latest bowie

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Just finished this one.It is for a martial arts teacher in the south west.
Specs: Blade - 52100,diferential temper,edge quench,blued
Guard - 1095,forged,trap door breech,blued
Handle - African blackwood,fitted to hand
File work - Vine and thorns
Funny looking wood thing - assembly/disassembly tool

 

[Jason Magruder]

Cool! Are those neoprene spacers?
That has got to be the niftiest way to attach a handle that I've seen yet

 

[indian george]

Stacy: That is really cool. Nice guard.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Spacers are leather.They compress just enough to allow the latch pin to tighten the whole thing rock solid.Photos are not very good,I'll take a better one in daylight.I dreamed up the "trap door breech" in sketching a bowie design once.It not only allows disassembly for maintenance/sharpening,etc.,it allows you to change handles.For those who don't do it- drawing out a knife (usually many times,with many changes) is the best way to start.I keep sketch pads all over the house (and in the car) for when an idea hits me.I'll post a design tutorial.