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18th c. Gentlemans Belt Knife
Or riflemans knife if you prefer. Just finished a couple of days ago. 9 1/2" 01 steel blade, iron guard, sterling silver ferrule and butt cap. Through tang peened over cap. Grip is curly maple with chip carving. I will be making a sterling silver throated center seam sheath with a brass belt hook to complete the outfit when time allows. Hope you enjoy a look see.
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Outstanding all the way around. I has great lines that just want to make you pick it up.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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Very nice! I like the blade profile. I'm curious. How did you fashion the ferrell? Did you spin it on a lathe or solder a seam?
Gary __________________ Gary ABS,CKCA, ABKA,KGA |
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The ferrule has a silver brazed seam. I use Brownell's Silvaloy 355. It flows at around 1200? to 1250?, and is easily done with a common propane torch on small stuff.
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That....is a ridiculously handsome knife.
__________________ Owner, operator, TA Knives. |
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Cowboy Bowie
Fresh off the bench. A medium sized basic Bowie knife with a 7" x 1 1/4" x 3/16" blade of 01 tool steel, a through tang peened over a 3/16" thick nickel silver butt cap, 1/8" thick nickel silver guard, and a very nice Sambar elk antler grip. This piece of Sambar elk had barely a hint of pith, if any real pith at all. Very solid and white to the core. I was extremely pleased to find such a nice piece. Hope you enjoy a look.
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antler, belt, belt knife, blade, brass, carving, common, grip, guard, iron, knife, make, making, maple, profile, sheath, silver, small, solder, steel, tang |
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