For my son

[Leonredbeard]

In 1997 Ms. Audrey and I took our younger daughter to Oklahoma City to college. Our son was along and so we continued on to Colorado Springs to show him where he was born. While there we visited the Mountain Man Shop in Manatoo Springs. He bought a blade. He never made the knife and it has been laying around in my nightstand drawer since then. He is married and has a son. I thought it was time to finish the knife. So today I put scales on it and cut out and sewed up a sheath for it. What think ye?

volatpluvia

 

[soggy]

That proves it .........."good things come to those who wait"
Nice knife , thanks for sharing........

 

[Leonredbeard]

Soggy,
I forgot to mention, I will be presenting it to him next time I see him. He and his wife and son are in St. Louis, MO.
volatpluvia

 

[beaverbill]

:thumbsup:

 

[mazo kid]

I'll bet he will be one surprised and happy son!

 

[PitchyPine]

Great looking knife volatpluvia. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[Joe Yanta]

Great looking rig. You done it up proper.

Joe

 

[Leonredbeard]

Thanks, Guys,
I had never done a knife before, so I lacked some confidence. Mostly I didn't know how to anchor the shaft into the wood. Then I hit on the idea of just pressure fitting that brass rod into the notch in the shaft through the wood. It worked really good and I was as pleased as I could be. It is hard to understand why I wasn't confident considering how often I have done this on so many gonnes.
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