Bowie in Progress (lots o' pics)

[Burchtree]

And she's finished! (unless I gotta do a sheath. )

I used a carbide bit to drill through the tang and set in the mosaic pin.
Put on another coat of finish on the handle, fingerprint up the blade and take some pics. The mokume hasn't achieved it's full patina, but still looks good ( didn't make that of course.)

 

[Daniel Koster]

very nice! :thumbup:

 

[Don Hanson III]

Super slick Burch :thumbup:

 

[Keith Montgomery]

That is just flat out a great looking knife. What is being done for a sheath/scabbard/saya?

 

[Burchtree]

Thank you -- the blade is going to get some Kenny Rowe treatment.

 

[Burchtree]

And here's a pic I (tried) to take last night of the guard section. It's all greased up and shiny, but hopefully it shows what's going on:

 

[Joss]

Very nice. Personally, I would have thinner spacers, or alternatively a guard of hammered copper and thin spacer of mokume.

 

[Kohai999]

Very nice. Personally, I would have thinner spacers, or alternatively a guard of hammered copper and thin spacer of mokume.

Joss, I can dig where you are coming from, but I think Michael pulled off this project really well, choosing material thicknesses that are well balanced.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

 

[sunnyd]

Superlative job Micheal from start to finish! I missed this thread the first go-round and so pleased I got to go through it all now. What a treat!.. Thanks..

Incidentally, your logo is extremely cool and very unique as well.:thumbup:

 

[mullerforge]

Great thread, I personally like larger fittings and lots of them.

 

[Burchtree]

Jody -- thanks for the mokume nose-sweat advice.

 

[moosemaster]

Great looking temper line!

 

[GibsonFan]

This tutorial belongs in a book Thanks for showing.

 

[Bruce Bump]

Enjoyed this allot Michael! Nice work Man.