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Offline kbaknife

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Coco Loco Recurve
« on: March 16, 2011, 09:54:00 AM »
For those fans of Coco Bolo, here's a random Damascus recurve with hot-blued fittings.
A 5 1/2" clipped recurve blade with false edge.
Destined for the Badger Show nest week.

 

 


 
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2011, 10:14:00 AM »
That's mighty pretty Karl.
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Offline robtattoo

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2011, 10:16:00 AM »
Me likey!

(Touché on the bluing, it looks great!  ;)   :D  )
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Offline Kevin Evans

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2011, 11:14:00 AM »
Nicely Done!
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Offline DANA HOLMAN

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2011, 01:29:00 PM »
Karl
Nice work, Are they takedown knives, if not, did you just tape off the handles inorder to blue them?
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2011, 02:34:00 PM »
Dana, to hot blue those pieces they need to be immersed in molten bluing salts at 300 degrees for 1/2 hour.
As well as the blades.
They are take-down.
Here are some parts from an old Bowie I did. Just happened to have these photos.
First one is the surgically clean parts, second is the parts suspended in molten caustic bluing salts for 1/2 hour, third is the finished parts and fourth is the tank I use for large Damascus blades:

   

 

 

 
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Offline DANA HOLMAN

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2011, 03:28:00 PM »
Thanks
I thought they were, but could not see the end of the knife, and i did not know the process of bluing. thanks for sharing
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Offline SveinD

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2011, 03:49:00 PM »
Love that blade! You're quite the craftsman Karl!
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2011, 04:23:00 PM »
Very nice!

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Offline skullworks

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2011, 05:51:00 PM »
Beautiful work as always!
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Offline JMR

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2011, 08:04:00 PM »
Those two look great with the bluing. Thank you for showing the process you use.
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Offline 2treks

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2011, 08:12:00 AM »
Very nice as always. Recurved blades are cool.
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Offline J Reeves

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2011, 05:08:00 PM »
That is a honey of a blade Karl!
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Offline amar911

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Re: Coco Loco Recurve
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2011, 10:05:00 PM »
Way cool Karl!

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