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Nice!
So at the recent Beckerwest, I had a chance to play with a big Bolo I’d made years ago and I thought I should own another monster blade with Becker scales This time I went with a Bowie!!! 1/4in 5160 and a near 2 1/2in wide blade make up this camp monster! It’s 16 3/4in overall with an 11 1/8in blade tip to scales. Weight is a still very manageable 25oz. Gonna be fun cutting and splitting firewood at camp I also went large on the sheath utilizing some .125 thick Kydex I salvaged years ago. Dang near indestructible package!
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Like mine…1/4” Becker handled Bolo you say….
Could you be talking about THIS BAD BOY!!!
Yes! I’ve been waiting to see someone do something like this!As they say, 2 hands are better than one. Oh the possibiilities
Gorgeous dyed maple!
My God, the possibilities…BK2 and BK9 XL variants. The 2 with handles are 1/4", others are 3/16".
Looks great 1066vik ! The lines flow much neater now!BK18 straightened the spine, dropped the tip, redid the swedge to meet the new tip, and cleaned up the paint/grinds with a well worn blue conditioning belt.
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BK18 straightened the spine, dropped the tip, redid the swedge to meet the new tip, and cleaned up the paint/grinds with a well worn blue conditioning belt.
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nice way to cut the tenon - imma have to remember that one,since I also like to use pipe and/or pipe caps for ferrules.