Days Rendezvous / "Ol' Candle Snuffer"
"Museum of the Fur Trade" Chadron, Nebraska

Offline Hanshi

Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
« Reply #5 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.
Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff.

Online Rob DiStefano

Re: Two Flints and two flint knives
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2017, 08:34:59 AM »
welcome!   :*:

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