My simple 5160 bowie

[Sephigi]

Approximately 12 inches long, 2 inches wide and 1/4 of an inch thick. The handle is made of live oak with loveless-style bolts.

http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Sephigi/media/100_4212_zps2fb608dc.jpg.html

http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Sephigi/media/100_4213_zpsf38f53b0.jpg.html

 

[Sephigi]

Pretty nice, eh?

 

[Nixelplix]

Fixed your links!

 

[Sephigi]

Thank you very much, Nixel.

 

[Nixelplix]

No problem. Nice knife!

 

[Sephigi]

Should I have provided better lighting?

 

[Nixelplix]

It's a little blurry. I like to use indirect sunlight for lighting when I can. When I can't I fiddle around with various lights. We can see it, though. I like the oak handles.

 

[mike deibert]

The pics are a little dark and out of focus. Like Nickleplix mentioned indirect sunlight is helpful if you don't have a light booth. Can you tell us more about your knife? Is it forged? What steel did use? Have you tested the cutting ability with it much?

 

[Sephigi]

I'll be sure to use sunlight next time. About my first bowie, it was kind of forged. Couldn't forge it too much, since I didn't have any tongs at the time and after that I began stock removal. Steel that I used was from an old leaf spring I found several months ago, probably 5160. After tempering, I began to chop on pine and a soft green coconut a little bit.