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Don't get around much anymore but since it's Sunday......
This is the third collaboration piece between Wild Rose Trading Co (aka my wife Linda, who does most of the beadwork on our sheaths, and me) and Tai Goo - thus the Wild Goo moniker - and the first where I've gotten to put the knife together using one of Tai's fantabulous blades as well as build the sheath....
Here's the blade as I got it from Tai (99% hand forged to shape with minimal file to clean it up!) and after I got the guard and grip mounted.....
and here it is all finished up...........
A couple of detail shots.......
Blade: 7 3/4" x 1 1/2" hand forged by Tai Goo
OAL: 13 5/8"
Grip: Sambar stag crown with bison rawhide wrap and brass tacks
Guard: brass - cast from an original Bowie some 30+ years ago (I just love those old "orphan pieces)
Buttcap: Nickel concho from an old circa 1890's saddle
Pewter inlay engraved with the owner's initials
Sheath: elk rawhide over a bark tan liner with a brain tan deer cuff. Deco is copper and glass beads, horse and buffalo hair, tin cone tinklers, brass tacks, and rattle snake skin.
Hope ya'll enjoy looking as much as we did making.........
Hope you enjoy the look see..............
This is the third collaboration piece between Wild Rose Trading Co (aka my wife Linda, who does most of the beadwork on our sheaths, and me) and Tai Goo - thus the Wild Goo moniker - and the first where I've gotten to put the knife together using one of Tai's fantabulous blades as well as build the sheath....
Here's the blade as I got it from Tai (99% hand forged to shape with minimal file to clean it up!) and after I got the guard and grip mounted.....
and here it is all finished up...........
A couple of detail shots.......
Blade: 7 3/4" x 1 1/2" hand forged by Tai Goo
OAL: 13 5/8"
Grip: Sambar stag crown with bison rawhide wrap and brass tacks
Guard: brass - cast from an original Bowie some 30+ years ago (I just love those old "orphan pieces)
Buttcap: Nickel concho from an old circa 1890's saddle
Pewter inlay engraved with the owner's initials
Sheath: elk rawhide over a bark tan liner with a brain tan deer cuff. Deco is copper and glass beads, horse and buffalo hair, tin cone tinklers, brass tacks, and rattle snake skin.
Hope ya'll enjoy looking as much as we did making.........
Hope you enjoy the look see..............
