This is one I just finished up for a Christmas gift for the husband of our sons' baby-sitter. When I first started tinkering with knife building he dug through his shed and found me a sawblade to use. Plus, he's been like a grandfather to my boys, so I wanted to do something nice for him. He's not a hunter, but he's really into horses, so I thought a frontier/cowboy style knife and sheath would be good. Here's what I came up with. Saw steel, with maple scales and rawhide wrap, and a rawhide over veggie tan sheath.
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Very nice knife and wonderful sentiment to go with it.
I agree with razorback. Nice.
X3. Nice. Has a rustic appeal.
Chris
Thank you, guys. I appreciate it.
I like it! Nice work all the way around.
Steve
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