Mosaic Bowie WIB

[D lisch]

I am very happy to be working on a Big Bowie for Jon Klein, the blade was already forged to shape and surface ground, when I started taking pics so we will start from there.
First I mark a center line around the blade

with this jig I grind a bevel to the center line

I put a different angle on top of the blade

above is the jig I cut the clip with

this is the cut from the first jig

 

[Mike Turner]

Sweeet, bought time you did another WIP Dave. OK enough with the blade lets see the Mascus .

 

[D lisch]

A little grinding and we are ready to heat treat I only take the grind about half way and as even as I can uneven grinds make my blades want to warp

I fired up my salt pot heated up my parks 50 oil.

Thats what I am looking for full hard on scale

3 hours latter at about 395: it looks good to me

we will have to start on the guard from here .oops

 

[Kevin Jones]

Looking good Dave.
The blade seems bigger than we usually see from you.
What's the length?

 

[D lisch]

Ya Kevin Jon talked me into doing a big one and I am glad he did this blade is 12 plus

 

[D lisch]

you see how I have this pined to the tusk and tusk fits good on the tang.

index marks on top of guard a big help

little bit of this stuff good stuff

knock the guard off with soft but firm tool

pull the pins and drill in about 1/8 of an inch start looking for longer pins

 

[D lisch]

now it all pins together

time to shape it a bit

That looks a little better

Ink and scribe like this

then with a small wheel thingee start cutting but stay off your line

 

[Don Hanson III]

Lookin Good, Dave!

 

[D lisch]

Thanks Don

 

[D lisch]

oops don't forget to scribe the side

I am going to need to cut closer then that to the line

that looks better

lets give it the S shape

let me see how this looks with the handle

 

[Bill Burke]

Looks good so far Davey boy, But some of the pics don't show up.

 

[D lisch]

that looks funny it dose not flow I need to fix that

thats better

time for some grinding

and some more grinding

and still more grinding But this is my favorite part of making a knife it is when I get to know the knife I think about the life of the knife and try to tell the knife what its job will be. to go out into the world and promote the art of making fine knives. it is the best time i spend with the knife. OK Back to work

 

[Bill Burke]

yeh that looks better.

 

[D lisch]

Whats up with that I have loaded 30 pics is is every one missing some

 

[Bill Burke]

Dave I don't know what is going on. first only some of them showed up. then thay all were showing now they are all gone.

 

[Bill Burke]

and now they are all back.

 

[D lisch]

I think I over loaded it I will try just butting 3 at a time

 

[D lisch]

I need to push this line up and re cut the plunge lines

a friend stopped by and took a pic of me grinding

That looks better

 

[D lisch]

a little sanding to 400 and we are ready to etch.

fire etch that is this hard where is wrought iron and many folks have ask me how I do it this is how i do it but the same thing can be done in a forge at welding heat.

but it sure is nice and quick with my induction forge.

 

[Mike Turner]

Dave that is looking sweet. I too had trouble with the pics but they all seem to be showing up now.