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Offline Mohillbilly

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Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« on: March 05, 2008, 05:27:00 PM »
It's been awhile since I had time to finish a knife.  This is # 5.  5160 steel, forged blade with stock removal tang.  Bloodwood scales and steel pins.  Blade is 6 1/2" long and tang is 5 1/2" long.  Spine is fileworked and ricasso has choil cutouts. Also the first with my own touchmark.   Man this is addictive.
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Offline Montauks

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Re: Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2008, 05:50:00 PM »
Sweet
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Re: Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2008, 06:08:00 PM »
VERY NICE!!!  Whats the purpose of the cut outs in the choil?  And why 2 of them?
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Offline drewsbow

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Re: Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2008, 06:31:00 PM »
Very Nice :0)
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Offline ber643

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Re: Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2008, 06:32:00 PM »
Nice work on that Bowie. How or what did you use to put your mark on with?
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Offline Mr Vic at the cabin

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Re: Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2008, 06:46:00 PM »
:clapper:  being a big knife fanatic i would say you did good !!
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Offline farmboy

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Re: Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2008, 09:48:00 PM »
Very nice work. thanx for the pics, its encouraging to see others work.  

Knife making is deffinately addicting and is causing me some domestic trouble...haha, not really but i have to watch the amount of time I spend in the shop!

Take care,
Scott
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Offline el oso

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Re: Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2008, 10:22:00 PM »
Nice work I like the handle shape.
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Offline Mohillbilly

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Re: Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2008, 10:24:00 PM »
Thanks guys, I love this stuff.  The touchmark is a hardened steel that I had made with my initials.  As I am normalizing the steel before quenching I use the stamp and 3 lb hammer and imprint the intials with the stamp.  I had this one a little crooked but will hopefully do a bit better on the next. The choil cutout is to aid in sharpening the knife.  It allows you to get the sharpening angle all the way to the end of the edge.  I put two on because I liked how it looked.   :)   Thanks again,
Bret
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Offline OconeeDan

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Re: Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2008, 10:30:00 PM »
Looks great!
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Offline skullworks

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Re: Knife #5, Bowie, full tang Pics
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2008, 07:02:00 AM »
Super nice knife there!
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