That ain't no Sgian Dubh

Sylvrfalcn

Sylvrfalcn

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Don't know what you'd call it, reckon I call it a boot knife. Handle is ash, with a thick walled brass ferrule (pipe fitting). File steel blade is 5 1/2", single edged, and "pointy". Starting to carve them silly round handles with the rings more raised and pronounced. Give's a feller plenty of "traction". ;)

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Sarge
 

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It looks like a knife to me. You're carving the handles by hand?

Sweet. Gotta sheath?

Andy
 
aproy1101 said:
It looks like a knife to me. You're carving the handles by hand?

Sweet. Gotta sheath?

Andy
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Yessir ;)

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See I knew to ask. We got an extra pic out of you...
 
Bri in Chi said:
So, Sarge, you figured out how to turn yourself into a lathe. It ain't easy, is it?
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Holding and turning both ends with his hands is no trouble, but getting the angle of his teeth right....Now, THAT'S the talent!!!
 
Real nice. I can see there's a lot of room to experiment with that kind of design.
All your finish coatings are even. I wonder how you and Steve do that so consistantly?


munk
 
Bri in Chi said:
So, Sarge, you figured out how to turn yourself into a lathe. It ain't easy, is it?
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That there ain't no tricky bit of whittlin'. I used to whittle them wooden chains and balls in boxes, 'til I figured out there wasn't much you could do with 'em. I use a fine cut, narrow kerf, jigsaw blade mounted to a handle to cut in the rings, then just whittle and sand the contours as I like. Have to look close to see the imperfections, but in a way I'm glad they're there. ;)

Sarge
 
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