Finally...some pictures.

[Joel]

Only took a few years, and a fair amount of money to upgrade my computer stuff(I'll miss the ol'MAC), but thanks to Tim(Quicktdoo) over at the NEF forums, I''ve finally learned how to post pictures here.  Now I need to learn how to use that %&*% digital camera!!!!   Anyhow, here's a few pics of stuff I've got laying around.  Been working at them like crazy, finally got outside yesterday and today for the fiirst time since I killed my deer.:  The Nessmuk has 154CM and stabilzed walnut, the Tribute hunter is D-2 and Ivory Micarta, the Bowie is 154CM and cocobolo , the snake skinner is D-2 and dyed, stabilized maple.

[Will52100]

Nice work Joel, I realy like the bowie and Nessmuk skinner, I've been wanting to try a Nessmuk for a while now.

[Joel]

Thanks Will.  I'm working on the stick tang version of the Nessmuk now.  Be a bit different than the line drawings you might have seen from his booK(which I have), since I'm using a horn spacer to cover the glue hole, and I have a bit of a ricasso on it and a copper pin in the Whitetail crown I'm using.  Big whitetail crown.  It'll be a bit wider also, since I ground it out of 1/8"x1.5" 154, while the full tang is from 1/8"x1.25" 154.  Blade's ground and ready for the Heat treaters(D'holder).  Want to grind a couple more blades to send along.

[Will52100]

I'm trying to get a couple ready to send to heat treat in the next couple of days, I may be able to throw a nessmuk in, then again maybe not.  There are times I swear stainless off for good but I keep coming back to it.

Only thing differant I'm planing on the full tang version is a slight gaurd swell, kinda something like a loveless pattern, one of my worst fears is sliding up on the edge.  I know that style is not ment for push cuts but I can't get the image of cut fingers out of my head.

[rusty51]

Very nice

[Joel]

Just so you  can see the difference between the two styles of the "same"knife, here's the kinda-close-to-the-original  just stuck together for the photo.  Because I was using a pin in the antler, I pre-fitted the parts together so I could drill the hole with a regular drill instead of having to use my(expensive) carbide spade bit after heat treating.  Once I get the blade back from the heat  treater, putting it together shouldn't be too hard(note:  sacrifice tyson chicken to Murphy...).   To give you an idea of the scale, where the antler/horn join the blade is 1 1/4" wide, which is equal to the widest part of the blade on the full tang version.

[Will52100]

Nice, make sure you post a finished pic.  I like the way the stag is almost shaped like a finger notch on the bottom, should make for a secure grip.

[scherm]

Nice work Joel!