Another Knife with turned maple handle

Horn Handled Knife..........

Same horn handled knife as previously pictured with handle scrimshawed and the finished sheath.

Sporran

Horn handled knife

8" knife with a 4" blade forged from an old file. Blade stamped with maker's mark. Full tapered tang with 4 1/16" steel pins through horn slabs. Poured pewter bolster, and vegetable tanned leather sheath.

Belt knife

Another blade forged from a file. Turned curly maple handle, a pewter bolster, and steel plate at the back. Maple is finished with nitric acid and linseed oil. Overall length is just under 9", with a 4 3/4" blade. Vegetable tanned cow hide sheath in the works.

Patch/neck knife

This knife is 7 1/2" overall, and has a 3 1/2" blade forged from an old file. The tang passes through a poured pewter bolster, whitetail antler tine, and a steel plate. The tang is peened over the rear plate, which also has a small pin at the bottom edge. The maker stamp was self built out of an old center punch.

Throwing knife

This knife has an overall length of 15". The blade was forged from a leaf spring. The tang passes through the guard, and stacked layers of vegetable tanned leather and threads into the steel pommel

Armstrong rifle

Custom built rifle I just finished; 32 caliber, 37" Rice barrel, deluxe large Siler lock, Davis double set triggers, maple stock

Curly Maple Shooting Box

This was a custom ordered box I just completed. It is about an inch taller than the previous cherry box.

Cherry Box

18th century style box with sliding lid, removable trays, and iron handle.

Misc........

 Jade and Taegen on a pre-K field trip

 Jade and I at Brookville, Summer, 2010   

 Night at Brookville

 Local Falls

 Rock City Park with the kids and my dog

 Ronan at the creek watching a train go over

Dad's Cannon

My Kids at Pricketts Fort (Fall2010)

My wife Jade was there too but I didn't get any pictures of her at that one. Have to add some others

Powder measure

Just finished this measure. The "tube" is brass that I rolled, soldered, and antiqued. The plug is turned cow horn. It has a steel ring and a braided linen lanyard

Another Belt Knife

This is another knife forged from an allen wrench. It has an elk antler handle, integral bolster, and steel cap at the rear of the handle.

Randy Sherman Rifle

I was very lucky to have won this rifle at the Keating Mountain shoot a few years back along with a Scott Bryan bag and horn. The idea I was told came from a museum piece but I cannot remember where. It is a straight barreled 54 caliber rifle and large Siler lock. The bayonet was Randy's idea for the rifle but he had not finished it by the time of the shoot. He gave me the steel tube and I cut down a brown bess bayonet and welded the two together. The bayonet scabbard I made with vegetable tanned leather and a hemp strap. Thanks again to Randy and Scott

Randy Sherman Rifle

I was very lucky to have won this rifle at the Keating Mountain shoot a few years back along with a Scott Bryan bag and horn. The idea I was told came from a museum piece but I cannot remember where. It is a straight barreled 54 caliber rifle and large Siler lock. The bayonet was Randy's idea for the rifle but he had not finished it by the time of the shoot. He gave me the steel tube and I cut down a brown bess bayonet and welded the two together. The bayonet scabbard I made with vegetable tanned leather and a hemp strap. Thanks again to Randy and Scott