Ladder-patterned Bowie

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Terry L. Vandeventer

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Hi everyone,

Thought I'd post a couple shots of a Bowie I just finished up last week.

270 layers of 1084 and 15N20 ladder-pattern damascus. The blade is 8" and the total length is 13', minus the nut on the buttcap. It is permanently fixed and not a take-down model. I've also included an exploded photo to show the inner workings.

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Hope y'all like it. Time to break out the leather.

Cheers,

TV

Terry Vandeventer
ABS MS

www.vandeventerknives.com
 
Pretty doggone slick Terry. Looks like it would feel great in the hand.

Thanks for sharing.

Robert
 
Very nice piece Terry - love the ladder damascus and that is some sweet stag.

Roger
 
Terry,

Nice Bowie. You can't go wrong with Ladder Damascus and Stag.

Jim Treacy
 
Very nice. That is quite interesting how you went with the sleeve nut attached to the tang.
 
Terry, lovely work. I do have one question. Why did you opt for putting an extension on the tang verus extending and threading the tang? I've seen the construction you've used on your knife before, and aften wondered why the makers didn't just extend the tang out? Just curious. Again, really nice knife!

Dave
 
Hi David, and thanks to everyone for the kind remarks.

Addressing the question about drawing out and threading the actual tang of the knife, the threaded piece must pass through the buttcap at exactly 90 degrees all around. This is all important for the tight fit of the nut to the buttcap. If you draw out the tang, thread it, then let it protude through the hole in the buttcap, I find it hard to catch the nut with more than just a few threads, making it quite easy to to strip while tightening. And lining it up perfectly at 90 is all but impossible.

I find that attaching a threaded rod to the tang, and another to the nut, the coupling in between is adjustable and more forgiving for a tighter fit-up. The threaded tang rod can be slightly bent for a perfect alignment. In turn, the threaded rod on the ornamental stud are screwed together and silver soldered. I make my studs by hand (no lathe), after the soldering of the rod and square stud stock together. The threaded rod serves as a handle for me as I file the stud to shape.

Remember, this is not a take down. I don't do those very often out of personal preference, and they're a little different on the inside. The next time I do a take down, I'll post some pictures.

Cheers,

TV

Terry Vandeventer
ABS MS
www.vandeventerknives.com
 
Sweet knife I like the brass detail on the ferule .sometime just little details make all the difference .......steve
 
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