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SteelSlaver

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Here are a couple of mine that I am not sure what to call. Kind of a Bowie blade but, no real guard. I like the design and the flow of them and plan to work with this blade to handle style a bit, even in my smaller stuff and some damascus.

The first one is Aldo and Maces 1095 and originally had forged/welded bolsters but one got a bit of a linear crack on HT (1475f parks quench and 2, 2 hour soaks at 400f) and I ground them off. I then went with the spalted maple burl and white ash butt, both stabilized.

The second one I used some of Burton's 5160 and lightly pinned on the brass, ground to shape then tapped out the pins and did the heat treat (20 min soak at 1525, oil quench, then 2, 2 hour tempers at 400f) Then after a clean up silver soldered on the brass fit the iron wood scales and finished it up. The third guy I showed it to asked how much and when I said $225 he took it.:)

both are a bit over 12" in length and 1 1/2" deep in the blade belly area. The maple knife if a 3/16" at the spine of the blade and flows to 1/4" in the tang. the Ironwood knife is 1/4" at the blade and holds that thru the tang. Both have distal tapers from tang to tip

Thanks for looking. Comments welcome and a design name would be nice. Jim
 

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They look good. I like the handle on that first one. The 5160 works pretty good. I just came in from the garage where I was grinding on some.
 
I feel better. I feel like it was all worth it. The trucking, the cutting, more trucking,taping, rapping, shipping, all worth it!:) Nice stuff Jim, but I am partial to the LARGE bowie.
 
very, very nice. Very nice looking blades. I would be happy to carry any of them.
 
Thanks for the nice remarks. I appreciate it. Are the just guard less bowies?

Aldo, Hey it is some great steel and takes a wicked edge. Good find and deal. Just how large of Bowie and when do they start being swords? I bet with that stuff of yours I could get well over 2" wide no problem. How long.
 
Thanks Mace and Tom.

I made the one with the brass this last weekend. I didn't go to work till 6 pm Fri and worked till 7am so had Fri during the day, then I worked another 13 hrs Sat night and had off from Sunday morning till Monday morning. I built the brass one in my spare time. Could see it in my head and just had to do it.

Tom
I should be all wrapped up with my work project and long hours towards the end or this month. Maybe we can get together again and mash some metal then. I wanna see your shop.
 
Wanna see my shop? Your a brave man! Come on down when your ready. Scott is head up this way couple of nights at the end of the month, Brook was here yesterday. turning out to be a good month. Bring your latest work.
 
tom kernan said:
Wanna see my shop? Your a brave man! Come on down when your ready. Scott is head up this way couple of nights at the end of the month, Brook was here yesterday. turning out to be a good month. Bring your latest work.
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Tom,
I'll bringing quite a few of my latest knives (those I'm making for the OKCA show in Eugene) with me. I'm really looking forward to my visit to your shop!

Jim,
I really like those. A lot! I just started working on my first three blades (all bowie style) made from Burton's 5160. All three are blanked out with hollow frame full tangs. I ground the bevels, etc. on the first one yesterday. I did my first false edge clip point. It didn't turn out to badly.

One comment on one of your posted knives. I noticed in the first one that the mosaic pin patterns don't quite line up. Is it a camera angle that makes it look that way?
 
Jim,

I've seen pictures of these 50 + inch slaughter swords. They weigh around 6 or 7 pounds. Would be a bitch to grind but 1 piece would give you that + 2 bowies and a hunter.
 
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Jim,

I've seen pictures of these 50 + inch slaughter swords. They weight around 6 or 7 pounds. Would be a bitch to grind but 1 piece would give you that + 2 bowies and a hunter.
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I figure on making a sword. Had not planned on a 50" sword. :D Your comment almost sounds like the voice of experience. My only problem with sword making is the HT and temper. Put I think I have a way figured out. 50" !!!!!!!!! 50"!!!!!!!
 
This is a picture of a Zwiehander. The pics not the best but I know the maker and believe me it is a beautiful Sword. It is 70" long and it's the sword the big guy in the troop swung to clear a path. John Lundamo makes these beauties with Rados Damascus. He can be found on Sword Forums a lot and he only lives about an hour north of me in N.Y.State. His blades are balanced beautifully and worth much more than he is willing to charge.

How would you like this coming at your neck?
 

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Looks like it must be a thing of beauty as well. I am going to try a few swords. Just thinkk I will start a bit shorter and no I wouldn't want it headed at my neck. I have some ceramic blankets from a commercial stress relief company that stress relieves pipe welds on severe service piping for us. With 5 of them on a 220 circuit and a 40 amp SCR and pid and some type K thermo wire I should be able to Harden and temper any thing I want. The guy who gave them to me said they could hit over 2000f no problem
 
I've seen them before(plumber by trade).They might be good for tempering and annealing if you can set it up with a segmented controller.
 
I thought David Wesner wrote Camp bowie and the more I thought about it I liked the name "Camp Bowie"
 
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