Knives in the Wild

[Tsar Bomba]

Great pics, John! The composition of the second one is excellent, but I really like the Spyderco fixed-blade in the first.

Here's my contribution -- knives up a tree:

[jmh58]

Thank You Tony.. Your knives flow real nice in color with the tree!!!

And all above pics are KOOL too!! Thanks for playing!!! John

[jmh58]

CPR... John

[jmh58]

CPR... John

[Quick Steel]

John, while it is true that the cameras remove a lot of guesswork for us they cannot replace our "eye." Meaning it is the photographer who sees that indeed there is a shot to be had and then composes that shot. Those more advanced than us can manipulate the lighting and so forth, but without that first recognition in the mind's eye nothing is going to happen.

[jmh58]

Thanks Garry.. I just walk along and when I see something that would look kool with a knife in it I take it!! John

[jmh58]

Hey Dale.. Look familure??? John

[jmh58]

[Quick Steel]

Very nice EO. A favorite pattern of mine.

[jmh58]

Very nice EO. A favorite pattern of mine.

Thanks Garry.. Me too!! John

[jmh58]

Monday AM CPR!!! John

[jmh58]

[Tsar Bomba]

I managed to get some of the colors from the rainbow patina on my Boker medium stockman to show up in photos despite the sun refusing to play ball. There are swaths of blue, grey and red/brown when you catch the light just right on the pile sides of the clip and sheepsfoot blades. Hopefully conditions are better tomorrow...

[jmh58]

Kool pic Tony.. John

[jmh58]

Sunday happiness!!! John

[sunknife]

Great photos guys. So it looks like me and Tsar Bomba were channeling each other's Boker love this week. I had mine in my pocket Friday and headed to work a little early to stop and take a walk through the forest on my way at sunrise. Stopped along the way and took this photo and then had to cut my walk short due to mosquito attacks on my flesh.

[Tsar Bomba]

That's a fine whittler, sunknife. I have a recent copperhead with a two-tone grooved bone similar to that knife. The carbon steel Boker is using out of Solingen is really excellent stuff.

[jmh58]

Back from buried.. John

[sunknife]

Hit the woods for a morning of deer hunting today. Packed this Queen 3L mountain man lock back, unfortunately it wasn't needed for any field dressing chores. Hopefully I'll need it before the seasons over.

[treefarmer]

sunknife,
That's a great lookin' knife and it will do the job. Your bow and arrow are very interesting. Did you make them and what accuracy do you get with the flint (I suppose) points? When you spear Bambi with that thing, be sure to post it in the Outdoors thread.
Treefarmer

[TripleF]

Great stuff fellas!

I have one from Sunday I think....

[espn77]

THAT'S AWESOME. Can you hit anything with that bow and arrow???? That's old school hunting right there.

[sunknife]

Thanks tree farmer. Yes I made the bow and arrows, making primitive bows is a hobby/obsession I've had for 20 years now. I didn't make the arrowhead though, I don't flint knap but have a couple friends who do and send me arrowheads from time to time. The stone points can be
very accurate if mounted properly, the rest is up to the guy with the bow in hand. I didn't know there was an outdoor forum on AAPK, I'll definitely check that out.

Thanks espn77. On a good day I can't seem to miss a shot, of course thats within a limited range. Then again there are the bad days which happen more often than I care to admit.

[jmh58]

[TripleF]

On my hike today