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Throw me a bone! KITH
For your consideration...
The warm weather is near, vacations (or STAYcations as the case may be) loom in the coming months, and money is scarce for most, but a summer knife exchange seems required nonetheless. Call it a mental health thing. This KITH will be centered on the use of bone or similar material--I'll keep it simple. The rules: Any hard substance that grew on or in an animal, with the exception of stacked leather, will be acceptable as a handle material either in part or in full. This includes: bone, oosic, horn, antler, ivory, ancient ivory, tooth, etc. These materials may be used in any way you desire, i.e., full handles, spacers, inlays, etc. They may be embellished if you like (carved, scrimshanded, etc.). It is entirely up to you. As for the knife, it must be a fully heat treated and usable blade of an appropriate steel. Any shape, size, or finish is fine. However, experience teaches us to avoid push daggers, and daggers in general may be illegal in many places, so avoid sharpening both edges until you check with eventual recipient of your knife. Sheaths are encouraged, but not required. If you can't make a sheath, you might consider a display stand or display box--again not required. That's it. Let you imaginations run wild! We will set August 1st as draw date. That's 3 1/2 months. As this is plenty of time, we will keep that date firm. You may sign up for this KITH all the way up to July 25th, by posting here. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ACTUAL FIRST NAME WHEN SIGNING UP. That makes us all 'friends' rather than annonymous strangers. If you announced your intent to participate on the 'feeler thread', please do so again here to make it official. I'll update this list as people sign up. Andrew Garrett CONFIRMED Andy Sharpe (ranger1) DROPPED Will (williwd2111) CONFIRMED Keary (mzydbuck) Dave Ruhlig CONFIRMED James Williams (jawilliams0425) DROPPED Kevin (Kostoglotov) CONFIRMED Kurt Huhn (pipecrafter) CONFIRMED Curtis Wilson (CWKnifeman) CONFIRMED Richard Wineland (wineland) CONFIRMED James (lpspurgeon) CONFIRMED Darrin Sanders (pork chop) CONFIRMED Dallas Dreger (NuViking) CONFIRMED Terence (terence) DROPPED Shane Atwood (spaknives) DROPPED Mark (markd) DROPPED Craig (texasnewf) CONFIRMED Dave (Txcwboy) DROPPED Dave (D N D Boyd) John Scruby (John) DROPPED Paul (p moore) CONFIRMED Let's get busy! __________________ Andy Garrett https://www.facebook.com/GarrettKnives?ref=hl Charter Member - Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association www.kansasknives.org "Drawing your knife from its sheath and using it in the presence of others should be an event complete with oos, ahhs, and questions." Last edited by Andrew Garrett; 07-30-2009 at 09:38 PM. |
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Ok, I'll play.
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Already half done would have heat treated it today but its snowing like its Jan here so I will do that tomorrow. I may end up making a few others just in case.
First name is Will you can call me Bill or anything else really... just not late for dinner, I am already late for dinner. |
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Hello, my name is Keary and I'm an addict. I've never done a KITH but I'm excited. Would mother of pearl be an acceptable 'bone'?
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I'm in! I've already been thinking about my knife for this KITH. I'm either going with a traditional friction folder or Nessmuk.... I think. Bone is the one material I really haven't worked with much so I'm really looking forward to this. I'm going to to have to get started fairly quickly because Jun-Aug are unbearable in my shop!
-Dave BTW- My real name is Mike Jones if the guys in black helicopters are watching __________________ www.ruhligknives.com "The choice isn't between success and failure; it's between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity." - Keith Ferrazi |
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Keary, yes MOP is fine. I actually had not considered that one, but it clearly fits the perameters.
__________________ Andy Garrett https://www.facebook.com/GarrettKnives?ref=hl Charter Member - Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association www.kansasknives.org "Drawing your knife from its sheath and using it in the presence of others should be an event complete with oos, ahhs, and questions." |
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If possible I would like to get in again.
James Williams (jawilliams0425) |
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Your in James. You near Joplin? I grew up there.
I drew up a design for mine last night--gonna sleep on it. __________________ Andy Garrett https://www.facebook.com/GarrettKnives?ref=hl Charter Member - Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association www.kansasknives.org "Drawing your knife from its sheath and using it in the presence of others should be an event complete with oos, ahhs, and questions." |
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I'd like to be in
Kevin |
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I'm in.
__________________ Kurt Huhn pipecrafter@pipecrafter.com http://www.pipecrafter.com |
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I'll do it for this one, as I said.
Curtis Wilson __________________ Curtis Wilson Wilson's Custom Knives, Engraving, and Scrimshaw |
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Count me in....I did the last one and it was my first so now I am hooked.
Richard Wineland www.winelandknives.com |
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I'm thinking of a classic bird and trout knife with white bone scales on which I'll make my first attempt at scrimshaw--maybe a pheasant.
__________________ Andy Garrett https://www.facebook.com/GarrettKnives?ref=hl Charter Member - Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association www.kansasknives.org "Drawing your knife from its sheath and using it in the presence of others should be an event complete with oos, ahhs, and questions." |
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I have some buffalo horn so I made a large skinner. A buffalo skinner if you will.
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Yes Andy I live in Joplin. Moved here about six years ago and now that I am in this one the wife reminded me that I owe her a knife also. So I guess this will be a two for one for me. Thinking about Mammoth tooth.
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