Out with the old...in with the new....

[Wild Rose]

Years that is........
the last of 2009
Convertible neck or belt sheath with a coyote jawbone knife and lots of fooferaw - blade by mi old compadre Gib G....

the first of 2010....
Scalper knife by me with rawhide covered antler handle and rahide covered sheath with a few beads and iron tacks....

A "simple" (for me that is) Mexican Loop sheath for an original Sheffield Bowie.....

Customers knife with a rawhide covered sheath, braintan fringe, silver concho, brass tacks, and a hand laced cuff....

 

[birdog4]

Very attractive Chuck! And interesting too!!

 

[R.C.Reichert]

Those knives and sheaths look awesome! How do you get such a nice deep antique look on your blades?

 

[chris609]

Cool looking stuff. Love those old guns too.

 

[indian george]

:thumbup:Coooool!!!!!!:thumbup:

 

[joe sangster]

Beautiful , Chuck ! When are you coming out with your next CD ?

Joe

 

[Wade Jones]

Amazing work!
That Jaw bone handle is really interesting too.

All top notch stuff!

 

[Allen Newberry]

Pretty stinkin cool!

 

[Fletch Helical]

I can't really say anything else other than WOW!!! :thumbup:

 

[Anthony Chaney]

Always love your work, buddy. How you been lately?

 

[JasonSCarter]

Awesome Work Man

 

[Mark Knapp]

Another fine example of why we love this stuff, so many directions to go, so many facets of the art. Truly gorgeous.

 

[johnggrg]

Those are really nice knives! Thank you for sharring

 

[Wild Rose]

Thanks all and hope it helps inspire!

How do you get such a nice deep antique look on your blades?

RC - I coat the blade (or whatever iron/steel part I'm doing) with Birchwood Casey's Super Blue, let dry, and then suspend the blade point down (I use a piece of capped off plastic sewer pipe as a container) in household bleach for 5 minute intervals until I get the look I want. Between dips I scrub back with 3/0 steel wool and hot soapy water. Re-apply and re-dip if need be. Final finish is then hand rubbed with oil and 320 or 440 grit paper. As always it's good to practice on scrap if possible, and once you learn how the method works on particular types of steel you can lengthen or shorten the times as need be. Look thorugh my website and you can see the variations of this etch on my knives. Fresh bleach speeds the etch - I usually after each blade, but have used it for two blades when being done one after the other with no lag time.

WARNING: Mixing a base (bleach) and an acid (Super Blue) is dangerous - NEVER mix the two liquids together.
The Super Blue wiped on the blade and let dry than dipped is less dangerous, but the fumes can still be bad so do in a VERY well ventilated are - I use a fan on high blowing across the bleach container and an exhaust fan. I wipe the blue on the blade and keep the blue well away from the bleach container. Wear a GOOD mask with a chlorine gas rated filter and chemical rated gloves. With these precautions this method can be used successfully without problems.

When are you coming out with your next CD ?

Joe - we're on the schedule to film sometime after Blade Show. The plan is to do one on frontier style sheaths, including basic beadwork, and another on cowboy cartridge belts.

How you been lately?

Considering continued health problems and currently 4 feet of snow not too bad! Hanging in there anyway........thanks for asking :thumbup:

 

[J.Marsillo]

Fantastic Chuck!!! Note to self...hold crosshairs away from coyotes head...