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Thanks, I was the Pres. of the Texas Regulators(Cowboy Re-enactor Club) in Palestine, Tx and we had an old steam train that ran from Palestine to Rusk and back and we robbed the Depot in Palestine and then robbed the train. It was a bunch of fun and I miss it since my wife and I moved to...

Your sooooo right. I sell mine as cheap as I can, just try to get enough to keep me going and there are some I wish I had back. You never know how a knife will come out, at least that's the way of it with me and every now and then I make one that shines.......

I will get some at Wally World tomorrow. It doesn't darken the antler any, does it not?

Really nice......I like the slimness of it!

Very nice.......you never really know when a knife will turn out special but I think you did it with this one......

I wore this knife on many train robberies and robbing the stage in Jackson Hole, Wy. I put a high price on it so it won't sell. It has a small elk antler handle and for some reason it just works.......comp wise!

I learned a lot about leather work out in Tombstone, Ariz from two guys, Big Ed at San Pedro Saddlery and W S Brown at his Saddle Shop. Out west they call them harness spots. I use them a lot and they do add a lot to a good sheath, holster etc......

I was an Engineer for the railroad (UP & HB&T) for 30 years, around RR spikes all the time and I never collected any. My BAD for sure! Like yours at the top and the sheath...

I'm gonna get me one also.......I would like to live as long as my dad did.....102 and his sister, 104.......I don't think I'll make it but I could sure turn out a bunch of knives and art work......

I belong to that little girl......she is very dedicated to me and I take her with me to just about every place I go except eating places. Today she went with me to Lowes and Home Depot.....I've been sleeping with her for 10 years and if something happens to her they might as well shoot me and...

Like you, I can't go the sanding lines but they are a bugger to get completely out. The sanding block works fairly well for me but I'm still having problem getting it where I'd like to have it. I usually spray mine with water and hold it up to the fluorescent light to see if any are still there.

Not too sure what he is talking about but I assume he means anything that bubbles and is used for scrubbing.......

Thanks for that info........I have wanted for some time to have my shop available to my little Chihuahua girl. I do love that little girl and maybe its better that she doesn't visit me withg all the dust and Micarta dust flying around.

Thanks, I'm doing some investigating as we speak. I like what I'm seeing so for.

Where can you get Scrubbing Bubbles?

I do handle mine with non-penetrating gloves and I do take precautions to the limit.......this stuff will burn right thu most anything it touches. I'm not sure I would like the Culpepper dying if it penetrates too deeply. I like the white to come to the surface when sanding. Is that a problem?

When I get an order of antler handles, I get out my darkened trusty bucket, put suffiicent water and the powder (potassium permanganate) in it and dump my antlers into the solution. I leave the handles in the bucket for a few hours and then remove them. I lay them out where they can dry and then...

I love your signature......it is full of profound meaning we all should take heed of.....

Come to think on it.....I have used the leather dye on the mountainman knives I make.....I like the dark color fading into a yellowish hue that makes the handle look old and tarnished.....I haven't done it but I have seen where they burn the handle with a torch to give it a special look.

Thanks for the info.....I don't have the opportunity to file before heat treating since I buy my blades, don't make my own.........The Damascus blades file fairly well and I get pretty good results but I work my butt off getting it done. I'm thinking that the dremel tool is the answer but what...