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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: Hood on March 15, 2008, 01:22:00 PM
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I want to say thanks for all the advice given.
I bought a blade and decided I would try to make a patch knife. I finished it up and have photos below. I would like to hear what you think I need to work on to make it look better. (I can take better pictures if you want to see some close ups).
I noticed in the pictures that the blade looks like it should be seated closer to the antler. I didn't notice that until I was done. In fact, the picture seems to exagerate the distance, but it still looks like it should be closer.
The antler had a brow tine on it, so I removed it as it seemed to be in the way. I tried to carve a deer track where the tine used to be, but I don't know if I really like it or not. Any suggestions on how I can do a better job carving the antler. I'm not real artistic and used a dremal tool.
I have no leather making skills at all and just put something together.
Anyway, if you have any advice I would appreciate it. Don't worry about being nice, I have pretty thick skin. If you don't like it, say so. I would rather have an honest opinion than false praise.
Anyway, thanks for looking.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Hood2/knifeB.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/Hood2/knifeA.jpg)
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Looks nice! Make another, the more you make the better you will get. :) Thats the thing about knifemaking, you will always find something that you could have done different or better.
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The blade should be in the antler all the way. Other then that it looks great.<><
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Heck no way....I like it I think thats one heck of a good looking knife there.bowdoc
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The more I look at it the more Ithink it is
fine the way it is,I can't really tell about
the carving
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Only criticism I'd make is the same as Frank. There shouldn't be a gap betweenthe blade & the bolster. Seat the handle a little further up the tang & you'd be great!
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Looks pretty good except for what you yourself pointed out,Very nice handle.
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Thanks Guys,
I was really disappointed when I noticed the blade wasn't seated correctly. I had drilled far enough in the antler, but I wanted to make a tight fit with the finger guard. I needed to tap it down further and didn't even realize it until afterwards. Oh well.