Randall Knife Collectors Club Miles Swelze
Page 76 of 98 < 1 2 ... 74 75 76 77 78 ... 97 98 >
Topic Options
Rate This Topic
#162253 - 07/07/17 07:26 PM Re: Happy canyon ***** [Re: BladesNBarrels]
pappy19 Offline
Knife Enthusiast

Registered: 10/31/07
Posts: 7367
Loc: Garden Valley, Idaho
The only reason they want to go to Colorado, is they get to smoke weed. That's it. It was just an excuse.

Pap
_________________________
Mike Allen
RKCC-CM-086
True West Magazine Maniac
Randall Collector
Behring Made Collector
Ruana Collector
Glock Fan
NRA- Life Member since 1975
mikenlu99@aol.com

Top
#162254 - 07/07/17 08:44 PM Re: Happy canyon [Re: pappy19]
W Polidori Offline
Knife Enthusiast

Registered: 02/09/16
Posts: 5791
Loc: Central New York
Peter,

Petrified wood, hummm. Thinking we might have some interesting handle material, lol.
Once again great adventure and another chapter to the book you need to write.
_________________________
Warren

Top
#162260 - 07/07/17 09:24 PM Re: Happy canyon [Re: W Polidori]
Peter_Kaufman Offline
Knife Enthusiast

Registered: 02/14/08
Posts: 2582
Loc: Southeast Utah
Warren
Thanks
I have been thinking about a knife with a petrified wood handle, but talking to several makers, it has been a no go. It can't be worked with conventional handle shaping and polishing methods, you need lapidary equipment and have found no takers so far.
I will do it if I find someone willing

Peter
_________________________
Peter Kaufman
NRA Life
GOA
SAF
RKCC CM-023
RKS #5642
SHAG # 005
Ironwood Nut
Life is too short to have ugly knives

Top
#162261 - 07/07/17 09:32 PM Re: Happy canyon [Re: Peter_Kaufman]
W Polidori Offline
Knife Enthusiast

Registered: 02/09/16
Posts: 5791
Loc: Central New York
Probably going to need diamond abrasives to shape that material. Also would need a carbide or diamond plated drill to drill a hole for the tang unless you did scales. Either way superabrasives would be needed and add to the cost. Cool idea however.
_________________________
Warren

Top
#162286 - 07/08/17 06:52 PM Re: Happy canyon [Re: W Polidori]
BladesNBarrels Offline
Knife Enthusiast

Registered: 09/19/05
Posts: 1352
Loc: East Tincup General Store,Colo...
Only petrified wood handles I have seen are by Jay Fisher
http://www.jayfisher.com/Handles_Knife_Gemstone_List.htm


Attachments
------PetWoodFisher01.jpg

------PetWoodFisher02.jpg


_________________________
David Loomis
RKS# 724
RKCC# CM-061
Molon Labe

Top
#162303 - 07/09/17 12:10 AM Re: Happy canyon [Re: BladesNBarrels]
Duke Offline
Knife Enthusiast

Registered: 08/21/09
Posts: 2004
Loc: Southwest Virginia
I haven't said it in a while but my sincere thanks Peter for giving your time, efforts, etc. to continue to post pictures of your amazing "Adventures in Retirement." Incredible!!!
Very much appreciated my friend. Please continue to do so as long as you keep on "Playing in Nature."
Titles for your first two coffee table photography books are in quotation marks above.
_________________________
Duke;RKS#5567
RKCC-CM-087
Southwest VA

Top
#162305 - 07/09/17 08:09 AM Re: Happy canyon [Re: Duke]
W Polidori Offline
Knife Enthusiast

Registered: 02/09/16
Posts: 5791
Loc: Central New York
Well said Duke. Keep the pressure on wink
_________________________
Warren

Top
#162306 - 07/09/17 08:52 AM Re: Happy canyon [Re: W Polidori]
pappy19 Offline
Knife Enthusiast

Registered: 10/31/07
Posts: 7367
Loc: Garden Valley, Idaho
Lucille and I had the pleasure of a personal tour of the Arches with Peter, a couple of years ago. I also got to see some of Peter's knife collection, equally impressive. It is great to live vicariously through Peter and his adventures. Thanks for taking the time and effort, we all enjoy your trips.

Pap
_________________________
Mike Allen
RKCC-CM-086
True West Magazine Maniac
Randall Collector
Behring Made Collector
Ruana Collector
Glock Fan
NRA- Life Member since 1975
mikenlu99@aol.com

Top
#163062 - 07/28/17 09:28 PM Technical canyon [Re: Peter_Kaufman]
Peter_Kaufman Offline
Knife Enthusiast

Registered: 02/14/08
Posts: 2582
Loc: Southeast Utah
Quiet today, so I wanted to post some photos from a technical canyon that we did recently. It is in a remote part of the park, and there is rappelling, some down climbing and boulder hopping and some steep climbing to get back out. There are three rappels of 80, 60 and 90 feet. We had to do some rigging on the last rappel to make sure that the anchor was safe. The hike out is also very impressive and we stopped at a big arch on the way back to the trailhead. One of the more difficult routes, but a lot of fun, and I was glad there were just three of us on this new to us route.

Peter


Attachments
------DSC05432s.jpg

Description: me on the last rappel

------DSC05472s.jpg

Description: me at the big arch

------IMGP2535s.jpg

Description: view into canyon

------IMGP2539s.jpg

Description: top of a rappel

------IMGP2547s.jpg

Description: boulders we passed through

------IMGP2554s.jpg

Description: hike out view from alcove

------IMGP2562s.jpg

Description: wall arch

------IMGP2567s.jpg

Description: another view


_________________________
Peter Kaufman
NRA Life
GOA
SAF
RKCC CM-023
RKS #5642
SHAG # 005
Ironwood Nut
Life is too short to have ugly knives

Top
#163064 - 07/28/17 09:30 PM Re: Technical canyon [Re: Peter_Kaufman]
Peter_Kaufman Offline
Knife Enthusiast

Registered: 02/14/08
Posts: 2582
Loc: Southeast Utah
a few more photos


Attachments
------IMGP2569s.jpg

Description: puffy cloud

------IMGP2574s.jpg

Description: view from rim

------IMGP2583s.jpg

Description: another top view


_________________________
Peter Kaufman
NRA Life
GOA
SAF
RKCC CM-023
RKS #5642
SHAG # 005
Ironwood Nut
Life is too short to have ugly knives

Top
Page 76 of 98 < 1 2 ... 74 75 76 77 78 ... 97 98 >