Brass & Cherry Wood

bobbywett

bobbywett

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Just sold finished this little Bird & Trout

Specs are as follows:

4" 1095 clip point blade, hand sanded to 1500 grit, finished with 400 grit strokes

Handle is Cherry Wood 400 grit, Minwax Ebony & Tung Oil

Brass guard & single Brass pin

OAL 8 1/4"

Purchased for a father's day gift.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=133174&d=1243108952




This is number 26 (I think?.... losing count)

Hope You Like
 

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Mike I been :ohaving trouble with my Mac.....uploading photo's. I just uploaded an http/ picture which is a bit better than the other photograph. Sorry about the poor quality images....I'm going to invest in a better camera soon.

Thanks for Looking,

Bob
 
Thanks Mike/Burton,

The blade was designed with a small clip to give it some versatility....turkey, trout, deer etc. The balance point is right behind the guard....I hope the fellows father likes it, as he is an avid pursuer of all thing wet-n-wild! :p
 
Nice looking knife. Cool blade and handle. Nice touches with the notched guard and spacer. How did you do the spacer? What she going to be sheathed in? Does it have your mark on it?
 
Phil, The spacer is a piece of sheet brass that I notched with a tapered triangle file. I'm on the look-out for a checkering file right now, I've heard (through the forums that they work a bit better for this procedure?). My father-in-law is my sheath maker. He really likes to try and match the sheath as close to the design of the knife as possible. I usually discuss with him the look I feel would best go with the knife and leave the rest up to him. In the future, I am going to delve into the sheathing arena myself. I really want to do the "complete package" by handling all of the work....designing, forging, grinding, finishing, sheath-making. But in the interim, my father-in-laws sheath designs are just beautiful. I'll post the pictures of the sheath when he finishes it.

I G,
Nice job Bobby. When are you going to come over and pay me a visit???
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I may be able to make a trip up to your location a bit sooner than I thought. My stepdaughter is coming home from college in Boston for a week or so this weekend. Her boyfriend lives in Queens, and depending on where she heads after her stay at home (Queens or Boston), I could drive her up and visit you on the way home? Finances are a big part of the "If" though. Gas, Food, Hotel etc.... In the Fall, when she starts school, I could possibly arrange a trip? Not sure though, gotta work out the details with my spouse.
I definitely want to come and visit.

Thanks Guys for the Words of Approval,

Bob
 
Here are some close-up's of the heat treat line
 

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Great looking knife Bob-But I have to confess that the rifle with the little buck-toothed furry critters in the prone position is what caught my eye. Is that about a 30 caliber muzzle-loader that administered a lethal dose of lead poising to those poor squirels ?
 
cz375hh,

Thanks for the kudos on the knife. You are correct Sir, that is a Pedersoli 36 cal. flintlock which was responsible for the bushy tails in my Avatar. I love that piece. Picked it up from Cabelas....they sell it under their Blue Ridge Series. Load I use for squirrels is 20 grains of fff and a .375 round ball. Nasty as hell!!! Acurate like a .22 cal & fun to tote.
 
If I was a squirrel and my time was up then that would be the way to go out in style. The "flinch" lock just sweetens the whole package deal--hats off to you the flintlock swish, poof, bang gets into my head and gives me to many bad habits......Steve
 
Steve,

It took me a while to get over the......
swish, poof, bang
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I use a few tricks to lesson the delay time when shooting the smooth bore.

I only use a little primer in the pan (less time to burn)

I set the primer away from the touch hole

I follow through with the shot (hold the rifle in aiming position till the smoke clears)

These little tricks, combined with a consistent load improved my accuracy and eventually my diet of squirrel cakes.
 
Dad did show me your words of wisdom when shooting the "flinch-lock" but the flash from the priming still got unto my Psyche and I used it for an excuse when shooting poorly with my compound bow after that. Maybe a smaller lock on a squirrel rifle with less flash would help--Dad is known for his ability to "tune" a flintlock for a very quick ignition time and his guns always do well at the shoots here in Colorado. He has been hinting about me going with him to the squirrel shoot which is one of the first shoots held in the spring here and consequently is notorious for rotten weather. It has been great chatting with you--I need to put up some pictures of a yager style rifle {if its allowable on a knife forum] that he made me on my 50th birthday --quite a labor of love--Steve
 
Steve,

Nice chatting with you as well. Hope to talk with more often on these forums. Hope the weather is nicer when you go on one of those spring squirrel shoots with your dad.

Bob
 
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