155187 this is the finished product
Liked On: 03-12-2020, 07:02 PM
For those that are interested pups and mother are doing well 155116155117155118
Liked On: 02-12-2020, 08:28 PM
As posted in an earlier thread, I am envious of those fathers and grandfathers who get to hunt/fish/enjoy the outdoors with their children/grandchildren (all of my grandchildren live in Oz). Here's a...
Liked On: 01-12-2020, 08:44 PM
Hi all I received my mount back from a hunt me and my brother did back in March. I think it turned out awesome 154986154987
Liked On: 01-12-2020, 12:44 PM
The acid etch removed all the loose scale and cleaned out all the rust in the forging pits which was not the look I wanted so I decided to re rust the blade now it was etched so the pits would look...
Liked On: 29-11-2020, 01:43 PM
Heres the part I was really looking forward to.. the acid etch. I was uneasy about using hot vinegar for the etch acid as its not very strong so would need to be left in over night. I didnt want...
Liked On: 29-11-2020, 01:42 PM
Next was the final grind and polish process which I didnt seem to take any pics of? :( https://i.ibb.co/yyyt9Rr/20201109-145242.jpg (https://ibb.co/vPPpFBS) Onto the scales, I went with the...
Liked On: 29-11-2020, 01:42 PM
Am I the only one that thinks this would look sex as with a antler handle scales ?
Liked On: 29-11-2020, 01:41 PM
Im not sure why I didnt consider that as the natural curve would have followed the drop point blade and the texture would matched the scaly wrought iron nicely.. I guess I was staying closer to the...
Liked On: 29-11-2020, 01:41 PM
Happy with the first grind, its on to the heat treat and temper. Mikey-p warned me that the heat treat on this type of forged steel can be very risky, the different metals heat and cool at different...
Liked On: 29-11-2020, 01:41 PM
For the scales I had some nice heart Walnut and a piece of Wenge wood to choose from that was left over from some pistol grips I made years ago. I am leaning toward the darker Wenge wood as it will...
Liked On: 29-11-2020, 01:41 PM
Thanks all for the (mostly :) ) well considered posts. Looks like the advice of bunji comes up trumps though: I'm heading to Cooper over the weekend to look at his Remy 783 .308 bush-pig listed for...
Liked On: 26-11-2020, 06:40 PM
Hey everyone, here’s a video I made from a hunt with my daughter the weekend just been. She has not long turned four and this was her first hunt walking and not being carried in the child pack. Hope...
Liked On: 24-11-2020, 08:33 PM
Ten healthy pups born on the 19 both mum and pups are doing well 154187
Liked On: 22-11-2020, 09:36 PM
Found this video. It is of african animals, but will be pretty similar for deer. They go to the extent of freezing animals then cutting them in half to show the exact position of the vital organs. ...
Liked On: 18-11-2020, 06:11 PM