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Some of you my remember that I had submitted six recently completed knives to a jury for review in consideration of accepting my work into one of Cape Breton's finest galleries. http://www.capebretoncraft.com/ Below is a copy of the letter I just recieved!! WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ...

I took this shot last year while driving along a small wetland area to the side of Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Mountrains. Mountain folk do have a fine sense of humor! :p

Bruce - I elected not to go with a tip on this one. I think it would have looked mighty fine with that shiny bit on the tip, but I had to much trouble finding the right thickness brass sheet and this pieces needed to be completed on a deadline. However, I will give this a shot at some point...

"cuir boulli", or boiled leather. http://www.arador.com/construction/waterleather.html

Again, thank you all for the compliments. You're very kind.

Thanks guys. Bill H. - Yeah, its pretty stout! I'm somewhat happily surprised at just how light it is though, at least compared to what I thought it would weigh. I'm sure removing all the wood for inlays and such reduced its weight considerably.

This is a sheath I just finished for a large bowie. The slabs are of "Waterfall Bubinga. The inlay on the front is Yellow Birch root burl. The inlay in the back is a leather wear pad also stitched in. It has a full leather welt sanded down to get a perfect, snug grip on the blade. The full...

Thanks guys!!

Big, Bubinga, Birch, and Brass.... Camp Bowie. This knife and sheath incorporate beautiful pieces of a Yellow Birch root burl harvested from the birch groves lining the shores of Chance Harbor outside Pictou Nova Scotia. Here's a few specs: Blade: 7 1/2" x 3/16" O1 steel hand rubbed to 1000...

As an extension of my passion for canoeing I have been carving paddles for quite a while. For a number of years I used to offer workshops and demos as well. I use traditional hand tool (draw knife, hand planes spoke shave,, rasps, and files) to do the bulk of the work. My favorite woods are...

Here's my high tech jig. A couple of door hinges, a couple of flat boards, a kitchen magnet and a 1/4 x 20 bolt. I have a shorter magnet and a clamp for smaller blades. It has its limitations, but it works for me.

That is sharp. So clean and uncluttered. Very, very nice.

Thank you for the advice. Are you concerned with a silver solder line being visible against the brass? I'm about to give this a shot, although my piece will be quite a bit smaller than yours.

Bob - That looks great! If you don't mind I have a few questions. How did you construct your tip piece? Did you solder two halves together? What thickness is your brass sheet? Thanks.

George - Your son has one of those: " I know I'm in a war zone and am risking life and limb every minute of every day, but I also know "I am cool"..... looks on his face. You have a fine looking young man there and he should be thanked for every day he has been in that war zone risking life and...

First.... I'm not real good at this new fangled internet music downloading thing so forgive my lack of proper links and such. However, here's a few of my current favorites: Woodsmoke and Oranges(which is a redo of Three Sheets to the Wind) off the album "Canoe Songs"...

Josh - Its actually that sheath of Master Bump's, and that thread, that gave me the idea to do it to one I'm working on. However, he never shows or explains specifically how the collar and tip are attached. It just magically happens ...... pooooff...... perfection. I think he used barge cement...

Leatherman - Thank you. By "rod", I assume these are essentially peened pins driven into pre-tapped holes through the metal tip and into the sheath welt?? When I used the word "gage" I was, apparently, not only displaying my woeful spelling skills, but also flaunting my perfection of...

..... How are they attached to the leather sheath? ..... What gage or thickness is the metal? ..... Can this be done with brass? I'm speaking of these: (I hope Mr. Fuegen doesn't mind the use of his work as my example.)