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Two Feathers

Two Feathers

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Hey guys:
Two Feathers here. I just finished this a few hours ago. It's a copy of a circa. 1750+ Hudson's Bay trade knife complete with 6 brass pins and curly Maple handle.
It's not a fancy knife with contoured handle and all it's just a plain old trade knife copy, made to be used.
Please let me know what you think. Is it worth making a sheath for and listing?
Thank you.
God bless:
Two Feathers
 

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Oh another dandy there Two Feathers!!! Maybe try a different sheath on this one, surprise us! I can’t wait to see what you do for that stunning creation. Hats off to you again sir, nice work!
 
Mdl94 said:
Oh another dandy there Two Feathers!!! Maybe try a different sheath on this one, surprise us! I can’t wait to see what you do for that stunning creation. Hats off to you again sir, nice work!
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Mdl94:
Thank you. I like switching it up. My only concern is, people NOT wanting something different than my usual sheath.
I'll give your suggestion some serious thought, thanks.
God bless:
Two Feathers
 
I like,
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This,,, or,,, that is, the lack of a "this" there. Pretty sure you know what I mean as it's been brought up before.

Just curious, as HBC is way beyond my area of study, what maker did they contract with to get their trade knives from? Do you have pics or info of/on the one you copied?

This one looks sharp and particularly "pokey" (maybe that's cause I got careless and poked my finger earlier this evening, lol)
 
Very nice as they all are! Not criticizing your sheaths they look fantastic but I have always liked gold riveted sheaths myself for mountain man style knives rather than laced or stitched,especially on the larger bladed knives.You do fabulous work and I like the style of knives that you make and I always look forward to seeing what you will create next. Have a great day.
 
Two Feathers said:
Hey guys:
Two Feathers here. I just finished this a few hours ago. It's a copy of a circa. 1750+ Hudson's Bay trade knife complete with 6 brass pins and curly Maple handle.
It's not a fancy knife with contoured handle and all it's just a plain old trade knife copy, made to be used.
Please let me know what you think. Is it worth making a sheath for and listing?
Thank you.
God bless:
Two Feathers
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Nice looking blade! I have thought of trying my hand at knife making but never got around to it? Your knife looks like a knife should look.
 
Brokennock said:
I like,
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This,,, or,,, that is, the lack of a "this" there. Pretty sure you know what I mean as it's been brought up before.

Just curious, as HBC is way beyond my area of study, what maker did they contract with to get their trade knives from? Do you have pics or info of/on the one you copied?

This one looks sharp and particularly "pokey" (maybe that's cause I got careless and poked my finger earlier this evening, lol)
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Brokennock:
Thank you, but no, I'm not sure WHAT you mean by a this, or lack of a this? I'm old. my brain is shot.
The cutting edge does NOT extend to the absolute rear end of the blade, so I doubt that you'd "poke" or cut yourself with it? The makers for Hudson's Bay Co. were Jukes Coulson (the earliest); Jukes, Coulson, Stokes: Unwin; Unwin and Rogers; and Wostenholm (the latest) These listings are from "The Museum of the Fur Trade."
As for the one I copied. I scaled it from a picture posted by TOTW. TOTW is probably not the most reliable source, but I figured they did their research so I used them for my purposes. I hope (but doubt) that this is sufficient to answer your comments/questions?
God bless:
Two Feathers
 
LME said:
Nice looking blade! I have thought of trying my hand at knife making but never got around to it? Your knife looks like a knife should look.
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LME:
Thank you very much I appreciate your comment. I try to produce what I would use, and still make it look like what I think a MM from the 18th. or 19th. century would like.
God bless:
Two Feathers
 
MountainSmoke said:
Very nice as they all are! Not criticizing your sheaths they look fantastic but I have always liked gold riveted sheaths myself for mountain man style knives rather than laced or stitched,especially on the larger bladed knives.You do fabulous work and I like the style of knives that you make and I always look forward to seeing what you will create next. Have a great day.
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Mountain Smoke:
Thank ya.' for your input buddy. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "Gold rivets"? Did you mean Copper rivets and burrs. Like the 2 on this sheath? That's an idea, thanks. :ThankYou::thumb:
Stay safe my friend.
God bless:
Two Feathers
 

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Michiganmuzzy said:
The knife looks great Two Feathers.
Have you ever made a sheath with 2 loops in it? So it would go on a modern belt rather than in a sash?
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Michiganmuzzy:
Howdy again. Do you mean like this? Yup... This is one I made for a buddy's custom knife. When it was finished, it had leg ties on it. That's why the little tab is on the tip of the sheath. The knife is HUGE!!! Designing a sheath to work with the shape was a nightmare; but I love a good challenge.
God bless:
Two Feathers
 

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Two Feathers said:
Hey guys:
Two Feathers here. I just finished this a few hours ago. It's a copy of a circa. 1750+ Hudson's Bay trade knife complete with 6 brass pins and curly Maple handle.
It's not a fancy knife with contoured handle and all it's just a plain old trade knife copy, made to be used.
Please let me know what you think. Is it worth making a sheath for and listing?
Thank you.
God bless:
Two Feathers
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It's really nice! Someone will snap up real fast!
 

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