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Thanks fellas, we are certainly proud. The lamb show went as well as we could have hoped for it being her first year and the lamb weighing 3x as much as she does. She ended up with 2 blues and a red. Chris

That is one of the things I love about that design. It is fully reversible and can be worn anywhere on the belt at least until it is broke in and takes a set to wear you are wearing it. On both of these you can see the basketweave on the "front" but on the back I did do a border stamp with my...

I'm definitely hoping to spend the weekend shaking a lot of hands that have helped me the last couple years. This will be my first time attending a big show and the list of people I look up to and respect is slightly longer than the show bill, with a few named standouts at the top of course! Chris

2 in 1080, 416 and jigged bone, cowboy style... Thanks for looking, Chris

Well, all the hard work payed off for her. She had 3 projects judged today, her Entomology collection, an Entomology notebook and a Forestry collection. She received purple ribbons on all 3(in 4-H purples are the highest level, even above blue). Her Entomology collection took Grand Champion...

We've spent a lot of time chasing them around with a butterfly net. We have also been quite successful by setting up a black light trap and collecting from that at night. Chris

Couldn't stand the photo quality. Took the glass out to get a better one! Chris

Here is my 9 year old working on getting her 4-H Entomology project ready for the fair. She does get some help and direction from dad in identification and organization, but she will be doing everything solo very soon. On the 50 new specimen she added to her collection just the last couple...

I'm in. Thank you for taking the time to head this up! Chris

Thanks Ken. There were a couple things that made Dave's knife work better. If you'll notice my handle is offset as well, just not quite as noticeable as his and I don't think this was a factor one way or the other. However, his handle being about 3/4" shorter allows the knife to roll down...

Why not... put me as #3. Chris

KITH stands for "Knife in the Hat". I believe it originates in the depression era where people could not afford to buy new items. Guys would get together and throw their pocket knives in a hat and then take turns grabbing their "new" knife out. Anthony, I've taken part in the KITH on BF the...

Thanks fellas! Justin, I love the AEB-L. Easy to work and you don't have to worry about putting it down and coming back to a stain because you looked at it wrong as you walked away. I also like how easily it sharpens. Cliff, I too see more of these in my future. I might even make one to keep for...

Thanks Cliff. The blade is one of my first in .118" AEB-L.Guard and pommel are both 416. Sandwiched between is the buffalo, birch bark and black G10. I sanded everything to 800 on this handle. I know a lot of people take them quite a bit higher but I see this knife getting well used and didn't...

Thank you C Craft(I'm sorry, still trying to pick up on everyone's first name)! To answer your question, I didn't do anything to change the color. What I believe to cause the brown is just sun bleaching, making it lighter, just as a person's hair will be lighter at the end of summer. The...

Finally have the knife finished. I am quite pleased with how it turned out. Now on to the sheath! Chris

Spent the day test driving a Dave Ferry round knife and skiving knife(part of a passaround on another forum I frequent). My own self made round knife on the top right. Mine cuts well, but getting the chance to use it next to Dave's definitely gave me some insight on where mine can improve...

Thanks fellas. Chris

On another forum, the great Paul Long posted some fully tooled, leather photo albums. With his permission, I decided to give one a try. I'm all but finished up with my photo album, all that is left is to add a bit of neatsfoot oil. I can certainly see some flaws but I am undoubtedly getting...

Put myself behind the 8 ball on this one last night.:mad: Had to "tap" a little too hard to get the pommel tight. My concerns about the guard separating were confirmed when I took the tape off this morning. On the bright side, I now have absolutely zero concerns about the integrity of Acraglas...