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I can’t do one of anything but can’t do two the same…. This one was inspired by the movie “Last of the Mohicans”… The Dad, Chingoshgook, carried one and done some serious damage with it!! It’s out of some maple roughsawn that’s been laying around here a while… Cut out with a coping saw, them...

Well, not a gunstock…but the shape…There is no evidence than Indians ever used gunstocks to make clubs… Maybe they saw a Euro whack someone with an empty gun..And there is some that say the shape predated the Euros entrance to America…Who knows, no-one left to ask… I’ve been having a lot...

After 3 major ice storms in the southeast this winter we now have enough deadwood in our pastures to supply the entire world with charcoal....

A friend sent a gun and an idea... Pretty it up, run it threw the friendly Indian nation, make a display to hang the longrifle and some of the Lady of the house's beadwork collection... I had a pic of a gun display that I think Chuck Burrows done several years ago… If I’m wrong...

An old customer, well, not that he’s old, just known him a long time…He sent me this machete that needed some work…..The sheath was falling apart and it had a plastic handle… This is not a cheap wallyworld knife, it’s a Collins and Co. made in Guatemala for about a 140 years…Blade is 3/16″...

Getting old suks kids...Recouping from shoulder surgery two weeks ago and back at work already...Hurts terrible but don't have time to be down now...Maybe forging by mid-summer.. Anyway some of my "road work" from last show season...Used to carry a bag of knife stuff with me but TSA started...

Back in 1990 Tom Selleck done the movie set in 1860 Australia. One of my favorites… His knife seemed a little to commercial to me for such a unique character but I did love the sheath made with a beaded moccasin toe stitched to it…… Here’s his.. I have had 4 “Cherokee Bowie” bare...

This pic was saved as “Crow 1880″…A simple pouch sheath with some decorations… The knife was probably a ‘Green River” or similar, sharpened to death with some rawhide stitched over the old handle, maybe as a repair for split wood…These pics have intrigued me, who made it, who used it and...

I made this one as a shooting bag for the my 68 caliber smoothbore but didn’t like the way it set around my shoulder so I re-modeled it into a belt bag…Now I LIKE it!! It is 7″ wide x 8″ tall and the belt loops will fit on a 3″ wide belt… The leather came from a yard sale coat and has a 1...

Back in '79 Sam Elliott stared along with Tom Selleck in a movie called the "Sacketts". One of my all time favorite westerns...Elliott played "Tell Sackett" and carried a huge Bowie in a shoulder sheath...I've wanted to do one for a long time...Here's Sam with his.... Mine is the version...

Look what I found....and the hawk makers name sounds real familiar....Nice article.... http://www.shootingreviews.com/tomahawks-hard-use-tools-and-weapons-or-tactical-toys/

What do you do on your first day off in 10 weeks? Why scrape hides of course… A ton of work but it’s nice not to have to wait on others…. Hopefully all of the hides used next year will be mine…These will be rawhide…..Randy

Real buzy at realjob this time of year but I try to keep a couple of remodels going to have something to do at night.. I got this Bowie blade in a trade…Broken handle, the tip was broken and the blade was chipped pretty bad..I hot filed, sanded and re-heat treated it. In other words, spent twice...

Party hardy yet responsibly and large group hugs all around.... I hope everyone is as buzy at their American Made realjobs as I am..... We have a lot of old/new irons in the fire and are looking forward to a phenomenal New Year...... Large THANKS to Tracy and the KnifeDogs bunch for this...

http://teotwawkiblog.blogspot.com/ has a Apoc/Zombie weapon thing going on and although we are extremely buzy at realjob couldn’t help but take a little time between trips to play…. From A 150 year old muzzle loading scattergun to VooDoo's fast shooter... Calling out the Zombies with a...

I run across this site..The browns are pretty awesome..I've made Walnut dyes and vinegaroon for years but the different shades will be nice. I'm brewing coffee and tea now...Maybe an after-dinner Pine bark.... http://www.pioneerthinking.com/naturaldyes.html And another "Coffee" dye recipe I...

Another one that laid around too long..I can’t stand it, I pick them up and start piddling and before I come to it’s a basket case… I liked the knife but not the sheath so it went for a trip threw the friendly Injun Nation…Randy

This one is for a friend that runs a blog, he likes the "trench" knife handles from WW1, Confederate side knives but with some Viking and Bowie type blade throw in... 13" overall with 8" sharp x 2" deep made from a planner blade, forged on charcoal, edge quenched in water. D-handle is from...

Be safe and have a large time....

This ‘hawk head came to me in a trade and while I still can’t forge quite yet I can piddle with stuff so I put this one together. I didn't like the head so it got itself reshaped and done some filing on it. Didn’t like the “weeping heart” cutout on this one so I poured it with pewter. Haft is...