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lol thanks.

the brass is about half guard and half look's lol it does provide a comfortable grip in that corner for the finger while not getting in the way of cutting. i try to make things artistically pleasing as possible.

Thanks Tug they are just for pretty i did them mainly for the practice and what the heck if your gonna make your self a knife then why not lol. The bolsters are Elk antler.

probably bad heat treatment. I make most of my stuff from 1095 its a good knife steel.

it is so the two pieces dont or cant be pulled apart and create extra stress on your first stitch.

Thanks Sam i appreciate that.

Thanks, its even smaller than my patch knife lol. Thank you for the inspiration friend.

I dont know if the curved edge would be better or not i know mine will cut saddle in one pass coming or going lol and i do know that purdy polish helps. Did you look close at what 30 bucks buys you? basically about a 10 to 20 minute grind to about 400 grit and a quick heat treatment. didn't even polish off the carbon black. It would take some work to get one of those in respectable condition imo.

Thanks Bert

Thank you. Those are "killa" for sure beautiful work you defenetly need to put that knowledge into some leather tools much more satisfying than buying the crap they sell nowadays.

Thanks its a piece of off cut 1095 from other projects. That piece of brass is out of a prison lock ironically called a blade also, I salvaged a few or them when they wore out and had to be replaced i have one left lol.

I have scraps from knife making also. Hags got me thinking about how to use them also. So i made this kneck nife , kneck knife, neck nife lol. Fun weekend project. 4 oz , bison brown, French twist stitch. the knife 2" blade 41/2" approx overall with Deer antler . Hammered brass pommel because the piece of brass was to small lol. What was so interesting is i got to try a few new things both in knife making and leather without having to worry about the outcome, after all they are just scraps right.

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very easy design lol kinda like the one i made a while back and its my favorite.

just made some stabilized sage brush scales lol would look great.

i can make that same blade shape with any tang you want. Message me.

it looks awesome as other have said its as good or better than the original and heads above the other repro's. other folks have the same pics as you to look at so they wont be able to tell of any difference between the two.

interesting design indeed I may have to make one lol.

when i was a kid my mom had a friend that had love and hate tattooed on her hands just like that. Always wondered what the meaning was to her.

paint it with rustoleum then cover it with leather.

use the square tip as you would a scraper too.

the big contracts may get the best from the tanneries before the vendors get it, car companies for example. and yes it happens every day with all products. They are called called contracts for a reason they guarantee the products.

my opine is that the best quality goes to the best contract customers. and with the shortage of good hides the craftsmen are stuck with what's left over. simple as that.

Interesting i haven't noticed that but maybe they are trying to explain that they are not hole punches, chisels aren't for punching holes they are for cutting slots. hole punches are round and for punching holes. lol Most of what we do on the forum is answer questions about tools that the tool companies don't . in our high tech world there has been a real disconnect with modern man and his understanding of hand tools.