Useless Spear Reborn

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church&son

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This one started as a single sided spear. Yea, I know, WHY? A fellow wanted it because of legalities in the state he resides in. So I made it and he was a no-show when done. And I hated it and vowed never to make anything else I didn’t like. BUT, I liked the sheath, the pocket in front was for a frog gig, so I tossed the spear on my table and looked at it a while. The more I looked, the more I thought of old Hudson Bay Roach Bellies. I have an original and it’s like a steak knife with attitude. And I’ve yet to see one with a socket handle. So I threw that useless spear back in the forge and this is what I ended up with;

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But I had that frog gig pocket and I love stubby skinners and so I made a socket handled skinner to fit the sheath.

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Both are from a horse drawn turning plow. Iron was heat and beat on charcoal, quenched in brine. All hammer and file work. Handles are wrapped with shellacked hemp twine. Sheath is from vinageroon dyed veg-tanned scraps and the tie on rings are wrought iron nails. Also has a belt loop.

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Roach Belly is 11.5″ overall with 6″ sharp
Stubby is 5.5″ with 2.75″ sharp
Scattergun is a LeFever, 1943 20 gauge S/S

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I like the way this set turned out. Maybe we should made the sheaths first!......Randy
 
I'm sorry to say this Randy but i think i love this a lot more than other Churchies.Maybe i see a lot of use in it for myself.
That small knife could earn "cute" for that size but i don't want to sound too happy.
 
I wish I could take things I don't like and turn them into stuff like this. I love it. You have an imagination and the skill to turn your visions into reality. Great work Randy! Howard
 
When i stop and think about all the old farm implement's that i've cut up and scrapped,i think of you Randy-you would have had a pick-a-nic
 
Thankfully I haven't cut that kinda stuff up yet, but. . .I have recently been alerted to a supply of old farm equipment that is free for the taking from a friends farm turned brewery. . .

. . .YEAH!!! Hope to be following in your footsteps soon Randy!

Thanks for the inspiration and keep those gorgeous pieces coming!!!
 
Thanks Gentlemen, those old farmsites are getting harder to find and with the price of recycled steel up there is a lot of stuff being pulled out of the weeds for scrap.I recently found a truck/tractor junkyard that was closed in 1950 and got to go threw it ahead of the scrap people. Turned up enough old steel to last me for years no more than I forge.Small farms are about a thing of the past. Kinda sad. .....Randy
 
church&son said:
Small farms are about a thing of the past. Kinda sad. .....Randy
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A little off topic, but up my way at least they're making a come-back. Pretty big farmer's markets around here. It just doesn't get much better than a rack of locally-raised ribs. :):thumbup:
 
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