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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2009, 07:57:00 PM »


 
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When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
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Offline Kevin Evans

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2009, 08:21:00 PM »
Job Very Well Done My Friend!
I will have to probably barrow some of the techniques in your thread.
I think we will see all three knives in the Magazine in the future.
You got me kinda excited about using some of that handle material.
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Offline LONGBOWKID

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #22 on: May 19, 2009, 02:54:00 AM »
Karl,

 Very nice looking knife! I do have a question though. Is there any particular reason the handle is slightly larger than the guard? I am sure it has a purpose.

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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #23 on: May 19, 2009, 04:53:00 PM »
It's a habit.
Rather than have handle materials shrink/expand or maybe create difficult areas when sanding that create sharp edges, I often leave the handle material proud of the surrounding hardware.
It's acceptable.
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When the last deer disappears into the morning mist,
When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
Chief Joseph

Offline LONGBOWKID

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #24 on: May 19, 2009, 05:32:00 PM »
Absolutely acceptable... I was just curious, not insulting your work. It is a good idea to give yourself a safety net incase of a shrink/expand scenario.

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62" 51@29"
62" 61#@29"
62" 77#@29"

Holm-Made Osprey
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #25 on: May 19, 2009, 08:40:00 PM »
Great thread!  

I love the modified old adjustable wrench "twisting gadget"!


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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #26 on: August 28, 2012, 06:15:00 AM »
Karl

I'm having fun re-reading old threads and ran across this one! Wow.  Karl some of the images are missing.  Can you re-add them?  I'd like to get our mods to pin this one to the top!

What do you guys think????
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Offline Todd Robbins

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #27 on: August 28, 2012, 08:04:00 PM »
Karl, can you bshare your polish and etch technique to finish your wrought iron?  I have some that's pretty clean and some that's really nasty and some in between, but I'm never able to get mine to etch out as nice as yours.
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #28 on: August 29, 2012, 01:17:00 PM »
Ray, I must have deleted those pictures from Photo Bucket.
I have no idea which ones they were right now.
I'll have to go through my photo archives to see if I can connect the dots.
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When the last deer disappears into the morning mist,
When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
Chief Joseph

Offline kbaknife

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #29 on: August 29, 2012, 01:18:00 PM »
Todd, I just take my wrought to at least a 1200 grit finish and etch for about 1 hour, 4 times for 15 minutes each, cleaning off the oxides between segments.
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When the last deer disappears into the morning mist,
When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
Chief Joseph

Offline Todd Robbins

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #30 on: August 29, 2012, 05:32:00 PM »
Thanks Karl! I haven't been etching long enough.
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Offline amar911

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #31 on: September 02, 2012, 06:13:00 PM »
That knife is insane, Karl! If I see someone coming at me with it, I'm going for my gun!!!!!!!!!!

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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #32 on: September 03, 2012, 07:48:00 AM »
Karl, that's a shame,  I must have missed it the first time but I don't  know how!  Can you show the twisting gadget please?
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #33 on: September 03, 2012, 07:49:00 AM »
Karl, that's a shame,  I must have missed it the first time but I don't  know how!  Can you show the twisting gadget please?
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #34 on: September 03, 2012, 08:01:00 AM »
I can't right now, Ray.
Everything I have is in crates and getting loaded for my move to northern Minnesota.
It's basically just a three foot long heavy round bar onto which I welded a 1/2" ratchet extension right in the center.
Then, I forge one end of the bar that is to be twisted, square.
On the extension, I place the appropriate size 8 point impact socket.
heat the bar.
Stick the non-square end in my press.
Twist with the long bar on the square end.
That will work for hand-twisting.
Since this thread, I've upgraded to Mr. Twister:

 

 
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When the last deer disappears into the morning mist,
When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
Chief Joseph

Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Bowie in Progress
« Reply #35 on: September 03, 2012, 11:39:00 AM »
You could weld a pan on top of that I beam and have it double as a rotisserie!!!!   :smileystooges:    :laughing:    

Thanks Karl,  if I was closer I'd come help u move bud
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