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hey all, i finally had the time and the stars were in alignment and i finished my rehandle job
Big carbon steel tramontina bowie had it as a kid, it had seen better days and had long since parted with the fake stag plastic handle, etc. After a few false starts and catastrophes on this project i finally got going on it and finished it up, along the way i rehandled the old dunlap cattle knife that was my gramps knife, the scales on it had completely melted? Gassed out i suppose.
Both knives have bloodwood now, and are usable again:thumbup:
in hind sight the handle on the bowie is rather plain but it suits me and fits my hand well, the guard is a medium, maybe should have gone with the large dunno, all things considered im pleased with it and it gave me a hands on appreciation for any of you guys that do this as a hobby or for a living, my hats off to you. And thank you to all the helpful people ive encountered here.
thank you
ivan "the long winded"
p.s. Be gentle on the critiques
Big carbon steel tramontina bowie had it as a kid, it had seen better days and had long since parted with the fake stag plastic handle, etc. After a few false starts and catastrophes on this project i finally got going on it and finished it up, along the way i rehandled the old dunlap cattle knife that was my gramps knife, the scales on it had completely melted? Gassed out i suppose.Both knives have bloodwood now, and are usable again:thumbup:
in hind sight the handle on the bowie is rather plain but it suits me and fits my hand well, the guard is a medium, maybe should have gone with the large dunno, all things considered im pleased with it and it gave me a hands on appreciation for any of you guys that do this as a hobby or for a living, my hats off to you. And thank you to all the helpful people ive encountered here.
thank you
ivan "the long winded"
p.s. Be gentle on the critiques
