Chain Damascus Bowie (pic)

[Bruce Evans]

I just finished this Bowie tonight and I couldn't wait to show it off,Sorry the pictures arent that great but it was dark out when I finished it.I will get some better ones of it tomorrow...
The specs are:
Blade is forged from a gear drive chain off from a machine or something it is 9 3/4 inches long
Nickel silver fittings
oosic handle at 4 7/8 inches long
And it is availabe (finally a piece that wasnt for a order)
Please let me know what you think of it.
Bruce

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Bruce Evans Handcrafted Knives
The soul of the Knife begins in the Fire!!!!!
Member of,AKTI#A000223 and The American Bladesmith Society

[This message has been edited by beknives (edited 03-01-2001).]

 

[Richard]

WOW....that is cool...very very VERY nice.



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[cdark]

that really is a sweet knife1

 

[Bruce Jensky]

Bruce,

That is some beautiful work, you know, no one likes a show-off, but I can't wait until you post the "good" pictures tomorrow.

Once again, WONDERFUL work and thanks for sharing some of your techniques on your home page.

Bruce Jensky



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[steve porter]

Bruce,
What can I say, Beautiful Knife.
Regards
Steve

 

[indian george]

Brucs: Nice piece (as aways). After you forge weld the chain, do you cut and forge it into a billet then draw it out and fold it again?

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[ddavelarsen]

Bruce, that's awesome. Beautiful piece of work.
Dave

 

[Bruce Evans]

Thanks for all the Kind words here everybody..
Indian george,When I welded this piece up it made a square billet so I cut it and folded it edge ways so I would keep the chain pattern then I stretched it out into the blade.I have found that if you fold it onto itself normaly and do very mich folding and stretching you loose the look of the chain as it washes out and you just get a random pattern.
Bruce

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Bruce Evans Handcrafted Knives
The soul of the Knife begins in the Fire!!!!!
Member of,AKTI#A000223 and The American Bladesmith Society

 

[rotor]

Wow oh yeah did i mention wow.

 

[P.K.Hansen]

Very impressive.

 

[Bruce Evans]

Thanks for all the kind words here.And thanks to Sing who just bought this bowie.
Here are some better pictures of it and a link to photo point with more pictures of it.
Bruce

Here is the link:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=743108&a=11838627&f=0
Thanks again everybody.
Bruce

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Bruce Evans Handcrafted Knives
The soul of the Knife begins in the Fire!!!!!
Member of,AKTI#A000223 and The American Bladesmith Society

 

[Bruce Bump]

Now thats what Im talking about! Nice Job! Bruce

 

[Yvsa]

:
Bruce that is very lovely!!!
And those words can't aptly describe the knife's beauty.
Thanks for the pix!!

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[C Helton]

Gooood!!! looking knife dude

 

[Paul Work]

Very nice, Bruce, very nice indeed. Did I mention that I like it?

Paul

 

[Ebbtide]

As I said somewhwere else...
WOW
That didn't last too long on your site...
About 38 seconds?!
It may be a new record

 

[Bruce Evans]

Ebbtide,Just wait a couple of more days and you will be doing some crowing of your own...It is going to be sweeeeeeet.
Thanks everybody.
Bruce

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Bruce Evans Handcrafted Knives
The soul of the Knife begins in the Fire!!!!!
Member of,AKTI#A000223 and The American Bladesmith Society

 

[Terry McMaster]

Bruce, If I were a walrus, lost that part, that is exactly where I would want it to end up. Great work. Terry

 

[Bruce Evans]

Sing does have this piece in hand now,You will have to ask him how he likes it.
Bruce

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Bruce Evans Handcrafted Knives
The soul of the Knife begins in the Fire!!!!!
Member of,AKTI#A000223 and The American Bladesmith Society

 

[slopoke69]

OHHHHHHHHHH Master, Oh Sensei! I did not get to fondle this MASTERPIECE!!!!! What have I done to displease you oh great one of the former funny hat? I love it dude. You really scored on this one. Call ya soon.

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