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Offline Treebeard

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Fun with Scraps..
« on: April 02, 2011, 11:40:12 AM »
So I have been playing with some exotic materials in my rod building, and  as most of it is kinda costly I'v been finding some cool ways to use the scrap pieces.. I inlayed some leftover rattlesnake on my knife sheath with the same adhesive i use for the rods (U-40 color preserver) .. this took about 5 minutes.. and the skin hasn't budged in over a month of daily wear..


I was about the throw away these scrap pieces of abalone, then I had  the idea to inlay the butcapp.. which was not only easier to fit than the originally planned EVA cap I made (in background) but should also be much tougher thanks to the metal core and a couple coats of epoxy..
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Offline Kenny

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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2011, 12:19:51 PM »
Very inventive t^
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2011, 12:21:16 PM »
 clp clp clp
Awesome!
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2011, 12:52:47 PM »
Nice work Mark.  t^
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2011, 08:49:48 AM »
Cool stuff!  t^   <'((((><
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2011, 01:08:54 PM »
Mark, that is really nice and resourceful. t^
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2011, 04:33:51 PM »
 t^ whs t^
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2011, 07:46:48 PM »
 t^
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2012, 03:20:38 PM »
Ok.. I'm bored again.. sooo thought I'd bump up this old thread with some new pix..I did this one a few months back on a dexter bait knife.. and have been carrying every day since.. had the head piece leftover from a nicely marked prairie rattler skin i applied to a rod.. filled the eye openings with a chip of abalone...  Viola! the worlds fanciest 5 dollar bait knife   pawle  hhppy  Sheath also prairie rattler .. as I expected, the stupid little rattle broke off the 1st day I carried it of course.. due to my Dunlops disease  ;)


On the last NJSWF fluke trip, Matt was checking it out, and mentioned his Son collected knives..something I've also done since a kid.. 'Nuff said.. that and a Yankee's rainout was all the excuse I needed for more sillyness.. Had this skinning knife collecting dust for about 10 years.. slapped the last scraps of a sweet piece of rattler I had on the handle.. For the sheath, I had picked up a Rock Python skin on ebay.. but it was way to wide for a rod decoration.. worked nice for this.. Gonna use the rest on the holster for my Walther PPK  TT^
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2012, 03:28:22 PM »
need any rabbits. cool stuff
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2012, 04:02:34 PM »
Great work. I see an ebay store in your future.
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2012, 06:39:00 PM »
 clp   FANTASTIC JOB   clp
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2012, 07:10:35 PM »
Holy Cow Mark!!!  He is gonna flip his lid........Im just floored how awesome that is.... I cant begin to thank you enough, hes gonna love it.....you just made his collection

Now that i think of it, its looking a bit to nice to un-zip a deer with  hhppy
« Last Edit: September 26, 2012, 07:13:31 PM by Mbailey33 »
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2012, 07:53:32 PM »
You are the snake man Mark!  Nice work. t^
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2012, 08:12:25 PM »
Thanks guys  slt Matt, I'm glad to do it for him.. but make sure he uses it!  fcp  knives are made to get bloody!   TT^   chrz  chrz
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2012, 11:33:43 AM »
Nice work Fluka!!!!!!!!!!!! Seems you have a nack for making stuff, and for making people happy!!! His son will love that!!! Agreed with the knife to Blood ratio too!!!  :P :P   
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2012, 11:38:54 AM »
Very nice stuff Mark.   t^
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2012, 11:39:25 AM »
Cool t^
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2012, 06:15:42 PM »
Very very cool!

How are you keeping the snakeskin in place while the epoxy dries?   
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Re: Fun with Scraps..
« Reply #19 on: September 27, 2012, 06:17:11 PM »
Great work!
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