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 Big Skinner Knife
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10/04/13 04:13 PM
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huntfishshoot
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 This is an old knife, that I found in the late 60's... My father had a deer lease in Gordon Texas...I was setting on a cliff, to watch a low water crossing... I looked down between to big rocks, and there it was... No type of handle, just the blade... It has no holes to even mount wood or bone handle...It may have been wrapped in leather or raw hide...The old man that owned the place was 85yrs young... He said that his father talked about buffalo in that part of the country...The knife has no markings, and is about 3/16 in thick and over 14in long... I my use some whitetail antler,for the handle... It will make a great brisket knife...
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Re: Big Skinner Knife
[Re: huntfishshoot]
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10/04/13 04:20 PM
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007hunters son
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Sounds like you can turn it into something good
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Re: Big Skinner Knife
[Re: 007hunters son]
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10/04/13 04:41 PM
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catchin'
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That is neat. If that knife could talk.
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Re: Big Skinner Knife
[Re: catchin']
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10/04/13 05:08 PM
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Chief Joe
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What a find! With a story and a secret wrapped into one find!
"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Big Skinner Knife
[Re: Chief Joe]
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10/04/13 05:18 PM
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Chief Joe
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I wonder if that handle was ever longer?
"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Big Skinner Knife
[Re: Chief Joe]
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10/04/13 05:21 PM
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Mr. Clean
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That is somethng you Journal, finish the knife and pas down to sons. Awesome! Be sure to post pics as you go along. Cool Find.
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Re: Big Skinner Knife
[Re: Mr. Clean]
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10/04/13 05:57 PM
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jlbain94
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Re: Big Skinner Knife
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10/04/13 07:00 PM
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Kev®
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Has the steel been hardened? You can take a file across the edge and tell.
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Re: Big Skinner Knife
[Re: Mr. Clean]
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10/04/13 08:20 PM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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That is somethng you Journal, finish the knife and pas down to sons. Awesome! Be sure to post pics as you go along. Cool Find. THIS^^^^ Definitely
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Re: Big Skinner Knife
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10/04/13 08:29 PM
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jdk1985
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Re: Big Skinner Knife
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10/05/13 02:04 PM
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chopsknives
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If it's been heat treated you can still drill holes with a solid carbide bit - just keep oiling while drilling cause heat will snap the bit! Cool find!
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