queen fixed blade.
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gringo
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queen fixed blade.
this is one of a set...the small one...now i am wondering if i should do the large knife also...
this is not effective time management...
two plus months to stain the bone...two months to get the nerve...several knuckles missing skin...
the bone was natural dyed...a pound of rought cut indian tea...several onces of coffee...boiled for hours, then parked in the sun for a couple of month...adding water daily...which led to, several visiting coyotes, all the dogs and cats in the hood...at least one skunk, hanging out and taking turns removing the fat from the soup...
first thing everyone says is how smooth the handles are...? so i guess it is smooth bone huh?
this is not effective time management...
two plus months to stain the bone...two months to get the nerve...several knuckles missing skin...
the bone was natural dyed...a pound of rought cut indian tea...several onces of coffee...boiled for hours, then parked in the sun for a couple of month...adding water daily...which led to, several visiting coyotes, all the dogs and cats in the hood...at least one skunk, hanging out and taking turns removing the fat from the soup...
first thing everyone says is how smooth the handles are...? so i guess it is smooth bone huh?
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Re: queen fixed blade.
Very nice !

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Re: queen fixed blade.
Looks pretty nice to me. I haven't got the enjoyment yet out of dying my own bone.
I get mine from Culpepper, but I envy you having the time to work that process.
Glenn
I get mine from Culpepper, but I envy you having the time to work that process.
Glenn
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Re: queen fixed blade.
Looks good! 
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Re: queen fixed blade.
Looks good gringo! I think you should do the other one, too.
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Re: queen fixed blade.
whats the value of a knife like that?
Why am I in this handbasket and where are we goin?
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Re: queen fixed blade.
Ya done 'em up proud, Gringo! Very nice!
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Re: queen fixed blade.
i have no clue on the value...the books i have suggest the pair, pre-1955 knives, were worth around 120.oo...now?
thanks WB...i'm learning.
thanks WB...i'm learning.
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gringo
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Re: queen fixed blade.
OMG!!!!!
i took the qeen knife set up to flagstaff...did the rounds of the gun & antique stores...fishing for comments and price....
i showed it to one friend...and she would not let go of the knives...
'how much?????'
so i drove off and left the knives...get a phone call in oak creek canyon..can't answer..tourists can be problematic in this area...
get back to cottonwood and she calls and says....
" is $250.00 acceptable for those knives...?"
i guess i did good huh?
un{expletive deleted}real.
i took the qeen knife set up to flagstaff...did the rounds of the gun & antique stores...fishing for comments and price....
i showed it to one friend...and she would not let go of the knives...
'how much?????'
so i drove off and left the knives...get a phone call in oak creek canyon..can't answer..tourists can be problematic in this area...
get back to cottonwood and she calls and says....
" is $250.00 acceptable for those knives...?"
i guess i did good huh?
un{expletive deleted}real.
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Re: queen fixed blade.
OUTSTANDING Donald!!!
BTW, did you do the leatherwork as well?
That is a gorgeous set in an terrific sheath!

BTW, did you do the leatherwork as well?
That is a gorgeous set in an terrific sheath!
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Re: queen fixed blade.
no dale, queen did the scabbard...looks good for 50+ uears old...i did condition the leather.
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Re: queen fixed blade.
heres a queen I own, any idea of value? 
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Re: queen fixed blade.
Gringo: That is one handsome pair of knives. Congratulations. QS