Latest Bowie

[belia]

Swore Bowies off till I start forging but a customer, friend wanted one for his sons graduation. Needed a large blade with plenty of room to have his grad. class info engraved on it.

Specs:
15" OAL
10" x 2" blade in 154CM
Heat colored S.S. hardware
Ivory micarta handle

As always, critical feedback appreciated.


Thanks for looking,
Lee

[Bob Sigmon]

The only criticism I have is that the knife isn't for me. Just a beautiful bowie. Love the detail on the fittings.

Bob Sigmon

[stoneman]

That is one nice looking bowie. The color of the SS fittings goes great with the ivory micarta. Great flow to the piece.

[JimmySeymour]

Thats a really great knife. I like the straight clean lines and fittings. So your going to start forging now. I can't wait to see them.

[Vladimir]

Very good work!!!
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[sixgun]

Verry nice , love the handle. is that stuff hard to work with ?

[Coutel]

Great looking knife, I am sure the customer will be very pleased.

I have a question.......Is the pommel secured to the tang (threaded?)....
I am working on a similiar piece where the handle curves but I want the tang to extend to the pommel so I can bolt it all down. The curve is too much to push it through the handle material, so I was thinking of making a clevis pin joint near the end so that it can swivel....Anyone had this problem and how did you overcome it?

Thanks.

Kevin.

[txwoodchip]

Beautiful knife there Lee!

[cactusforge]

A great bowie, I like the colored fittings.

Coutel, The way I solve that problem is to curve the tang to fit the handle and silver braze a piece of all thread on the tang that is perpendicular to the pommel. When you get everything fitted up it will work well.
Gib

[belia]

Thanks all for the nice compliments.

Lee