Hoss: Big Man with a Big Heart

[Ron Kelley]

Many Thanks for these beautiful gifts Hoss!!! Hoss gave me 8 awesome handle blanks. This is going to be fun. I just sanded the saw marks off of one face so you can see the beautiful woods: 2 Bocote, 2 Goncalo Alves, and 4 Thuya Burl. These will give my knife handles the WOW factor.

[smbore]

Excellent.

[Jon E. Busch]

I like the "knotty" ones the best...

[cgode]

Now you need some cool lithics …. You already have them but who couldn’t use more…🤣🤣
cool gift Hoss!!

[Ron Kelley]

That's the conformation I needed. :-) There was no name on the HUGE box.

[cgode]

You know what they say…go big or go home!
Wear gloves and eye pro….I assume no liability!!

[Ron Kelley]

You're right Chris: Cut resistant gloves and safety glasses are a must when I knap this beautiful Obsidian.

[Narrow Way Knapper]

Sweeeeeet! I think you’re going to be busy for a while Ron. 😁

[Ron Kelley]

Can you imagine a big Mahogany Blade on one of these? Wink Wink

[cgode]

That mahogany obsidian is a pretty cool lithic…would look pretty awesome on one of those!

[Narrow Way Knapper]

I don’t think I’ll need to imagine for long. 😉

[Ron Kelley]

I can't stop looking at these: I just took another picture.

[Fla.Hillbilly]

the birds eye grain is my favorite. I will get that coral material in mail ASAP.

[UpNorth]

Way cool Hoss.
and those will make some wicked knives, Ron.
let me know if you can spare one Ron~♨️~

[Ron Kelley]

You know I will Brad. I'm working on something else for OnewiththewilD right now so it may take me a little while.

[UpNorth]

Bingo.
A pipe or two for one of them…👍

[Kyflintguy]

Geez it's Christmas in the U.P! Those are beautiful handle blanks!

[Hoss]

Happy to help you feed your hobby Ron.

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks again Hoss. I made a knife with one of the Burl. I'll get pictures tomorrow.

[Tenoch]

Nice, they are on good skill hands

[Cecilia]

Wow. This is not something I’ve thought about.

Half my floors stone, other half wood. I have great appreciation for both. And I do have old metal knife my grandpa made with wooden handle. I will look at it differently.