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Raymond Richard

Raymond Richard

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Had a fellow wanting a deer shin bone handled knife done my old way and this is what I came up with. 4" 52100 blade, the usual wrought iron fittings and a premium deer shin bone for a handle. 8" overall.

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I like the way the handle is sleek up to the joint. Not a fan of bone or antler, but that's nice.

You be lucky...snowing in Boise this weekend :)
 
Very nice, I can't tell you how many deer shin bones I got rid of. Never thought of it as a handle. What is involved in working with it? Do you stabilize it?
 
Larry D. Davis said:
I like the way the handle is sleek up to the joint. Not a fan of bone or antler, but that's nice.

You be lucky...snowing in Boise this weekend :)
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Larry, Its been snowing here but to warm for it to stick. Not sure what to expect for tonight and tomorrow but its beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Fletch, I processed these bones around 10 years ago. There use to be a wild game processor close by so I use to go there and help myself with the bones. Trying to get the bone to color is not an exact science. I first tried Rite Dye with little change, then PP, and I still think I had the best results with leather dye. These bones also survived my shop fire and I think they picked up some color from all the smoke. I also tried thinned done urethane in a vacuum which I think helped some. When I cleaned the bones I did them in a big pot on a camp fire with TSP. I'd probably been better off just letting mother nature do the cleaning. The boiling forces the fat into the bone and I'm sure the fat also helps stop the coloring.
 
I like that one a lot! The fittings look really cool and what clean lines on the blade. Nice knife:thumbup:
 
As always, really gorgeous knife Ray. Thanks for the pics.
 
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