Decided to make a gift for a fellow who does rendezvous' and mountain man stuff. It is a folder made from a stag crown. Blade is from a 75 year old German pocket knife.
First, you slot the stag, then set the blade pivot point, then drill for the pivot (I am using a stainless 1/8" Corby). Next, I will make and fit the backspring.and do the final shaping and some scrimshaw on the butt. I'll post those photos when I get it done.
Distractions are everywhere lately. Yesterday, I went to help a friend clean up his dad's huge workshop and garage. When I say huge, I mean it! It has two car lift bays, a full manufacturing level machine shop, a car repair bay, and a 20X24 workroom full of every tool you could imagine. The problem is it has almost no floor you can walk on. His dad had a stroke a few years ago and only has one good arm. He isn't all that steady on his feet either. If he drops something, it stays there. If he can't figure where to set something, he tosses it on the floor. I dropped by to see him Friday, and the shop was so cluttered and the floor strewn with stuff that I realized it was one trip away from the hospital or the morgue. I called my buddy and made arrangements for a few of us to go over and clean it up while dad was shopping all over town, which is a half day event for him every Saturday. When his dad came home he was first shocked, then pleased. One of the things in the shop was what he called an electric trike-truck. This is way more than a three wheel jazzy or caddy. The front end looks like a sportster. I was looking at it and Dad said, "Why don't you take that thing with you, You do all that gardening and work at the church. I can't drive it anymore. " It followed me home. It cost him $7000. It does 7mph, seats two comfortably, and has a 40 mile range. I did all sorts of moving mulch and patio blocks today, then went to the hardware store about 2 miles away, and then rode all over the neighborhood with my wife. This thing is really cool.
