Jim Poling Knives

[jim poling]

Here's an order I just finished for a customer, a medium sized Bowie with a stabilized Buckeye handle with bone insert and NS fittings, thanks for taking a look.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Beautiful work Jim, you are doing what I dream of, thank you for showing us!

 

[festerfromnzed]

JIM....That is a fine looking knife..I love the grind.........FES

 

[Woodrow F Call]

That is a pretty one.

 

[dgreenfield]

Beautiful knife Jim. That stabilized Buckeye looks really good!

 

[Parke1]

Gorgeous!

 

[Double Ott]

WOW Jim, Beautiful bowie. That buckeye sure looks like desert ironwood burl. But whatever it is, it sure is beautiful.

Tom

 

[jim poling]

Thanks for the compliments Guys. Tom it does look like Iron wood But trust me it doesn't work anything like it, it was much nicer to work.

Have a great week all.

Jim

 

[tfields]

that knife is beautiful you are going to have one very happy customer!

 

[Omega Leather Works]

Wow, beautiful knife! What steel did you use? Do you heat treat it yourself? Stock removal?

Just gorgeous.

 

[jim poling]

Thanks for the compliments TFIELDS and Strigamort, The steel is 5160 and I do my own heat treat I use a Gas Forge that has a PID thermal controler that I use to moniter the heat in the forge during normalizing and hardening, I do forge my blades. If you have any more guestions please feel free to let me know.

Have a great day guys.

Jim

 

[Omega Leather Works]

Very impressive. I'm looking forward to trying bearing steel, hopefully sooner rather than later.

 

[Peregrin]

That's a great looking Bowie, Jim!

 

[jim poling]

Thanks Guys I appreciate the complements. Strigamort Good Luck and have fun, I have a couple VERY large roller bearing that a buddy gave me a while back as I understand it most of them are 52100 and a good sign is if it rust, I also look forward to trying it.

Jim

 

[K R Johnson]

Very nice Jim!!

 

[jim poling]

Thanks Keith.

Jim

 

[jim poling]

Here is a Big Bowie that I recently finished, This knife was ordered many years ago with the understanding that he wanted the first big Bowie that I make after earning my Journeyman rating. The blade is forged from 5160 and has NS fittings over an African Black wood handle.

 

[Gevonovich]

Has a refined elegance to it, Jim! I hope you keep sharing your work with us. Thanks for the look.

 

[larson1122]

Beautiful knives Jim. It's nice to see work from a fellow Minnesotan. I spent a few years in your neck of the woods going to school in Crookston. Thanks for sharing!

 

[jim poling]

Thanks Fellows I appreciate the comments and of course the compliments. larson1122 I assume you are no longer in the area are you still in the state?

Jim