rescued from the debitage pile

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

with summer just around the corner and knapp ins coming i need to get stuff made to put on display and try to sell.

so today i got a couple more knives made up today.both blades were material i rescued from my debitage pile.

one is texas rootbeer the other is pederinales (sp?)
white tail antler for the handles.

i think they turned out pretty good for waste flakes

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Tim, Real nice work on the two knives.

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks Ron.

the pedernales was the first one i did today
it was just a waste flake i grabbed to warm up on with no expectations
it was a pretty gnarly piece and i was surprised it worked out.

i guess its true what they say. even blind squirrel finds a nut every now and again lol

[Hoss]

Nice work Tim Love that rootbeer one. Are you using epoxy to haft these?

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks Hoss
yes i am using two part epoxy on these.

when i do a primitive looking knife i use pine pitch and sinew
but people tend to like the ones with epoxy more so than the primitive ones

so i make what people are more willing to spend their money on

[BabaORiley]

Those are real nice knives man...

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks BabaORiley

by the way,love your screen name

[Havenhunter]

Very handsome knives.

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks havenhunter

[Scorpion68]

Those are really nice Tim. Really professional work. If I were buying I'd prefer the traditional hafting cause it looks more historic.

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks Chuck

i too prefer the traditional method of hafting

but think most folks dont like the fact that pitch gets soft in heat and sinew gets soft when wet

i have thought about adding charcoal powder to the epoxy to give it that traditional look
but when i inlet the antler to fit the blade you can barely see a gap on most of them
and i cant stand artificial sinew,uglier than snot on a door knob

[JoshinMO]

Nice Tim! Can You show any of The pine pitch with sinew hafted ones?

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks Josh. ya i will get some pics this weekend of the ones i currently have and post them

[2ndoldman]

Those are more than just good Tim. If I saw those in your booth I would pay up for them.

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

thanks Bruce

[rock ON.]

I really like the knives you make and was wondering is that something that you would be able to sell to me and ship to Ontario Canada or would that be a problem with customs due to the deer antler and the C.W.D. issue.

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

im not sure how that would work.i do know shipping to canada is a bit expensive.
my brother works for the USPS,i will ask if he knows anything about that

[rock ON.]

Thanks let me know what you find out.