Making a Swamp spear with a small knife !

[pitdog]

I took out one of my smallest fixed blades today and decided to put it to work making a swamp spear for getting frogs,fish, snakes etc !

I used the knife beaver style to get my spear shaft:

By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-28

I then battoned the little blade to make my two cross splits:

By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-28

I then split up some Cedar root to make some cordage:

By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-28

Here she is all sharpened and finished up, I actually think some tasks such as this are easier with a smaller blade !

By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-28

Now to wait by the swamp till a poor frog comes along !

By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-28

 

[JK Knives]

Pretty neat spear! :thumbup:

 

[silverbullets]

nice work, now go kill something with it :thumbup:

 

[tknife]

Cool I like that type of spear. Quick to make, and useful!

 

[TheGame]

I made something similar a few days ago. Just used 550 and not natural cordage. Pretty fun to make.

:thumbup:

 

[Moosez45]

I always get a big smile readin' your posts pit. I like that cedar cordage too, I been practicing my bark cordage, um, yeah, not so good yet. Either way, that pic of the "waiting" is still making me chuckle. Good stuffe, brother, good stuff. Moose

 

[ChapmanPreferred]

Nice work!

 

[s7brad]

Nice job, bro. I'm thinkin frog legs tonight! I like makin those kinda spears, too. Never tried natural cordage

 

[mtnfolk mike]

great stuff Pit..:thumbup:

 

[beef]

Nice job. That looks like a good fat handle on the knife too.

 

[SouthernCross]

G'day Pit

By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-28

I take it by the thickness of the prongs & lack of barbs, your intending to pin the target to the botton & use your hands to secure it to the spear when you lift it out of the water?




Kind regards
Mick

 

[Carolina River Rat]

If you happen to see something looks like this swimming in your swamp, don't spear it, please.

 

[Shotgun]

Nice. I especially like that you did it with natural cordage. Remind me, what's the length of that blade again?

 

[halo2]

Very nice work!

 

[pitdog]

Nice. I especially like that you did it with natural cordage. Remind me, what's the length of that blade again?

3" I think, it's exactly the same size as a standard Vic SAK.

 

[pitdog]

G'day Pit

I take it by the thickness of the prongs & lack of barbs, your intending to pin the target to the botton & use your hands to secure it to the spear when you lift it out of the water?

Kind regards
Mick

I guess so Mick, I've not yet found any frogs when I have a spear made !