My Dad in the 50's and 60's drove that home to me ...I grew up in this all watching him shoot his lemonwood longbow...until he snapped it...then he went to Fred Bear gear...(I think that was about 1960-61??)
there are so many others out there that are inspirations for this time we are in now...I just wanted to share this with you folks...maybe you will grind something out this weekend too!
here is a knife I love to just have around...I think after watching western theme movies all my life and living where they were made must have a part of it..."Jermiah Johnson", "Little Big Man", "Dances with Wolves" & "Legends of the Fall"...and more recently "Windtalkers"I have always had a great respect and admiration for Native American values and gear too...and for me I enjoy carrying and using gear like this myself...rumor has it we have Native blood running through our veins...on my Fathers Mothers side...the Canadian connection
...here is one of my recent projects...I hope you like it...I cant wait to bone out an Elk with it...
this is an old mule deer shed that had an incredible base on it...the blade is an old 440 stainless kitchen knife I reshaped and ground to a style I like...its a great boning knife...or as the name of the thread implies a replica of a knife carried in older times...
the sheath is some Buffalo hide I have...the fringes arent only for looks...back in the day they were put on garments and related items to drain away water...and they do really work.In a time before gore tex , ABS plastic and similar...
I played around with a small file & dremel and carved in my logo...
this project cost a whopping 1 dollar to make...thats in the stainless steel pin and epoxy...
it file sharpens super...and is a crowd pleaser when it comes to the camp fire etc!the exposed blade measures 6 & 1/4"...
my best hunting bro is Apache...he calls this a "scalp taker"...I know thats not so PC...but he said it perfect!
