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hey ndog, look what I found - flint knapped knife
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Yeah it looked too cheap but too expensive for me!
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stwm: Thats a cool knife! Thats about the going price for a well made knife. They are definitely made to use believe it or not. The pretty ones are commonly sold for display but they perform very well as long as your careful around the bones. They can be sharpened with a bit of fine knapping but you got to know how to do it. I cant tell the material because of the glass reflections but they are generally made of obsidian when you find them far up north. Cul that is a beauty as well! Its made from an obsidian commonly called midnight lace because of the black bands. Sometimes it has mahogany colored streaks throughout and is then referred to as tri-flow. Both are beautiful knives and you would be hard fetched to find them for less than a Semolian with that quality of knapping.
stwm: If you can get him to take it from the display and get a good pic of the stone blade I could tell you more. It may be mahogany but it really looks like some type of red flint. Its just too hard to tell in the pic. Very well done tho! Nice find!
stwm: If you can get him to take it from the display and get a good pic of the stone blade I could tell you more. It may be mahogany but it really looks like some type of red flint. Its just too hard to tell in the pic. Very well done tho! Nice find!
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I'm pretty interested in being the buyer - especially if you are willing to provide more detailed photos. Is the blade edge in good condition?
Then of course you need to add your "agent fee"
. Maybe offer 50 and Ill send you the 25 plus S&H money.
I'll stay tuned in to this thread or we can talk by email - dustyjunco AT G Mail Dot Com.
Will completely understand if you don't care to invest more time in this.
Ray
Then of course you need to add your "agent fee"
. Maybe offer 50 and Ill send you the 25 plus S&H money.I'll stay tuned in to this thread or we can talk by email - dustyjunco AT G Mail Dot Com.
Will completely understand if you don't care to invest more time in this.
Ray
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No problem Will, you offered so I jumped at the chance. Sent you an email in reply. Sure looks like a very cool piece.
Would be my one and only DISPLAY knife. Thanks for offering.
Ray
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Seems like I own it 
(Oh yeah - money is on its way Will.)
stwm - went out and bought it for me - struck a deal and now I will have my 1st display knife. Thanks Will!
I'm guessing it is a Tony Stanfield creation but I have no way of knowing for sure. Here are some photos that stwm sent. Might show more when the knife is here with me. Would certainly welcome comments - info - good or not so good. In any case it looks pretty well made and the cool factor is there.
All fun as far as I'm concerned!!
Cheers, Ray
(Oh yeah - money is on its way Will.)stwm - went out and bought it for me - struck a deal and now I will have my 1st display knife. Thanks Will!
I'm guessing it is a Tony Stanfield creation but I have no way of knowing for sure. Here are some photos that stwm sent. Might show more when the knife is here with me. Would certainly welcome comments - info - good or not so good. In any case it looks pretty well made and the cool factor is there.
All fun as far as I'm concerned!!
Cheers, Ray
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Sorry for all the crap in the background of the photos! It's a nice double-edged knife. The stone is pretty. EVEN my wife likes this knife! She said it's the prettiest knife she's ever seen. Daanngit. 
I need her to like a stainless damascus knife! It feels great in the hand.
I need her to like a stainless damascus knife! It feels great in the hand.
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Grats guys! Thats some very nice work and antler always tops off a great piece. It should serve you well im thinking!
I headed out last Wednesday on a long awaited vacation to break some rock so I missed most of the action here.
Here is some rock that i finally got under control and made it work for me.
The blade on the left is made from Keokuk Flint from Missouri. The large blade on right is made from Texas Tortilla its called because it comes in flat pancake sized nodules much like a tortilla....Go figure
The dovetail and Atlatl point are from Tx Georgetown blue flint. I do plan to put a handle on the tanged blade. I want to put a short Khuk like handle with lots of drop like a Thamar DC but with an antler crown on the back. Gotta see what I got in the wood and antler shed.
I brought my big Vim 20" AK Bowie and also a Reti and I cant tell you how many people were rabid over them blades. I was choppin through four to six inch logs with that bowie knife and they just had no ideer that such a knife even existed. I told them all about HI and such and I think I got some attention. Next time im going to bring some and see if they are willing to buy them. I think im in the right audience.
We also had a bunch that was interested in the atlatl and Pugs your Canebreak was a big hit! It handled great! There was a girl and her grandpa that came out to check out the festivities and she had had some archery experience in school. She was about 12 or 13 years old. Anywayz she saw some Osage bows my friend made and wanted to shoot one. I just happen to have some abo arrows so she got to shooting and did pretty dang good. My friend offered to sell the bow to her (basically give it to her) but she didnt have any arrows to take home so I gave her a set of arrows. That girl was the happiest thing Ive seen in a long time! She carried her equipment around all weekend showing it off! That was good stuff right there! Im betting Ill see her next knap-in.
I did have to pick me up a new bow myself. Its glass backed and Osage with Purple heart tips. Cant wait to try it out. I have t make me some new arrows now. I just couldnt see the girl go home with a bow and no arrows.
and a cool but simple arrow rest.
I havent even used it yet but it is around 45 pounds says the maker. I do have a new set of arrows almost made but got to fletch them still.
Let me know when yall get that knife in. It looks like Mahogany Obsidian but might even have some gold or silver sheen to it! When you get it and can check it out in the sunlight im thinking you will be very impressed. The material looks common to Pacific northwest.
I headed out last Wednesday on a long awaited vacation to break some rock so I missed most of the action here.
Here is some rock that i finally got under control and made it work for me.
The blade on the left is made from Keokuk Flint from Missouri. The large blade on right is made from Texas Tortilla its called because it comes in flat pancake sized nodules much like a tortilla....Go figure
The dovetail and Atlatl point are from Tx Georgetown blue flint. I do plan to put a handle on the tanged blade. I want to put a short Khuk like handle with lots of drop like a Thamar DC but with an antler crown on the back. Gotta see what I got in the wood and antler shed.I brought my big Vim 20" AK Bowie and also a Reti and I cant tell you how many people were rabid over them blades. I was choppin through four to six inch logs with that bowie knife and they just had no ideer that such a knife even existed. I told them all about HI and such and I think I got some attention. Next time im going to bring some and see if they are willing to buy them. I think im in the right audience.
We also had a bunch that was interested in the atlatl and Pugs your Canebreak was a big hit! It handled great! There was a girl and her grandpa that came out to check out the festivities and she had had some archery experience in school. She was about 12 or 13 years old. Anywayz she saw some Osage bows my friend made and wanted to shoot one. I just happen to have some abo arrows so she got to shooting and did pretty dang good. My friend offered to sell the bow to her (basically give it to her) but she didnt have any arrows to take home so I gave her a set of arrows. That girl was the happiest thing Ive seen in a long time! She carried her equipment around all weekend showing it off! That was good stuff right there! Im betting Ill see her next knap-in.
I did have to pick me up a new bow myself. Its glass backed and Osage with Purple heart tips. Cant wait to try it out. I have t make me some new arrows now. I just couldnt see the girl go home with a bow and no arrows.
and a cool but simple arrow rest.
I havent even used it yet but it is around 45 pounds says the maker. I do have a new set of arrows almost made but got to fletch them still.
Let me know when yall get that knife in. It looks like Mahogany Obsidian but might even have some gold or silver sheen to it! When you get it and can check it out in the sunlight im thinking you will be very impressed. The material looks common to Pacific northwest.
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Awesome thread. I tried my hand at flint knappinf, failed miserably. Some of the most amazing pieces I have seen were flint knapped needles super thin. Also there were some flint whale hunting harpoon tips that were just so long, complex and slender it was crazy.
Someone explained these long thin shapes have to be braced in wood while they are being knapped or it wouldn't be possible.
Someone explained these long thin shapes have to be braced in wood while they are being knapped or it wouldn't be possible.
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Hey Lapedog! You mean like these?
They are tri-facial Neolithic age stuff about the same time as the Danish daggers. Much of Europe were already into copper/bronze about that time but this style of knapping persisted beyond and is about some of the fanciest of knapping you will find with very few exceptions. What makes it difficult is the fact that most knapper try to get their flakes to run as far as possible to get thin blades for better performance. Its very hard to knap across a short distance without chipping off the adjacent edge. When you do that it is almost impossible to do the final edge sharpening.
Here is one I made as a replica of the ones above. Its a bit over six inches iirc?
And another unsuccessful attempt.
I do have a special block with leather pads I use to make them with.
They are tri-facial Neolithic age stuff about the same time as the Danish daggers. Much of Europe were already into copper/bronze about that time but this style of knapping persisted beyond and is about some of the fanciest of knapping you will find with very few exceptions. What makes it difficult is the fact that most knapper try to get their flakes to run as far as possible to get thin blades for better performance. Its very hard to knap across a short distance without chipping off the adjacent edge. When you do that it is almost impossible to do the final edge sharpening.
Here is one I made as a replica of the ones above. Its a bit over six inches iirc?
And another unsuccessful attempt.
I do have a special block with leather pads I use to make them with.