Couple new knives finished

[high country]

Making me want to work a piece a friend gave me....very cool.

[Huntbear]

Damn buddy, did not know you were that talented.   Love the stone knives with horn handles.  They look awesome.   

[carpsniperg2]

Is that synthetic sinew holding on the blade?

Yes that is correct, real sinew is a lot harder to work with when making these knives, the synthetic let's me wrap it tighter and has a better finished look to it.

Thanks for all the compliments guys I am no master of this craft and still have a lot to learn. Plus only doing it in the winter when I have time does not help. I sent some pictures to a knapper known around the world and he said they looked great. He then asked how long I had been knapping. I told him a couple of months out of the last 3 years. So like 6 months total and he was blown away. That was a huge compliment and made me realize I am a little better then I give myself credit for, but not much

[NRA4LIFE]

Matt, those are cool.  You are correct about obsidian.  If I remember correctly from my college work on the subject, obsidian is one of the substances that can form a monomolecular edge.  Basically the sharpest objects possible.

[carpsniperg2]

Yes that is 100% right. I have showed people that did not think it was as Sharp as steel, how Sharp it is. I will take a brand new broadhead and yet to shave with it. Then I will take a piece of obsidianand try to shave with it. The obsidian will always win LOL. One must be very careful when working with it. I have been cut several times, even using gloves. Another thing is I ware a mask when knapping. The silica dust is harmful if to much of it gets into the lungs. So always have ventilation and or a mask.

[JODakota]

Is that synthetic sinew holding on the blade?

Yes that is correct, real sinew is a lot harder to work with when making these knives, the synthetic let's me wrap it tighter and has a better finished look to it.

Yea I know what you mean. I make arrows and I used to use synthetic and still do when the real stuff isn't readily available. But when the real stuff hardens up man its hard like glue. Very hard to beat. But man you have some knapping skills! Beautiful work!

[carpsniperg2]

Thank you very much. I have used the real stuff as well and do agree with you. I will be using the real stuff on some arrows I make this year with my stone points I plan to hunt something with. It will be my arrow with feathers from a couple turkeys I have killed. Along with a stone tip I have made and a long bow a good friend is making for me. It has been a dream of mine since I was old enough to shoot a bow. I am getting proficient in the art of knapping and feel I can make a stone head that will cleanly take any animal I shoot.

[JODakota]

Man that would be such an awesome feeling using your own homemade bow and arrows to take down another animal butcher, process and cook the what you kill. I don't think there could be more satisfaction in a hunt. I need to start doing that again. My life has been going about 900 miles an hour for the past year with getting out of the service, xmas, Wedding(Next week) and starting school. Lol but seeing this thread resparked my interest in this.! Thanks again for sharing.

[carpsniperg2]

No prob! Always happy to share

[bigdave]

Hey Carp.......where do you get your obsidian?

[carpsniperg2]

I buy a lot of my stuff off of ebay. I need to make a trip or 2 down to the glass buttes in oregon and get some. Ebay has some great stuff and very fair prices if you know what you are looking for.