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So, a while back I offered to make up a knife to give as a second place prize in the skills competition happening over on BCUSA. To be honest, I tossed four designs around for about a month and I landed on this one. I think it turned out pretty well. (Sorry if the pics are fuzzy. Wife has...
PRKL, I like those knives very much. Nice work on them. goodjob
I like to thump around with this one...
in its neck sheath...
Sometimes I take this big guy along. It'll take a thumping. :D It weighs nearly as much as my axe though so... usually not.
Joel
It's pretty straight forward as I remember it:
1. Clean and skin.
2. Quarter
3. Soak in saltwater until they turn white (refrig :D)
4. Pan fry with some shortening
4a. Pull from bones if you want to, eat like chicken if not
5. Use grease and make gravy, season to taste
6. Serve over...
The guys over here at Tandy Leather sold me this stuff called Gum Triganth that basically causes the fibers to expand and then you burnish it like crazy. Makes a really nice edge on the sheaths I have done. Be advised though... do it after you dye or things will look odd. :D Hope it helps...
Thanks for the welcome guys. Looking forward to digging around a bit more.
Thanks Pete. I like them but then, I am still learning so... some are good and a lot are in a box in the shop, shaped like mistakes. :D
Thanks. Ohio is a pretty nice place. I like it quite a bit. Stop on by...
Hi all. I just wanted to drop a note and say hey and tell you what a nice site you guys have here. Good stuff, worth reading all over the place. Looking forward to hanging around. Take care,
Joel
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