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Title: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: RRock on August 06, 2009, 01:41:00 PM

Okay, your all saying "how did he get a Tippit blade". The Tippit blade was donated by Jeff for the largest bear taken at the Bear Quest II last year. The bear leg bone was, well, from the leg of the bear that was the biggest. My question is "what do I do now?". I want to use the leg bone to make scales for the blade and don't have the foggiest idea where to start. How do I prep the bone, etc. Any and all help will be extremely appreciated. I don't want to screw up either one.  Thanks

Title: Re: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: skullworks on August 06, 2009, 02:06:00 PM

Can you take a picture of the blade and bone and post it? That might help with giving us some idea of what you have to work with.

Title: Re: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: RRock on August 06, 2009, 04:45:00 PM

Don't have a camera at this time, but I'll see what I can do over the weekend.

Title: Re: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: skullworks on August 06, 2009, 04:55:00 PM

If the bone is thick enough I would suggest cutting it down the middle to make the scales. I would make sure it was dry to hopefully avoid much warping. I was just wondering if there would be a void left where the marrow was in the bone.

Title: Re: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: tippit on August 07, 2009, 08:25:00 AM

Matt, I think that tippit knife for the biggest bear is probably not suitable to slab Stuby's calloused leg bone.  It makes more sense to make a blade especially for that bone.  

So I'll make you a deal   :)  

1)  You donate the knife for the biggest bear back to next years ST Judes Auction.

2) Send me Stubby's bone and I'll make you a specific knife for that bone. Not necessarily like this but probably using that bone whole.  It is a straight bone so some type of straight blade would look nice...tippit

My knife from Stubby's Ulna.  Matt has the larger Radius with the callous end.

   (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Knives/PrimativeStyleKnives006.jpg)

Title: Re: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: tippit on August 07, 2009, 08:31:00 AM

I didn't make this blade...but It was my Inspiration for my Stubby Knife and this years St Judes Knife...Doc

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Knives/Bonehandle-2.jpg)

Title: Re: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: skullworks on August 07, 2009, 10:31:00 AM

Sounds like a deal!!!!!

Title: Re: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: RRock on August 07, 2009, 12:58:00 PM

Doc, You've got a deal. Tell me where to send Stubby's leg bone.  Thank you.  Matt

Title: Re: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: tippit on August 07, 2009, 01:26:00 PM

PMd you Matt  :)

Title: Re: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: d. ward on August 07, 2009, 07:19:00 PM

Doc you rock dude thats pretty cool.You da man this week for sure.bd

Title: Re: A piece of Bear leg bone and a Tippit blade
Post by: Steve Nuckels on August 07, 2009, 09:05:00 PM

Jeff, you are the man!

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