I just finished reading the 5 pages of posts on my "I'm Gone" thread. You people are truly amazing! Never could I imagine that much support for a grumpy old man like me. I am deeply touched and cannot tell you how much it means to me.
I am venturing back here but will be awful cautious and carefull. Don't know how it will go. If I start to get the nasty grams again I will find a way to deal with it on my own terms. I will not make names public information nor bother the administration here.
So anyway off to a better topic. My one way of dealing with stress and flushing my mind of the crappy stuff is to work in my shop. So that's what I've been doing. Plus I don't sleep much at night so I get lots of hours in doing "stuff" Thought about all the suggestions for knife styles I get and decided to try and make something that seems to be a favorite of a lot of people. I took a piece of 1095 steel and hacked out my interpetation of the old Schrade Sharpfinger. Don't know if that is the real name but that's what I call it. Here's what it looks like:
I liked the way turned out but now what do I do with it???
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I liked how the 1095 Sharp Finger turned out. Some time in the wee hours of the morning yesterday I had a serious brain fart. Dug around in my knife making steel shelf and found a piece of pretty decent Damascus. Figured if I don't try it I'll never know and some time in the future I'd look back and cuss because I didn't do it.
After a long night and day plus another night I came up with a Damascus Finger blade. Not even close to beiing finished. Profile is near done, but needs a lot of my time. Also need to figure out some kick ass scale wood to compliment the Damascus . I quickly did a lite acid etch on the blade part so I could put up a picture here for all to compare with the 1095 Finger. (Sorry about the crappy picture.) So here it is:
Slighty different shape as I never have two knives exactly the same. I didn't think the rounded slot in the balde would look good in Damascus. I'm thinking of some mesquite scales or burl maple.
So I'll soon have two "Fingers" I need to figure out what to do with, I don't think I'll do any giveaways as that's pretty much what started the hate mail last time .
I'm open to suggestions
i,m glad your staying on here .we sure would miss you and looking at your fine looking knifes. fine looking kinfe! always looking forward too what the next one will look like . sure wish i had the skill too make them.
A touch of frost has heightened your awareness and your heart steadily beats in anticipation. Your senses are suddenly alert to the movement on the forest floor and you realize that the moment of truth is at hand.
Yes Sharpfinger was Shrades name, Darrel those are fine Knivers yer making. I can't say enuff good comments about yer talent on makng Beautiful working Knives!
I liked the way turned out but now what do I do with it???
Just send it to Boo, he needs one more knife! Include an invoice and give him the option of returning the knife or sending a check, bet you get a check.
I liked the way turned out but now what do I do with it???
Just send it to Boo, he needs one more knife! Include an invoice and give him the option of returning the knife or sending a check, bet you get a check.
I can't do that! He made me promise not sell him any knives. He told me he has far, far more than he needs!
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I liked the way turned out but now what do I do with it???
Just send it to Boo, he needs one more knife! Include an invoice and give him the option of returning the knife or sending a check, bet you get a check.
If there was a "Knife of the Month" club, then Don would be a member.
I'd rather wear out than rust out.
Perception trumps intention.
