Patch Knife

[rebel727]

Ok, I've never been the worlds best at making stuff so don't laugh too hard at my homemade patch knife.

 

[Ridge]

Looks good to me.

You may consider rounding the butt of the handle a little and giving it a coat of stain...or you may not.

 

[rebel727]

I don't know how it'll take a stain. The antler is off a 10 pt. I killed a couple of years ago that I intended to make a plaque out of but never did. It's just been laying outside and started cracking and turning green in the cracks.

 

[shortbow]

Hey Reb, I ain't laughing. That is a really authentic looking frontier knife. I like it just the way it is. :thumbsup:

 

[PitchyPine]

Looks great bro. :thumbsup:

 

[RickD]

looks ok to me

 

[rebel727]

Thanks y'all. :hatsoff: My brother in law is going to bring me some elk horn so I may try to rehaft a couple of other blades I have lying around. I made that one out of an old circle saw.

 

[boar]

Looks good.Now you need a sheath to go with it. Dilly

 

[rebel727]

Looks good.Now you need a sheath to go with it. Dilly

I was thinking about just making a pouch inside my possibles bag for it.

 

[wildeagle]

Rebel, that ain't no laughing matter, looks purty gosh darn nice to me. Now if you put about 23 more odd blades and a gps unit on it , make it a folder, I might give it a little chuckle!!! :rotf: :rotf: All joking aside it looks mighty fine to me. :thumbsup:

 

[rebel727]

Rebel, that ain't no laughing matter, looks purty gosh darn nice to me. Now if you put about 23 more odd blades and a gps unit on it , make it a folder, I might give it a little chuckle!!! :rotf: :rotf: All joking aside it looks mighty fine to me. :thumbsup:

Well, there goes my next project. :rotf:

Thanks. :hatsoff:

 

[wildeagle]

Sorry, add one of those new fangled magnesium fire starter googaws and it won't even resemble what I described

 

[Okwaho]

Ok, I've never been the worlds best at making stuff so don't laugh too hard at my homemade patch knife.

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This is a nice little knife.These are type of knives I like to build although I usually make larger riflemen's belt knives out of old butcher knives. Take some scrap antler and play with it using some iodine and brown shoe polish.I have had some luck with that and also on these knives I would suggest iron pins instead of brass.I use finishing nails and dip them in battery acid to remove galvanized finish.If you're going to start playing with primitive knives I strongly recommend the following two books:
1."The Knife in Homespun America" by Madison Grant,good images but take texts with a grain of salt.
"American Primitive Knives" by Gordon Minnis,This is the best book out.
I hope this helps.
Tom Patton

 

[fatboy]

Looks nice simple and functional all you need :thumbsup:

 

[prowler]

Sure looks good to me. :thumbsup:

 

[boar]

Pouch in side the bag would do. I hang some of mine from ring that the strap hooks to at bag. Used to put on the strap. The hardest part is getting the sheath designed. Dilly

 

[smo]

Look's fine to me Rebel :thumbsup: Keep up the good work.

 

[Flint311]

Looks fine to me. Good job. I like circular saw blades for knife blades too, just haven't had the chance in a while. The last was from a 16" blade. Looks like the "homespun America" to me-sharp blade with a handle. Thanks for sharing.

 

[snagg]

Looks like a dandy to me. :hatsoff: great job

 

[50cal.cliff]

I think it turned out real good! I like the brass pins too because I like to actually peen the ends! Probably ain't too PC but I like them.
If you want to stain the antler you can use old stale coffee. Also I have used oil paints like the kind artists use. Put it on and rub in, then turn out and rub most of it back off. You end up with a hue in the color you chose, also the cracks will pick up some of the color. If you get too much and don't like it some mineral spirits and rag will pick up most of it up again.