tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post2934139583634202838..comments2024-02-24T09:21:55.076-08:00Comments on The Sharpened Axe: IMPROVISING TO MAKE A VERY USEFUL YET CHEAP UTILITY KNIFE, by Bernard Ten BearsMike Oscar Hotelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08449689716082153671noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post-34693482162437329732012-02-23T19:19:45.289-08:002012-02-23T19:19:45.289-08:00Cool Stuff, but sadly i live in Australia. if anyo...Cool Stuff, but sadly i live in Australia. if anyone can tell me what kind of animal horns i can use available in Australia for this kind of work, pleas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post-11927931972509109332011-05-05T01:05:19.849-07:002011-05-05T01:05:19.849-07:00Brilliant! You learn something every day. I never ...Brilliant! You learn something every day. I never knew about the pith in antler.<br />Many thanks.<br />http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.comKeithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post-79005295493816122442011-05-04T05:14:25.799-07:002011-05-04T05:14:25.799-07:00There are only two ways it will come off-if it was...There are only two ways it will come off-if it was done right, which requires experimenting. That is break the antler off with a hammer on an anvil or boil the whole knife, blade and all until the pith softens up again. They are weak at the tang, but every knife is anyway. BERNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793387715625734345.post-76858979564460551832011-05-03T21:02:32.281-07:002011-05-03T21:02:32.281-07:00Talk about handy! I sometimes REALLY hate pinning ...Talk about handy! I sometimes REALLY hate pinning handles on my knives ... usually end up grinding off to much brass while im heating it up on the sander and dent or crack the material; and i just hate using epoxy ...period. Have you tested to see just how much force it can withstand before coming off? Do you sand or roughen the tang before hammering it on? Great work man, THANKS!<br />TWT<br />http://thewanderingthinker.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com