Wood Knife Try (Wooden Knife Challenge)

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I'm going to get this thing knocked out before the deadline. Two deadlines. We leave for FL a couple days after the knife deadline. I'll finish this panel today and that leaves the lower panel for this week. It's been a great exercise. Gary

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That's not fair Gary you have too much talent - we can't compete with that! Well at least I can't. Awesome knife.
 
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I'm on a roll. Finished the top panel and made a rough sketch for the lower and final panel. This one will take 2 days. And maybe put a little inscription on the back of the sheath. Anyone here speak German besides Google? Gary

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It's something like the saying, "in my mountains I am protected".

Could be wrong though...
 
My boss said roughly translated it means "in the mountains I am your guardian angel".
 
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Jack "Pappy" Lewis said:
Holy Cow!!!!! and I mean HOLY COW !!!!! what a super sweet job, you gonna sell someone that? I love it the calendar is coming up smelling like roses....wow my eyes are glued to the pics! Great Job!!!!
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I just now saw your question. I think I will keep it. Lots of "firsts" on this one. Gary
 
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Kevin said:
That's not fair Gary you have too much talent - we can't compete with that! Well at least I can't. Awesome knife.
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Some people have more than others, sure. If we all share the talents we have on the forum then all of us gain skills. I'm on this forum every day. I would be more than happy to share the skills I used making and carving this knife. I have no secrets. Gary
 
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I'm nearly finished. One more coat on the latest carving and a couple of touch ups here and there. I'm still debating if I should put anything on the other side. All that nice open space! I learned a bit about knife making and also pushed the limits of my carving. It was worth every minute I spent on it. I made tons of mistakes, but hopefully I learned a little from them.

After I made the sheath I was looking for something to carve on it. I ran across this patch I had and it was my inspiration. Now I need a better pic for Marc. It was really cloudy yesterday afternoon. Gary

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Gary that is just out of sight cool man! Beautiful piece of art. Tony
 
That is truly a great work of art....
deserving of it's own 12 month calendar....
 
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Tony said:
My boss said roughly translated it means "in the mountains I am your guardian angel".
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Here's where I got the idea of carving a saying on the back of the sheath. This is a fob souvenir of Tirol. It has the same red eagle, the emblem of Tirol. I think I will pass. I'm all carved out. Gary

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That's simply incredible. Thanks for the hawthorn! I used a small piece to make this pipe for myself. The color change is quite pronounced. Goes from a pretty light color to darker than cherry. It's a great wood. The pipe smokes wonderfully and doesn't burn.

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