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Thank you lol yes i do the black knife wasnt bad all i had to do was put a new edge on it but the metal detector find was a bit of a chore. thank you Pastor a lot of folks like plain old leather, sure makes it easy to please them.

i could see a hat carved on the flap lol Its very cool project. You did a great job.

thank you thank you . something to do with all my old carburetors lol. those are awesome knives, one of my favorite knife styles. i am going to have to fire up the forge it looks like lol, a friend gave me a couple thousand rounds of old brass too i think i'll melt it down. thank you.

Thanks i love antler to work with you never quite know how they will end up looking the pictures dont do them justice they are more polished then they look.

a couple knives a fellow wanted fixed up. The black knife he has had since a kid, he is 70, his son chipped the blade so I repaired it a bit cleaned it up and made a new sheath. the other was a metal detector find he had. it had no scales and was solid rust so i made elk antler scales cleaned it up and made the sheath. I wish i had done some before pics.

your a pro at color combos!! they are beautiful works.

lol thats what art does it pulls out emotion from those who view it. When that happens you are successful. I see a guy stopped and thinking with some apprehension. should i ride in or turn around.

i can get hammer heads by the buckets at garage sales seems like. To re-handle a head costs more than the cheapo china junk so people just don't do it anymore. plus there is an old guy, like me lol, that has an ongoing yard sale so the old timers get him to clean out their garages and man he has some cool stuff sometimes.

plus playing with the dragons breath is always super fun!!!

I love it!! looks great friend.

it would be an easy job with the tools i have i have belts to 1000 grit and polishing wheels after that. But so far I haven't found the need for a mirror polished hammer or the want to. lol.

i polish knives to that for about 250 bucks a pop. I'm just not ocd enough to polish a hammer lol.

your a cool old man !!!LOL i was about six then.

beautiful, croc is nice indeed.

or they just had a couple bad couples lol. it happens.

sounds like a thing to try keep us informed. first critter i ever took with a bow was a carp about 1978. Bought a used browning Wasp 50# and a couple fishing arrows, a friend talked me into it. I was hooked and have been hunting with a bow ever since until just a few years ago. been through a dozen bows but still have my wasp and the fishing setup.

thank you we feed them too we have Doves, finches hummingbirds and a beautiful set of hawks that nest in a big pine across the street form us every year. As well as a few owls.

yes finally the leaves are just coming on the trees and a little snow mixed with rain but now more rain than snow. I'll be getting the grill ready for summer lol. From what i see now most people are taught we aren't a part of nature. Myself i was brought up in it and would surely die without it. Hopefully i can get some pictures of the beautiful spring flowers this area has, not many folks see them.

very cool old book every thing you ever wanted to know about fixing shoes lol.

i know of those too. but mine is a crispen number 2 cobblers hammer and you made me do it, find more info. lol i found this info on this tool its to funny its for driving shoe nails!!!! dont know why it doesn't mar the leather but it doesn't https://books.google.com/books?id=opojidId2IEC&pg=RA1-PA3&lpg=RA1-PA3&dq=crispen+number+two+hammer&source=bl&ots=qhzm_4BnjR&sig=ACfU3U0y6TJ9kNXqFxERdDtOSZ7Lsbkegw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiinpq84dj3AhUgCTQIHSKxAsMQ6AF6BAgeEAM#v=onepage&q=crispen number two hammer&f=false

that is an art in itself!

been using this cobblers hammer for years with no marks whatso ever. Guess I'm stupid or somthin because i cant get it to mark the leather unless i beat the hell out of it or catch an edge.

jeez that sucks!

welcome and very cool quiver how hard is it to tan a carp hide never tried that? My son and i tan also.

you didn't stamp hard enough or get it damp enough before stamping. You can bevel around those and make them stand out better or use them as is. Use a resist on areas you dont want stained or polished or painted.