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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: Lin Rhea on March 07, 2008, 08:41:00 PM
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Sometimes I get orders that are based on knives from early American history. I recently finished one such knife. This one is a loose interpretation of the Musso Bowie. I have detailed drawings of the Musso, but tweaked it to suit my taste. It's a little too big for my taste, but scaled down to 9 or 10 inches and it would make a good hog knife.
The blade is a little over 12 inches with the overall length 18 inches. The fitings are Mild steel, brass, and stainless. The wood is Black Walnut.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2366/2309197836_874513ce94.jpg)
Now for you guys who like to recycle.
The blade is from a truck spring forged down.
The guard is forged from a Railroad Spike.
The brass is from an old door kick plate I scrounged.
The wood is some Walnut I cut and dried myself.
Lin
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That is a beaut Lin! Wow! Love the guard.
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Sounds like a master card ad. "...the end product...? "Priceless!!"
Simply awesome!!
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Sounds like my kinda knife LIN. That is just flat out awesome.<><
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Very nice , love the gaurd :0)
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Now thats truely recycling at it's finest.
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Lin, that thing is phenominal.
I'm speechless.
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Lin, You are truly an artist :thumbsup:
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That is beautiful.
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Not just a Knife but a piece of Art.
Very Nice!!!
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Holy Smokes! What word is better than great? :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Never seen a Hog except on TV,Lin do you fellows actually hunt them with knives?
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Thank you for posting that, it is extremely nice!
A bit nice to go stick a hawg.
You have some nice walnut, it's nice to see someone use a local "unexotic" wood.
Dan
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Beautiful knife, Lin. I am amazed after reading your site that you've not built thousands of knives...it gives me a lot of hope that with the right training I might one day build a knife of that quality.
that's just what I was thinking Dan. It's nce to see our native wood looking good. I saw a tree at my hog place that has a huge burl on it..I don't remember what kind of tree..I suspect a white oak...but I'm going to investigate it to see whether it will work for anything or not.
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Man is that a nice knife. They were built for action back then and I would say your 'replica' is no exception. Excellent work Lin. Thankyou for posting it. Nice job recycling also! :notworthy: :notworthy:
-Brett
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Thanks guys.
I'm sure there are better knives for hogs. Maybe with a slimmer blade and push/pull features in the handle. I made this one a while back and, to me, it would be a good hog knife. The blade is 8 inches. The handle is Micarta.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/113912092_a61f53f4aa.jpg)
I actually intend to make me a knife some day, but will lean towards the practical side. On an average day I'm more likely to have to chop a tree limb than stick a hog. But it's nice to be prepared.
Butts2, Yes some people are crazy enough to hunt hogs with a knife. To be honest though, the dogs help.
Lin
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those are great looking knives. being from TEXAS I am perticerly fond of the bowie. realy nice work. : :thumbsup:
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Awesome knives! Thanks for taking the time to share.
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Those are some incredible knives.
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What Jeremy said!
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WOW! :bigsmyl:
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Dang i cant see it. I just get the red X.
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Nice knives there Lin!
JL
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sweet as sweet can be.<><
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Musso is a great looking knife Lin. Little big for hoggin but sure would do the trick. The micarta is more along the hoggin line.
Field testing these beauties on hogs is real fun! Something everyone should try at least once. It's not for the weak hearted and yes those dogs sure do earn their keep.
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very nice knife! :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Wow Lin those are dandys!!
Always wondered, how many wacks does it take to get thru them 2X4's?
Eric
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I am a TEXAN, and as such I have a special fondness for Bowies. That knife is as beautiful a representation of the form as I have seen. :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Awe inspiring!!
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Thanks fellas.
Eric,
I dont count the strokes in the 2 X 4 chop, but sometimes in the competitions we are timed. My fastest is just under 12 seconds, but some of the guys can cut much faster.
Lin