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Sarge you are an artist :thumbup:...and a practical one at that:)

Jake
 
Rusty old files, antlers, and bones. Points on them little scrams sharp enough for you Duck? :D

Hmmm, 8th century Norse, 15th century English, 19th century Scottish, and 21st century, uh, Wisconsan? :rolleyes:

Just started on the scabbard, have it done here shortly.

Sarge
 
Sylvrfalcn said:
Rusty old files, antlers, and bones. Points on them little scrams sharp enough for you Duck? :D

Hmmm, 8th century Norse, 15th century English, 19th century Scottish, and 21st century, uh, Wisconsan? :rolleyes:

Just started on the scabbard, have it done here shortly.

Sarge
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Ouuuuu... Seax's... Nice...
Just make sure to make the sheaths so the sharp edge goes UP and not down like the ones that come with the HI ones!!! The retaining strap does not even DO anthing because it is excatly the same width as the mouth of the sheath.:confused:
 
It's good to see THE DUCK around here. Even if it is just to hassle Sarge. ;)

Nice work bud.

Steve
 
I ain't skeered of that moulting, flea infested, one legged dancing girl fondling, cave dwelling, web toed, khukuri toting duck. Only way to aggravate him is to try and steal one of his Durbas, or else slip up and tell somebody what a good guy he actually is. Oh, that riles him up good, can't stand it, threatens to sic the nightstalkers on me. Bwaaaa :p

Sarge
 
I really like the top one and the one on the right in that group photo. Look like really good steak knives. :thumbup:
 
Good eye Bob, though carried and used for other things, the most common use for those knives would have been as eating utensils. They're based on 15th century English examples from the book "Knives and Scabbards" published by the Museum of London.
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Sarge
 
15th Century England huh, I'd never have guessed where or when that design came about. It is just pure function, so it seems timeless. I have often looked at steak knives and thought about carrying one. Just get a Henckles or Whustof and have sheath made for it, y'know. Like those Gaucho knives from Argentina look like French Chef knives in a way. They are thicker in the spine from what I understand, but the shape is basically the same. That blade shape is useful as can be, but we don't think of them as camp knives in this country. The same way we don't think the steak knife is a utility knife, but it is.
 
Gaucho knives? Gaucho knives? Fire up the asado and break out the chimichurri sauce, how'd you know I have a weakness for the steel from Tandil?

Seriously Bob, might want to give these folks a look if you're into that sort of stuff http://www.gauchogourmet.com/

Sarge
 
All done and ready for fun, hair popping sharp and good to go. Very satisfying project, hats off to Kismet for coming up with a great design. Now it's time to go field test my "Sarge spec" KPH. :D :thumbup:

Sarge
 
Sarge,
Listen you LARD****,Army wannabe,I can hobble faster than YOU can run!Since you asked!!BEFORE ,you got INSULTING :DKnife on the left(orig.with the Scots)is ok,knife at the top(GAUCHO type)& to the right(as you face the pic.your right arm is the one you write with)THAT knife!! Well those are decent,they jusst might do!At least you learned how to put a point & edge on them!LOL!Cheez being away sure ain't given you a pleasing disposition.Let me see,still trying to shoot a bow,trying to learn how to shave with a straight razor & still trying to rile me!! YOU are as bad as that NDN!!
THE DUCK! :cool:
 
Now see here my fine feathered fowl, you might want to take a look at some of my "duck hunting" knives. :p
Top to bottom; 15th Century English ballock dagger, 9" blade, curly maple handle, 13th century English quillon dagger, French boxwood handle, 18th century French capouchadou (peasant dagger from Aveyron region), ash handle with steel ferrule. All ground from old files, and needle sharp, just right for skewering ducks that are trying to "out hobble" me. :eek: :D :thumbup:

By the way, my retirement gift to myself was a very nice Thiers Issard razor. Sweet piece of craftsmanship, but it doesn't shave any better than that good old Henckels. I do, however, have a Civil War era Wade and Butcher that's a real piece of work. Kind of spooks me a bit knowing I'm shaving with a dead man's razor. Ah he&&, reckon he don't need it anymore. :)

Sarge
 
Having knocked around the Amazon a good bit, including drainages in Peru and S.W. Colombia, I can advise that plant names like Ipe and Ite are similar enough to be (and most probably are ) the same wood, just regional or tribal pronunciation differences. At the time, I was too busy getting shot at to spend a lot of time studying the wood.....wish I could go back with some selected students today.
 
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