it's primitive throughout!
a nice little project comes to an end.......it's now waiting to skin something.
a nice little skinner.
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clinton miller
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a nice little skinner.
last sunday i started knapping a blade from a piece of mahogany obsidian and i finished it through the week. i also played around with a piece of buffulo horn to use for a handle. today i hafted the blade to the handle with pine pitch and sinew and made a little sheath from kangaroo hide that i tanned myself with wattle bark. it is stitched with sinew.
it's primitive throughout!
a nice little project comes to an end.......it's now waiting to skin something.
it's primitive throughout!
a nice little project comes to an end.......it's now waiting to skin something.
The degree of satisfaction gained from the accomplishment of a goal is directly proportional to the hardships and challenges overcome in order to achieve it.
border black douglas recurve 70# & 58# HEX6-H BB2 limbs
brigalow selfbow with rawhide string
border black douglas recurve 70# & 58# HEX6-H BB2 limbs
brigalow selfbow with rawhide string
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Guy Layton
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Re: a nice little skinner.
Clinton,
Mate, it looks fantastic...!
You are definitely getting knapping down to a fine art...!
I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with next....
Cheers Guy
Mate, it looks fantastic...!
You are definitely getting knapping down to a fine art...!
I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with next....
Cheers Guy
The broadhead used, regardless of how sharp, is no where as important as being able to place it in the correct spot....!
Re: a nice little skinner.
Very nice be good to see it with some blood on it. 
Cheers KIM
Cheers KIM
Re: a nice little skinner.
clinton i love your work. buff horn is so nice to work, and it almost looks too neat and smooth for the blade. you seem to have great control with the knapping.
two questions.
do you punch your stitching holes before stitching? what with?
are you going to put a more secure strap on it?
two questions.
do you punch your stitching holes before stitching? what with?
are you going to put a more secure strap on it?
...otis...
Re: a nice little skinner.
Hi Clinton,
Well done. Your knapping skills look first class.
If the knife loses its edge during usage can it be re knapped and if so can it be done more than once?
Cheers,
Daryl
Well done. Your knapping skills look first class.
If the knife loses its edge during usage can it be re knapped and if so can it be done more than once?
Cheers,
Daryl
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For a good bow twice paid for, is better than an ill bow once broken. [Ascham]
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” [Einstein]
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clinton miller
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Re: a nice little skinner.
otis- i'll try it the way it is. if it proves to come undone i'll change it.
i just drilled these hole with a small drill at high speed. i usually use a special tool to punch stitching holes but dad has that in his leather working kit back home in stanthorpe.
greybeard- yes, you can sharpen them. simply re abrade the edge and reflake the it again. there will be a point where it gets too thick and some major thinning would have to be done. it will wear out in time but it will give me great satisfaction long before then. it could live on as an arrow point maybe??
i just drilled these hole with a small drill at high speed. i usually use a special tool to punch stitching holes but dad has that in his leather working kit back home in stanthorpe.
greybeard- yes, you can sharpen them. simply re abrade the edge and reflake the it again. there will be a point where it gets too thick and some major thinning would have to be done. it will wear out in time but it will give me great satisfaction long before then. it could live on as an arrow point maybe??
The degree of satisfaction gained from the accomplishment of a goal is directly proportional to the hardships and challenges overcome in order to achieve it.
border black douglas recurve 70# & 58# HEX6-H BB2 limbs
brigalow selfbow with rawhide string
border black douglas recurve 70# & 58# HEX6-H BB2 limbs
brigalow selfbow with rawhide string