Finished up my Bowie knife.
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Finished up my Bowie knife.
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
That's a right fine Dagger U have there.
Perry
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Truly beautiful.....I couldn't make a 2x4x4 if I started out with a 2x4x8
That leather really sets it off perfectly
That leather really sets it off perfectly
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Now THAT'S a knife!! Nice work.
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- Borregos
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
WOW
Pete
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Meant to say that is Beautiful, you have talent, great work
Pete
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Wow! That is REALLY nice!! Did you do the leather work as well? The knife is just gorgeous.
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
That's a very beautiful knife! The scabbard looks very well made also.
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Beautiful knife, the whole rig is awesome.
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
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VERY nice ! !
The workmanship of the entire rig looks outstanding & I especially like the blade profile......
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VERY nice ! !
The workmanship of the entire rig looks outstanding & I especially like the blade profile......
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Some of the talent the members of this board have is amazing ---- great looking knife sir
----- Doug
Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Like the knife, and like the holster it lives in. Do you have any construction photos? Would like to see how that knife came to be..
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Thanks for the comments, gents. First, let me be clear that I did not forge this blade. I purchased it as a blank from Dixie Gun Works, along with the other component materials from a couple of knife making suppliers. This is the second one of this style I have built. The first was stocked with buffalo horn - this one is stocked with black linen micrata. The tang runs through the one piece micata handle, and the brass pommel is threaded and glued. All metal to metal connections are silver soldered. All told, it took about a week to get all components fitted, shaped, polished and finished up.
DGW sells a ready made, version, BTW, but it was more $$ than I would spend, and it was a bunch more fun to build it myself.
The leather is the result of the combined efforts of myself and a buddy who has a leather sewing machine. He did the heavy lifting and I did the stampings and finish work. The Mexican double loop design matches the gun rig.
DGW sells a ready made, version, BTW, but it was more $$ than I would spend, and it was a bunch more fun to build it myself.
The leather is the result of the combined efforts of myself and a buddy who has a leather sewing machine. He did the heavy lifting and I did the stampings and finish work. The Mexican double loop design matches the gun rig.
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Really nice!
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Man that came out beautiful!!!!!
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Just fine in every way!!
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
I love the leather work, and the toothpick ain't bad either.
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
That knife looks very much like the one I saw displayed at the Alamo last Sunday. Nice work.
Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Very nice. I'm impressed.
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
It is indeed. It is a Searles pattern blade.octagon wrote:That knife looks very much like the one I saw displayed at the Alamo last Sunday. Nice work.
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NRA Life, SASS Life, Banjo picking done cheap!
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
Pitchy wrote:Beautiful knife, the whole rig is awesome.
+1
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Re: Finished up my Bowie knife.
+2 Whenever I do something like that, it looks homemade!!! Rather than a beaurfully crafted piece!Paladin wrote:+1Pitchy wrote:Beautiful knife, the whole rig is awesome.
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