S-guard Bowie 3 of 4

[EdgarFigaro]

Here's the third part of the order I'm working on. I'm slow =P

Blade : Cable with Hamon. Length - 6"
Fittings : 416 Stainless S guard and spacer.
Handle : I believe it's a maple burl, stabilized bought from Ray Kirk. Small stainless pin.
Length from fittings to butt : 4 1/2"
Length Overall : 10 1/2"

This was another fun one to make. Technically it's my second S guard, but first where I really knew what I was doing.
Customer requested a knife that had a real pretty wood handle and a big guard. When I asked what he meant by big he referred to a previous one he'd bought. He'd referred to that previous S guard, which was actually a bit big. So this is what I came up with.
Handle actually ended up a little more narrow than previously intended from trying to get it sanded jsut right. Although once I got it shaped nicely, being smaller, it seemed to fit real well. When I went to pin it, found that all I really had was 1/8" since that's what I'd just bought. I didn't want a big pin to detract from the handle, so looked around, and finally found some 1/16" stainless rod in the hobby metal section at ACE, also got some brass int he same size. Could probably have gone without the pin, but I felt it needed one just for extra security. Blade was etched to primarily bring out the hamon, the patterning is a bit subtle.

Questions and comments are welcome as always.

[Fox Creek]

Very nice Beau! good on ye!!!!!

[calharkins]

Great looking knife Beau!!1

Cal

[marc34]

Great looking knife, they just keep gettting better. Also the homemade micarta is looking good also.

[EdgarFigaro]

Thanks for the comments guy!

[Martin Brandt]

Edgar, Very well done, nice proportions, beautiful wood, great satin finish. I like the light etch on the blade as well. Is that a ferrule or a spacer there? Also, a good source for stainless , bronze, or steel pin stock is the local welding store. 1/16",1/8", and larger sizes in brazing rod, or TIG rod of steel, S.S., and even in some bronzes.

[EdgarFigaro]

Hrm, might have to ask my friend up the road about that then as he's a welder. Err...well the one buying this knife actually.
It's a spacer behind the guard. I'd like to attempt a ferrule at some point, it'd be a good exercise in learning how to solder haha.

I would like to find some pin rod in bronze, so I'll have to ask about that.

[Keith Montgomery]

I like the shape. A good looking knife.

[EdgarFigaro]

Thanks Keith.