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I needed something different to do and stone knapping fits the bill, although winter is not the best time to start the learning curve.
So I bought a few blades from a very good maker and put them together. White tail handles, leg bone and antler, tied with real sinue then wrapped in rawhide. The blades are banded and mahogany obsidian.

Best regards

Robin


 
Can't get much more traditional than that and still be called a knife! Anything older is called a "sharp piece of rock".
 
WOW Robin, if that's your learning curve I can't imagine once you become proficient at it:eek:

Stunning knives/works of art my friend:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Really really nice. Someone beat me to saying they were quite traditional on the first post.

What did you stain the handles with?
 
All one can say is , excellent. You jump out of hiding in the woods attack me with those knives and I would die because I would be looking at the quality of the knife......My favorite is the last one pictured........300
 
300Bucks said:
All one can say is , excellent. You jump out of hiding in the woods attack me with those knives and I would die because I would be looking at the quality of the knife......My favorite is the last one pictured........300
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:eek::D
 
WOW! That is just the coolest thing I've seen in a long time! Talk about getting back to the basics of the knifemaker's art!

Well done, Sir!
 
Yeah! That's really traditional and beautiful. Nice work.:thumbup:

I've tried snapping, and it's a difficult and frustration art. I got a nice little 2 inch blade about 3/4 done, was flaking the final eye, and it just cracked in half. JUst a tiny bit too much pressure with that deer antler. I did a primal scream.

Watch out for those little flying flakes, they cut.
 
How brittle is the finished knife? I'm guessing they didn't.t clash their blades together much in an obsidian knife fight.
But beautiful certainly.
 
Those are beautiful. I have never used a stone knife but I sure appreciate the skill it takes to make one. I know some fellows that use flint and obsidian arrow heads for hunting. That's on my to do list also. For now I use steel on my arrows and knives but I may have to try stone someday. Thanks for sharing them with us Robin.

Chris
 
I was at a Pow Wow once and a flintknapper had a sign which said..
"I used to be a kidnapper till I discovered flint."
 
Wow, those are really striking Robin! :eek: incredible work :thumbup:
 
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