Decided to try my hand at kife building and make some Christmas presents. This is what I have came up with. Still have to finish the sheaths for the last three but they should be ready to wrap by the middle of the week.
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Nice,I'm going to start hopefully.
I hope Santa remembers my Helle kit...Nice work.
I wrote Santa :bigsmyl: :pray:
Well after getting some info from my fellow tradgangers, thanks Shell, I finished up my neck knife sheath. I co-worker made the bead pattern for me. I think I will take it out tommorow and see if I can't get some blood on it. Merry Christmas everyone.
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Nice job,SWP. Is that cocobolo that you alternated with the osage?
I made a Christmas present for my Goddaughter using the Helle Odel and part of an antler from a deer I killed a couple of years ago. I braintanned the hide and covered a leather sheath with some of the hide. Here is how that one came out:
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Here is that knife in its sheath:
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj259/Smilingg_2007/IMG_0448.jpg)
The handle is osage and rosewood. George, I love that antler handle! I am afraid that this little knife building experiment is going to make me want to keep trying my hand at it, I may make Mike and Jason's frequent customer list if I am not careful.
Scott--I am an addict, having done about a dozen now. I got my first from Bob, then Chad, now Mike and Jason--great guys, all.
Those Helle knives are so sharp I keep cutting my shadow with them.
Merry Christmas and thanks for the beautiful, inspiring photos...