Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I really like watching shows like forged in fire. Yours is very impressive.
Very nice knives. Did ya'll make them? Ya'll make the sheats? If so, more details please. 12C27 is a very good steel that I used to use, then changed to 14C28N. When I could no longer get 14C28N easy I changed to AEB-L. Grinding info? Heat treating info?
Very good scales - what finish do you have on the handles?
Here is a Bowie I just finished. The blade is San Mai with 1095 core and 416SS cladding and a .005" layer of 99% pure nickel between the layers. The guard is wrought iron from an old wagon wheel I found on Dad's farm that came from Grandpa's farm. I expect it's well over 100 yrs old. The space is brass, then a layer of San Mai from the blade before it was drawn out thinner for the blade, then brass. The wood is African Ebony with a nickel silver pin to hold everything in place. I've not got the sheath made yet.
The brown stick holding pistol up is a section of mammoth ivory from a young mammoth.
Nice knives (all three pictured). Well made knives are a piece of art as well as being functional.
Beautiful knives guys! The first two are right down my ally, pretty to look at and highly functional. KenH , that Bowie is outstanding, the size and style doesn’t generally appeal to be but that knife is awesome. Probably the first Bowie I have ever seen that calls my name, very very nice. I really like the family connection in the iron guard. Well done!
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Beautiful knives. Beautiful wood. You fellows are real craftsmen and should be proud of your work.
A job well done - Unless a person is doing LOTS of knives (which I'm not) it makes sense to send blades out for HT. I did purchase the electric oven so I could HT SS blades and purchased a Rc hardness tester, not because they made sense, but it's still a cheap hobby compared to a new Bass Boat {g}, and still cheaper than hanging out in bars.
I tend to prefer a full flat grind (FFG) myself for most knives, there are some I'll leave a grind line on. Your sheaths are really nice with good straight stitching. I wish all my sheaths turned out that nice. I don't get enough practice on sheaths since I do more kitchen knives and folders.
Again, good job on both the knives and sheaths. I didn't mean to hi-jack your thread.
Ken H>
Thank you so much for the nice words. That is only the 2nd Bowie I've made, the first was an exact copy of the Joe Musso Bowie (or as close as I could make). I'm pleased how it turned out. If interested in more Bowie stuff I can start another thread, don't wish to hi-jack this thread any further.
Ken H>
Wow! Outstanding work, 44 RF Express.
Wow that's sweet!
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |