Cutlass Bowie - Finishing the Heartache trio

[Erin Burke]

It's with a sigh of relief that I finally present this knife -- I call it a cutlass Bowie -- the last of the Heartache trio.

This Bowie is the first of three, similarly themed, knives to be designed, but the last of them to be built. The smallest of these knives -- a little vest fighter in Ringed Gidgee -- originated from a grinding slip-up while building the mid-sized Persian fighter. That fighter -- similarly -- came about due to a hairline crack that formed when heat-treating my first attempt at the big Bowie.
I almost threw in the towel... but, well, I really wanted to see this knife finished.

Some stats:
OAL: 16-7/16"
Blade: 10" from front point to rear point of W2 with distal taper
Weight: 1.03lbs (468g)
Fittings: mild steel with texture/patina
Handle: Rib-Fruited Mallee burl from Mark Farley at BurlSource

I played around with some really cool texturing details on the guard and spacer, but my macro images didn't turn out well. I'll have to re-shoot after the holidays. Maybe get a shot of the small peened butt-cap while I'm at it.

Best wishes.
Erin

 

[JParanee]

Very different and very cool

 

[white tiger]

Those are killer blade profiles and the handle shapes, especially the top two look so comfortable I keep scrolling back to the pic's to take another look.

 

[Craig Daniel]

I really like the trio and the Bowie is flashy.

 

[Dawkind]

Great job on those my friend....always something unique and exceptional from your shop....Merry Christmas!!!!

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Each one of them looks like an obscene amount of work, to me. They all share a common theme, and I can entirely relate to the naming of the trio. Nothing ventured...

Beautiful work, bud.