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My handmade Bowie
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 Posted: Sun Dec 10th, 2006 10:10 PM
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Been workin on this fellas...Hardened and tempered it after I cut it out of a broken machete.Found the deer horn  and liked the look of it out in the woods.Stuck it in my pocket for some  use..I`m still lacking my handguard which I want in brass..
I call it "The Iron Mistress":wink:
11 inches of cuttin edge...Ole Jim would love this un for guttin in behalf of upholdin his honor...:thumbs:
I`ve already put her on a stone and she takes a fearsome nasty edge..

My grandpa used to make handmade knives.My mother and grandma still have cutlery he made.I wish I had asked him more about this stuff when he was alive.He was derned good at it..



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 Posted: Sun Dec 10th, 2006 10:13 PM
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p.s. Where the heck can I find a vintage holster for this sword..:lol:



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 Posted: Sun Dec 10th, 2006 11:03 PM
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Interesting timing...I'm just re-reading Wayne Goddard's $50 Knife Shop. Seems there are always other projects ahead of knives, though. You might try Texas Knifemaker's Supply for your guard, if you aren't going to form it from sheet.http://www.texasknife.com/store/s-pages/TKS_MainframeStore.htm



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 Posted: Mon Dec 11th, 2006 12:53 AM
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Thanks Charley..Just bought a sheath:thumbs:



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Charley, I build a few knives but had never heard of Texas Knife. When I access their sight and begin to scroll down on a page it immediately shuts down my internet connection and installs a .log icon on my desk top. Anyone else have this problem? RD



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 Posted: Mon Dec 11th, 2006 12:40 PM
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Hasn't happened to me, accessing it from two different systems.



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Nice knife TG.:thumbs:  She looks mean.

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Thanks Bill...I plan to tote it on my belt with my Sig when we`re huntin hogs..Big Hogs that is..:thumbs:
Charley,that site is awesome bud..I have already spent a  bit and am goin back to spend more..They have anything you could want...:cool:
RD..it worked great for me.:confused:



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Dam Timber with that sharp A$$ antler it won't matter which end you stab them with.:lol::lol:



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lol..yep that is true..:lol::thumbs:



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Very nice knife, TG! I just bought a hunter Damascus blade and am fitting some mesquite wood handles with mosaic pins. It is my second such project. The first involved an old machete that I fitted with mesquite and stainless steel pins and lanyard tube.

How did you get that antler so shiny?

I'll post the picture of the hunter once it's finished.



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nice work man really nice.



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Thanks chr and d2...:thumbs:
CHR, I used epoxy when I put the horn on.Used 1/8th inch welding rod for my pins and the epoxy to bind it.I got a little epoxy on the horn and it turned it shiny.I liked the looks of it so I put a thin later on the high spots of the antler..Looked pretty nice.I might do that again on the next one.I have a peice of big brass the mechanic out our work gave me.It was a wear bushing for something on a Caterpillar.I took my torch,heated it red hot and flattened it.Gonna use it for a handguard but haven`t gotten around to it yeat...Its fun making these things.I am starting another one with the same blade pattern for my bro John Urban..I`ll get some photos of it too.I am thinking of using a Mycarta handle on it and stainless steel hand guard..Maybe deer horn handle though.Something about a antler that just gives a knife character..:thumbs:
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That's a hog sticker for sure. :thumbs:



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I agree on the antler comment, TG. BTW, have you ever carried or used a "Bird & Trout" type knife? It seems all they are is a smaller version of a skinner/hunter. I am currently looking for a blade that I can dress up with possibly antler and brass bolster.

Have you ever used this type of knife or know where I can purchase such a blade?



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Hey CHR..I have never used one bud.I use a large and small CaseXX set for caping and skinning and a Kershaw Alaskan skinner or a Blackie Collins skinner for dedicated skinning.I know of the bird and trout blades.I looked at a few on different knife making sites.This one from Texas Knifemakers Supply in Damascus steel really caught my fancy..Check this out..purty!!!!!!!



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