My hand forged iron mistress bowie

[jimbowie]

Hey everyone. Been working on this for a couple months, just about finished now. Just wanna figure out what I wanna make for a pommel. This is the first knife I've ever forged. I'm pretty happy with how it came out

 

[vba]

I'm jealous, that's a very good first blade...

vin

 

[A.L.]

Yes, one hell of a first blade!

 

[Doug C]

A little bit of Heaven and a little bit of Hell.
Nice !
What is blade steel ?

Doug

 

[GrinderMcgee]

Most iconic big blade in history IMHO. Nice choice and tons of character. :thumbup:

 

[jimbowie]

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

The blade is 1060 carbon
The guard is just junky home depot steel
And the handle is some type if nice hardwood that I painted black, sanded down and then stained over

 

[Brennanscott]

Very classic looking. Hell of a first piece brother!

 

[dipbait]

I like it.

 

[A.P.F.]

Woah! If that is your first knife, I would love to see what you turn out in a year from now. :thumbup:

 

[IVANKERLEY]

that is a helluva a first knife, love it! a fear inducing bowie:thumbup:
Man i love the look of the handle
great job
gene

 

[jimbowie]

Thank you guys! it means a lot to me.

 

[glockman99]

Very nice!.:thumbup:.:thumbup:.

 

[jimbowie]

Thanks Guys! I finished it last night! ill post some pics when I get home!

 

[jimbowie]

http://m.youtube.com/index?client=m...uri=/&gl=US#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=mosN5SrjPeU video! Finished! On to the next one! Lol

 

[Wolf_1989]

Good stuff :thumbup:

Too bad the only true, classic bowies one can find anymore are pricey custom pieces or junky ones from india, china, or pakistan.

 

[Shadows]

Wow very nice job.

 

[fishunter219]

great job!

 

[James black]

It has it all -primitive rough look, functional, classic design - very nice job

 

[clockman]

Great Job on your 1st. knife. They're only going uphill from here!