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Originally Posted by Shark Bait
I had it shipped to me from CONUS. I have to say that your skills surpass mine by quite a bit. I have not made anything as pretty as your knife blades. Good work!
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SB...your point looks good, Sir. Keep up the good work...practice, practice, practice! Raking and abrading the edges after each pass down a side before taking another series of flakes off is important. The material appears to be obsidian or dacite. PM me if you could use some dacite.
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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
Great pics and amazing work! This is something I am going to attempt as soon as the temp drops below 125 here in Arizona...
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TS...thanks for the kind words. Don't "attempt" it....DO IT! A man of your talents can master it quickly!
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Originally Posted by Barbarian
Very nice. Did you use modern tools on the handle, or no?
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Barbarian....I used a Dremel tool...the lettering is a little irregular because of being a FOG with a shaky right hand. I'm not sure, but 30 plus years of knapping may have screwed-up the nerves in my right arm.
Back to the original topic of field expedient edged tools....Bone from large animal such a deer, elk, etc.,....ribs and legs (split) can be ground to an edge. Rib bones can be serrated by abrading with an angular stone. River cane or bamboo, if available, can be made into a "split cane knife". The edge will slice flesh and a fire-hardened tip will penetrate deer hide. The Southeastern Indians used split-cane knives for offensive-defensive weapon and for scalp removal.
A few more pics and I'm out...
#4 is a small Clovis, fluted both sides. #5...the miniature Danish dagger is my personal neck knife.
Carl