http://lithiclabs.com/2010/02/knapped-novaculite-knife/ Flint knapping & bushcraft Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://lithiclabs.com/2010/02/knapped-novaculite-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-18 John Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:42:26 +0000 http://lithiclabs.com/?p=231#comment-18 Thanks for the compliment, Tim. That means a lot to me coming from you. I've been following your <a href="http://elfshotgallery.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong><em><u>Elfshot</u></em></strong></a> blog for a little while now and really admire what you do over there. I saw those hafted stone scrapers you made a few weeks back and wanted to try replicating them. Sigh! So many projects, so little time. That is a great tip too - I had no idea that antler handles have a tendency to become sticky during the butchering process. Thanks for the compliment, Tim. That means a lot to me coming from you. I’ve been following your Elfshot blog for a little while now and really admire what you do over there. I saw those hafted stone scrapers you made a few weeks back and wanted to try replicating them. Sigh! So many projects, so little time. That is a great tip too – I had no idea that antler handles have a tendency to become sticky during the butchering process.

]]> http://lithiclabs.com/2010/02/knapped-novaculite-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Tim Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:38:20 +0000 http://lithiclabs.com/?p=231#comment-17 That's a great knife! I made a black obsidian knife with a moose antler handle that could be its twin. When I showed it to a buddy of mine who hunts he said that although he doesn't use stone knives, he likes to have antler handled knives for butchering. When wood handle gets wet (like it would cleaning a moose) it becomes slippery. Antler on the other hand becomes sticky, which makes it much easier and safer to use. That’s a great knife! I made a black obsidian knife with a moose antler handle that could be its twin. When I showed it to a buddy of mine who hunts he said that although he doesn’t use stone knives, he likes to have antler handled knives for butchering. When wood handle gets wet (like it would cleaning a moose) it becomes slippery. Antler on the other hand becomes sticky, which makes it much easier and safer to use.

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