Don A Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Our living history group at Ft. Loudoun does a gift exchange every year. Here's one I made for one of the guys. It is based on the typical "trade knife" profile, but it is a bit fancier than most trade pieces would have been. Not sure what to call it, but it seems to fit the period. Photo 1 It is an old file, forged to shape, finished with files and sanded to 800grit. Photo 2 The bolsters are poured pewter. The pins are 10p nails. The slabs are local black walnut. Photo 3 The sheath is just veg tan leather dyed with Esquire shoe polish. My camera is pretty lame, but you get the idea. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete46 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Man, That Is Fine!!!!!!!!! I Use To Talk About Women Like That. DANG BUT, I'm Old.:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Don, GREAT WORK! You make a couple of those and sell them off, you will be able to get a nicely setup KMG(connecting to the other thread). i like how the bolster comes up on the blade like that, very different and it looks nice. Gorgeous wood on there too. Great blade shape, looks like a great knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don A Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Thanks fellers. I have never sold a knife before, but I have given away several. I have received enough positive feedback from the give-aways that I wouldn't be ashamed to sell one. What I lack is the discipline to make a few simply for the sake of having them on hand. I generally will get bogged down with other stuff until I get in a situation where I have to get one made. Maybe I work better under pressure? Anyhow, that'll do for a good New Year's resolution... "More Productive in '08" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Reminds me of the scalping style knives popular on the frontier. Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegodlesky Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Nice clean work, Don. That will go over big with the reenactors. bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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