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Started by akaboomer, May 03, 2011, 06:58:00 PM

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akaboomer

So here is my second attempt at knife making. I forged this under Lin's supervision out of 1084. Then filed it till it was ready to heat treat. Got back with Lin for the heat treat. Dressed in it stainless, brass and buckeye burl.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5188/5685427076_d570c907ba.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5684862253_df4e4d371e.jpg
Sorry for the poor qaulity pics. All I have is my cell for pics.

akaboomer

Thanks again, Lin, for all the help and assistance

GWV

Looks nice!  One of these days I might have to give it a try.

dakota tim

Looks like a RHEA knife
What was big was not the antlers, but the chance. What was full was not the meatpole but the memory of the hunt.    --Aldo Leopold

amar911

Darn fine knife!

Allan
TGMM Family of the Bow

Lin Rhea

You did it Chris. Good eye and elbow grease.

"We dont rent pigs." Augustus McCrae
ABS Master Bladesmith
TGMM Family of the Bow
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Doug Campbell

Nutin wrong with that  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Life is wonderful in Montana!!
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JMR

Great job that is awesome. Gotta love buckeye Burl.

Kevin Evans

That's an amazing second knife!
Really good profile.   :thumbsup:
Pends you live in Benton take it over to Chucks
and let him take pic.LOL

L. Harris

Beautiful knife!!! And that's just your second one?? Wow!
Traditional Bowhunting: Cunning and stealth, not gadgets and gizmos!

MTArrowLauncher

That is a looker, I love buckets biel. Great job

Fin
>>>---TGMM Family of the Bow--->

akaboomer

Thanks for the complements guys.
dakota tim, Lin is the biggest influence I have in knife making so thats a huge complement. However proud of it I am I have a long way to go to get to the level where mine are as good as Lin's.

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