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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 23, 2014 21:51:59 GMT
He wants his knife back!!! :lol: Working on another big bowie, trying to go for a kinda old western styled look. planning on doing a brass guard and Polished Bone scale grips. shes got a 9 1/2 inch blade, 2 inches wide at widest, and 5 inches of grip
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Post by Adrian Jordan on May 23, 2014 21:56:50 GMT
That's going to be killer.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 23, 2014 22:12:17 GMT
yeah i still need to work on the clip point, im not completely happy with it, i was gonna do a unsharpened false edge, but i think now i want to bring it back a bit and sharpen it
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Post by Adrian Jordan on May 23, 2014 22:14:17 GMT
I honestly like it the way it is. I was never a huge fan of taking the false edge way back.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 23, 2014 22:20:40 GMT
something to consider...ill keep looking it over
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Post by LG Martial Arts on May 24, 2014 0:59:27 GMT
That thing's a monster... I like it!
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Post by Bryan Heff on May 24, 2014 10:05:35 GMT
Coming along nice. I like the clip point as is personally, the shape looks right on.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 29, 2014 17:22:33 GMT
did some more work on the bowie...well alot of work. heat treat is done, polish is semi done, guard is forged out and rough ground, still needs polish (thanks for the tips on forging the Brass SanMarc!) Buffalo Horn scales are attatched and very rough ground. still require shaping, polishing, thinning out, and permanent assembly. Did i mention it was pattern weld? It's pattern weld. Lol. 1095 and 1070 in Raindrop pattern. Hand polished from 120 up to 800 grit, etched in ferric chloride for 1 hour, repolished, etched once more for another hour, and then repolished again.
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Post by crazywolf on May 29, 2014 17:41:16 GMT
got to love that pattern wield.I like how your doing the clip and good to see your going make it sharp just not a bowie on less the clip is sharp and if your making it like and old west most of those were sharpened clips can't say as I blame them for wanting it sharp since there was a good chance you would have to fight with it.with our super reliable handguns today we forget they weren't that reliable back in the day.your blade looks like one you could stake your life on when things went bad in the saloon.another great blade my friend your work just keeps getting better.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 29, 2014 17:47:08 GMT
Thanks Crazywolf, i always try to make each piece better than the last and learn from mistakes, its how one grows as an arist
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Post by SanMarc on May 30, 2014 7:02:36 GMT
Looking Good!!! And Allways Glad to Help!!!! SanMarc.
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Post by TomK on May 30, 2014 7:41:53 GMT
man LOOOOOOVE the pattern weld. on the clip I agree it looks good but if it is bothering you that is something to listen to I think. maybe just straighten the tip a little so it ends in line and is more thrust ready. wouldn't take much. but really there's nothing wrong with it as it is if you ask me. great work
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 30, 2014 23:14:52 GMT
SHaped the handle and did a shitload of sanding....i really hate working with stuff that requires a shiny finish. it always seems to just turn a nasty white color as soon as you sand it..and buffing it makes it 10X worse .it looks amazing when its soaking wet. turns ugly and white when it dries...not sure what to do may have to scrap the horn and just use wood.
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Post by TomK on May 30, 2014 23:30:06 GMT
I have had great luck with a buffing wheel and green paste for finishing buffalo horn. dry sand to a nice 400 grit then buff. will look like crap until buffed. don't do it wet at all. oh and use a hard muslin wheel. hard wheels for soft material, soft for hard. mild steel is soft so horn is soft.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 30, 2014 23:55:44 GMT
ill give it a try, thanks tom
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Post by TomK on May 31, 2014 1:46:24 GMT
Good luck man, you've been doing great work, you'll figure this out. damn that pattern weld makes me jelly. wish I could do that right now. guess I better get my shop built and give you some competition
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 31, 2014 10:51:41 GMT
id like to see your take on a western bowie tom!
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Post by TomK on May 31, 2014 16:38:15 GMT
The very first knife I made was a bowie and not a very good one but I learned a lot, I just need to get back to making another one. I'm sure once I get my forge back together I'll make one
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jun 8, 2014 22:56:28 GMT
OK update...the buffalo horn didnt work out, i had all kinds of things go wrong that im too lazy to type out and get into. basically the horn had a warp in it and would not fit flush with the tang and created "gaps" tried clamping it and glueing, tried heating the horn, boiling it, ext. it just kept getting worse :lol: so i got into my grip material bin and found some nice crosscut zebra wood scales and used them...got it all rough sanded and pin holes drilled. onto the final finishing steps.. Gotta etch the "spine" of the tang where it shows between the grips to reveal the pattern. Gotta once over repolish the entire blade Gotta buff out the guard and remove machine marks, then solder it onto the knife so its water tight. Gotta apply sealant to the wood grips and finish sand them Gotta cut off the pins to their final size and "peen" them In the meantime...enjoy these progress pics
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Post by TomK on Jun 9, 2014 6:08:55 GMT
I like it. you've done some fantastic work there
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