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Title: Beech bowie
Post by: bjansen on February 02, 2015, 05:31:00 PM

I have been working on (and correcting mistakes) on this one for a month and really happy that I was able to complete it. It is a W2 blade, .200 thick at the spine,  416 guard, copper spacer and pin.  I had planned on using a pear handle, but I ruined the piece during the process and ended up using a plain old piece of stabilized beech for my second attempt.  

Had a good natural light box yesterday with 6 inches of snow on the ground and an overcast sky and thus was able to take some half way decent pictures.

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Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: Track on February 02, 2015, 06:14:00 PM

Real nice work Brad.

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: kbaknife on February 02, 2015, 06:52:00 PM

How do you wear it on your swim suit?

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: Thadbow on February 02, 2015, 07:43:00 PM

Yah buddy, that is some great work!

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: Bill Kissner on February 02, 2015, 09:03:00 PM

Brad, you are getting better really fast! Dang, that is a dandy knife!

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: Lin Rhea on February 02, 2015, 09:11:00 PM

Oh,....beach Bowie. I get it Karl!    :D

That's real nice Brad.

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on February 02, 2015, 09:23:00 PM

Looks Great Brad!

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: D.Ellis on February 03, 2015, 01:08:00 AM

That's a great looking knife   :thumbsup:
Darcy   :campfire:

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: gudspelr on February 03, 2015, 03:22:00 AM

Really cool looking  :) .

Jeremy

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: bjansen on February 03, 2015, 07:54:00 AM

Thanks for the comments gents.

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: Kevin Evans on February 03, 2015, 08:41:00 PM

Nicely done.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: Doug Campbell on February 04, 2015, 10:02:00 AM

That did turn out nice, well done.

Title: Re: Beech bowie
Post by: Bodork on February 04, 2015, 09:06:00 PM

Sunny beeches! That's a dang nice knife!