Bowie knife

Bowie Knife Finished

dowpat — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:01:20 -0500

Here it is finished to be delivered tomorrow. Now that it is over I feel better.

W.I.P. Bowie Knife

dowpat — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:14:28 -0500

This is a current work in progress for father’s day.
First you make the Damascus billet, then,
forge both blade and guard to shape,
grind w/ 60 grit, fit guard, grind w/ 120 grit, grind w/ 220 grit,

W.I.P. Bowie Knife

dowpat — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:13:43 -0500

W.I.P.

WIP: Conestoga Bowie

Radharc — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:32:14 -0500

Well, this is an interesting one.Some of the guys at Primal Fires are into wagon wheel rims, because they're usually wrought iron, for making guards and pommels for knives. A guy sent me some wagon axle, telling me that it was a simple, high carbon steel. This started giving me an idea. I have a couple old wagon wheels in my yard that are falling apart, and it made me curious. What if I made a Bowie knife entirely out of old wagon parts? Call it a Conestoga Bowie, after the Conestoga wagons. The gears in my head started turning. So, first thing was to cut into one of the rims I have. Tried bending and tearing it. It's pretty tough, and finer grained than I'd imagined:

WIP: Frontier Bowie

Radharc — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:13:12 -0500

Hi all. Been experimenting around with a new etching process I learned about, using Birchwood Casey Super Blue and regular old bleach, to give the blade an artifically 'aged' look. Here are some pics of the process. Blade is ground out of 1095 barstock.