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Great day to go out for a lunch outdoors.
Brought some nice tools and tasty food.
Weather was great for a change.
Opinel #12 saw for cutting some dry wood
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Spitting it with the Fiskars X5 hatchet
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And into smaller kindling with the Spyderco Bushcraft UK
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Put th Kettle on
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For gingerroot tea
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Next step, cook tomatoes into a sauce
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Sauce done
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Fry my dough into a pizzabotom
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Add tomatoesauce and cheece when flipped over
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My lunch camp
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Tasty pizza bushcraft style
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Another afternoon with tasty outdoor fun.
Hope you guys enjoyed it too.
Wonderful, thanx for sharing lunch....![]()
Thanks for the kind words gentlemen.
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Thank You!!! That means Alot. I'm trying to make it look nice
It's not quite done yet.....
I still have to clean up the face of the blade a tiny bit, sharpen, makers mark, and sheath......
I think it's turned out really well. It has my original, full-size LongPaw handle, and handmade Googly-eyes hardware....haha!
I'm working on a name, it is a slicely thin grind field knife. Kinda a French Trade....
I going to call it "Trophy Hunter"
Cut on your portaband?I use a lot of elk in my work.
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Thought some might like to see the process of going from elk shed to handle material.
I cut the sheds on a band saw. First into large pieces for easier storage. And then I'll get some of these larger pieces out of storage when I'm ready to process up some scales:
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Using the bandsaw again, I will cut them up into scales:
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They are then soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate for about half an hour. Interestingly when they come out of the PP bath they are a bright purple:
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But they do dry to a rich dark brown:
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After some time in the bright sun to dry, I hit them with a couple of coats of clear coat:
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This helps make them colorfast and provides some protection. Pretty much ready to make knives now. Got some blades here waiting for elk scales to be assigned.
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From the last batch.
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Yes sir all on the portaband. I have the Dewalt and the tension is good. I don’t use any fixtures or jigs. I use a 10tpi blade too. The secret is to cut with a flat side down first. If ya don’t have a flat side, make one with your grinder. I think this helps keeping the cuts straight. I try to get 3-4 scales out of a 4-5” chunk with some girth. Smaller pieces sometimes only 1 or 2. Hope this helps and let me know if I can help anymore.Cut on your portaband?
did you make a fixture?
I have a Milwaukee, and it seems there is not a lot of tension from the guide rollers, keeping the blade true. It flexes and the cuts are not straight.
I haven't tried cutting antler yet, but I tested out trying to cut a dog bone, and "ripping" it wasn't great.
I was thinking I might need to make a ripping jig for my tablesaw if I am wanting straighter cuts?
That makes alot of sense having a flat side as a base, against my saw table as being cut. That would help keep it from twisting slightly while going through the blade.Yes sir all on the portaband. I have the Dewalt and the tension is good. I don’t use any fixtures or jigs. I use a 10tpi blade too. The secret is to cut with a flat side down first. If ya don’t have a flat side, make one with your grinder. I think this helps keeping the cuts straight. I try to get 3-4 scales out of a 4-5” chunk with some girth. Smaller pieces sometimes only 1 or 2. Hope this helps and let me know if I can help anymore.