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[thestonedknifeman]

Thanks to the crap that happens in life it has been a while since I got a good knap in. So fuck the world I'm talking a knap.

Just for shits and giggles tried to make a fishing hook. I've tried this a few times but have always ended up in catastrophic failure

This is usually about the point that I break all the books.

Closest to success I've gotten so far but it's 115 degrees out. That means it's time to commandeer a coyote din to stay cool

[truetotradition]

Made by Chumash artist Steven Saffold

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[dragonfantasiessherryhumeart]

Just a shout-out to this amazing artisan. First Nations artist Ed Jensen, hand-crafts these amazing stone knives. So beautiful! 😊 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪💎💎💎💎💎🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🖤🖤🖤💎💎💎💎💎#knife #stoneknife #stoneblade #knives #stoneknives #obsidianblade #obsidian #stone #artisan #artist #handcrafted #firstnations #traditional #stonetools #rock #stone #photography #shoutout

[thestonedknifeman]

Repaired

When refinishing the handle I decided to add some die and a leather rapping.

[thestonedknifeman]

Knap time

Sharpening stone knives. For any blade shorter than 4 in just replace it .for longer blades it really doesn't really matter your preference but you can do this with the handle on or off. My preferred approachif it's just put a new point on it or sharpening the cutting-edge I leave it on the handle. Just be mindful when you're working the hill to the blade that it's flat against the palm of your hand and not the edge of the handle.

If there is Major reshaping or repair that needs to be done I will generally disassemble everything just to make life easier. But from my experience if the blades gotten to this point most of the time it's better to repurpose and make a new blade for your knife

[thestonedknifeman]

Mixed results but this is a tough Stone to work

Not a success but not a failure yet

I'll see if I can clean it up a little bit tomorrow. It's a nice improvement from my last attempt but I don't expect this knife to really come out to the quality of being able to sell so I'll probably just give it to a friend

[thestonedknifeman]

Also working on a blade about 8 to 8 1/2 in. long. And two hide scrapers.