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Ok,I have been awhile getting this finished as I learned a new way of doing some of the parts..Thanks to Tim Watson for his time coming to my shop and teaching me how to sand cast the parts for the antique Bowies...Then I had to tear out a wall and remodel part of the shop so I had a work area to do the casting...Now I finally got it finished including the sheath..
Alex Daniels sent me a master form of the half hoarse half alligator pomels like is normally on a Woodhead Bowie,I already had this blade rubbed out so decided to put the parts on it.
I casted the two pommels and also the handle frame from nickel silver then siilver brazed them together,added some bark Mammoth Ivory scales,Then I casted the guard also from nickel silver and finished putting the knife together.I also casted the frog button for the sheath.
Now the sheath is also a new idea I have been woking on.Thanks to Bob Hankins for the Kycex forming instructions when I was at his shop ..I first formed to half bodies for the sheath in Kydex then lined them with velvet and then glued the two halves together with pvc cement then I contact cemented the thin leather over the body of the sheath and seamed it in the back.Then I pressed all the parts for the sheath tip and throat and assembled them..It is very secure and snug fitting.
Now here are some pictures (no Donna this time,to early and I haven't gotten here up yet..Yes another all nighter for me)
Please let me know what you think,
Bruce
Edited to add spec's..
Blade is 5 3/4 inches of forged 5160 from round bar,The handle is just under 4 inches due to the fact that the casting mold would only make 4 inches and didn't leave any sand thus I had to shorten the handle some.I have that problem took care of already though so I won't have anymore short handles.
Alex Daniels sent me a master form of the half hoarse half alligator pomels like is normally on a Woodhead Bowie,I already had this blade rubbed out so decided to put the parts on it.
I casted the two pommels and also the handle frame from nickel silver then siilver brazed them together,added some bark Mammoth Ivory scales,Then I casted the guard also from nickel silver and finished putting the knife together.I also casted the frog button for the sheath.
Now the sheath is also a new idea I have been woking on.Thanks to Bob Hankins for the Kycex forming instructions when I was at his shop ..I first formed to half bodies for the sheath in Kydex then lined them with velvet and then glued the two halves together with pvc cement then I contact cemented the thin leather over the body of the sheath and seamed it in the back.Then I pressed all the parts for the sheath tip and throat and assembled them..It is very secure and snug fitting.
Now here are some pictures (no Donna this time,to early and I haven't gotten here up yet..Yes another all nighter for me)
Please let me know what you think,
Bruce
Edited to add spec's..
Blade is 5 3/4 inches of forged 5160 from round bar,The handle is just under 4 inches due to the fact that the casting mold would only make 4 inches and didn't leave any sand thus I had to shorten the handle some.I have that problem took care of already though so I won't have anymore short handles.
