OT - my kid can't take this to school for show and tell

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But he made it from some odds and ends in a box of parts a friend gave him:

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Nothin' fancy, but I'll bet it is his favorite knife for a long time... 8)
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That is great. :D :mrgreen: Where did the blade come from?
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That boy of yours has got SKILLS! Great job on that one....never seen a 550 cord handle, and done well I might add.
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That is too cool! I thought it was one of the newer John Ek knives before I read the text.
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That boy will do to ride the range with.
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created something with his own hands.
followed through to completed project.
has something to be proud of.
good,good,good.

shake that young MAN"S hand for me.
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A job well done!! Congratulate him for me. You have reason to be proud of him as if you didn't already know.
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Nice. Can he make me one?
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Excellent job!
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That is decidedly something to be proud of. Now he needs a leather sheath for it and a levergun and he is ready to go.
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Your son ought to be feeling very satisfied - he has every right to !

That is simply excellent ! :shock:

YMMV, but I've never seen as nice a job of wrapping a hilt w/paracord as that one - and I HAVE an Ek so wrapped. :oops:

Please congratulate him for me. 8)

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What brand is the knife blade?
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A kid after my own heart. Nice pattern on the paracord.

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An excellent job done sure am proud for him.
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C. Cash wrote:That boy of yours has got SKILLS! Great job on that one....never seen a 550 cord handle, and done well I might add.
I'll say! Where'd he learn to lash like that? :mrgreen:
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Ysabel Kid wrote:Where'd he learn to lash like that? :mrgreen:
Well, we did keep him locked in the basement for the first ten years or so... :o
Modoc ED wrote:What brand is the knife blade?
Dunno - no markings. Was in a box of 'parts' a friend gave us. It sure is really good steel, though - we had to use an electric grinder just to get the edge started (I did that, so it is my fault there are scratches on it), then he used a coarse then fine diamond stone, then polished it with a hard Arkansas. It will slice a paper towel without the towel tearing or getting any fibers on the blade.
piller wrote:That is decidedly something to be proud of. Now he needs a leather sheath for it and a levergun and he is ready to go.
I guess we'll start on the sheath-making; he already has the levergun.

During his years as a SWAT team member, he wasn't really into leverguns (they clashed with the head-gear :wink: )...

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but since then he earned this 1894 by killing me a deer with it.
(...but he ain't gettin' the Super Blackhawk! :evil: )...

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How did he do that? That is really great work and I have some blank blades that I would like to do the same thing.

Too bad about the show and tell. I have to say this. Last night I saw a video tape of Mary's nephew( she is my fiance) who perfomed a skit on the Swine Flu. He and a couple of friends had constructed a news broadcast and in this he protrayed Barack Obama in black face aka Al Jolson.

He portayed all of his mannerisms to a tee but I was really surprised that he got a good grade and that he wasn't called down to one of the administrators office for some sort of punitive action or counseling session.
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bigbore442001 wrote: Too bad about the show and tell. I have to say this. Last night I saw a video tape of Mary's nephew( she is my fiance) who perfomed a skit on the Swine Flu. He and a couple of friends had constructed a news broadcast and in this he protrayed Barack Obama in black face aka Al Jolson.

He portayed all of his mannerisms to a tee but I was really surprised that he got a good grade and that he wasn't called down to one of the administrators office for some sort of punitive action or counseling session.
What state are they in? I can't imagine most east coast schools 'tolerating' that.
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This could be an opportunity for him to earn a substantial living as a cutlery craftsman, or would you call it a "knifesmith"? Anyway, I'm with you on BOORTZ/NUGENT in 2012!!!! jd45
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Don't laugh but it is in the Ocean State. Good Ole Rhode Island. Again, I was surprised there wasn't a big meeting with parties involved regarding that whole scene.
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jd45 wrote:Anyway, I'm with you on BOORTZ/NUGENT in 2012!!!! jd45
I plan on getting a few bumper stickers made... :mrgreen:
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very kewl
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Way cool. If he gets it in his mind to do any more I want to be first in line. :D
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[Don't laugh but it is in the Ocean State. Good Ole Rhode Island. Again, I was surprised there wasn't a big meeting with parties involved regarding that whole scene.]

I wasn't surprised, being an Ocean-stater myself.

This state's folks have a very long history, of being the first to revolt against tyranny.

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Well that is just Darned Cool!!!

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