Nice looking knife Graydog. Well done. I have a friend that makes his own carving knives from jig saw blades
I've Been Busy
I have been busy, but not at making walking sticks. Electrical problem with our distiller and the golf cart needed new batteries. The gas oven quit and thanks to OSHA, an electric switch activated by a mercury filled tube is now obsolete (mercury is dangerous, they say). The main burner valve is also obsolete since you cannot operate it (safely) without the mercury switch. I had to get the front suspension tie rods replaced on my pickup truck ad buy two new tires.
The good news is I have been wanting to try to make a new knife using a worn out Sawzall blade and inlay a piece of turquoise into the end of deer antler handle, and I got that done.
The first knife I made and inset 2 pieces of turquoise was very difficult and time consuming. When i made it, I ground down a stone and then used a milling machine to cut a shallow hole to fit the stone. I dawned on me that it might be easier to drill the hole first and then dress the stone to fit the hole. That worked great and making the complete knife took only about one hour.
The reason I am mentioning that here is that the same thing could be done on a walking stick. I am attaching photos of the Sawzall bladed knife. Hope this helps someone.
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The good news is I have been wanting to try to make a new knife using a worn out Sawzall blade and inlay a piece of turquoise into the end of deer antler handle, and I got that done.
The first knife I made and inset 2 pieces of turquoise was very difficult and time consuming. When i made it, I ground down a stone and then used a milling machine to cut a shallow hole to fit the stone. I dawned on me that it might be easier to drill the hole first and then dress the stone to fit the hole. That worked great and making the complete knife took only about one hour.
The reason I am mentioning that here is that the same thing could be done on a walking stick. I am attaching photos of the Sawzall bladed knife. Hope this helps someone.
Click on thumbnail & then hit back button to get back here. If you hit the delete button, you will lose this page (at least I did).
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