http://www.artmetal.com/tags/hand_forged_blade The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.artmetal.com/blog/radharc/2009/05/wip_conestoga_bowie <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p>Well, this is an interesting one.Some of the guys at Primal Fires are into wagon wheel rims, because they&#39;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&#39;s pretty tough, and finer grained than I&#39;d imagined:</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/radharc/2009/05/wip_conestoga_bowie">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/radharc/2009/05/wip_conestoga_bowie#comment Bowie knife covered wagon custom knife hand forged blade knife Sat, 02 May 2009 16:32:14 -0500 Radharc 8207 at http://www.artmetal.com