Post by trappingtime0 on Dec 30, 2014 19:50:08 GMT -5
very nice! Im getting ready to get back into make some now that season ends tomorrow and i will have nothing to do durring the long cold winter in the north woods
paddyg441
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Happy New Year !!!, "Hogkiller", excellent Craftsmanship, your work is the envy of many, wish I lived closer so I could view your production first hand, and most definitely make some purchases. . Karma Awarded !!!
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very nice! Im getting ready to get back into make some now that season ends tomorrow and i will have nothing to do durring the long cold winter in the north woods
Thank you trappingtime,,don't know what it is but the cold brings out the knife maker in me but it does.
hey paddy,,,i've shipped "camping implements" from MI to Australia,,don't be afraid to ask. And your post gives me a good idea to start a post of my own,,,from start to finish on a custom one of a kind cutter. Peace, hoggie
Last Edit: Dec 30, 2014 22:30:01 GMT -5 by hogkiller
nytrapper23
Global Moderator Swamptalker of the month 7/2013,12/2014
Very nice! Did you go through Jantz? I made one of the buffalo skinners and it makes the best beaver skinning knife I've found.
yankee,,never got blanks from Jants,,most new blanks i get are from Texas and Premium Knife. I do like the nice carbon steel buff skinners very much,,you can handle them as is or shape the blade(with lots of water and a slow grind) to whatever shape you want them.
Have you used superglue to seal the wood on your handles on any of your knives?
Good question bud and yes i have. I found after awhile it tends to break down after use,,though it sure polishes up to a high luster and makes the scales look sharp i prefer to use a liquid polyurathene nowadays,,each knife i do get's 8-10 coats of it or more if time allows and it polishes up almost as good as superglue and will last a couple years or more. My mentor Oupa in Australia used superglue to seal up pocket knives he refurbished and rehandled,,being dried Roo poop to aussie coins and copper he found laying around in the outback. Superglue works fine for a seal on knives as long as you got someone around to un-stick your fingers from the first few knife scales you do,,thank God for my wife and Daughter and fingernail polish remover.
yankeebushman
Swamptalker Extrordinaire Swamp Talker of the Month - 11/2015
Karma to ya YB,,nice work on the coco and cutler rivets. That 1095 steel holds a wicked mean edge,,as long as you remember to wipe it down and keep it dry.
And,,what you gonna do with that slab the knife's sitting on?
Last Edit: Jan 7, 2015 20:05:52 GMT -5 by hogkiller
Hey hogkiller you really made some beautiful knives there,in fact you got me looking at making some of my own.I spent an entire sat. afternoon watching videos on you tube and searching the net for more info.I'm a machinist by trade and we have some very cool machines that I can use at work so I could do some pretty cool things when needed.Thanks again
Happy New Year !!!, "Hogkiller", excellent Craftsmanship, your work is the envy of many, wish I lived closer so I could view your production first hand, and most definitely make some purchases. 
