I like the stone knife, I would put it in my collection and show it off!

Birch bark and pine bark. I'll find out once it's fully dried how sturdy (or not) it is.

I've thought about selling these on occasion. Not this style necessarily, just slate knives in general. I would have to make very clear however, that they are hand-ground and exhibit all the same level of technological sophistication as your average stone-age tribe... not cranked out by some dollar-a-day Chinese guy with a belt sander. I take pride in the fact that the only "cheating" I employ to make these is to buy slate instead of hacking it out of the ground myself. My ego is so fragile however, that if nobody wanted to buy them for more than a couple bucks (either because "well it's a nice...piece of stone" or because "what good is this, anyway?"), I'd probably stop making them. Not one of my favorite aspects of myself. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Oddly enough, it appears that the largest market for slate knives is neopagans. They don't like to use steel for their athames :P (ceremonial daggers)

How does the Vex compare to the HC in size?