Old materials bowie

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B Finnigan

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Forged from 1084, edged quenched and hand finished to 600 grit.

Guard: Pre-Civil war forged anchor chain wrought iron, etched.

Handle: Stabilized birdseye maple salvaged from the bottom of one of the great lakes. It could be over 150 years since it was cut.

Pommel: Wagon wheel wrought iron, etched.

Tang tension nut: Wrought iron salvaged from a very old fence from 1870.

Length O/A: 15 1/4" Blade 9 1/2"

The customer had a very specific list and sketch of what he wanted it to look like. There are a few things I tried to talk him out of but he insisted. I wanted to make the choil shorter, glass polish the handle and cut a deeper plunge. But that is what custom means, making it for the customer and not yourself.

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I'm with you on the plunge and choil, but as far as the work goes it's your standard excellence. The list of materials really adds something as well. I especially like the salvaged maple....nice touch.

-d
 
I love the whole idea of the materials list. I think we could all do some "recycling"!
Here in the midwest I could use some ol' osage fence posts for handles, wrought iron all over the place, farm machinery springs for blades, etc.
Beautiful work on that piece.
Nice job.
 
Brent, I'm glad I went back and read your post instead of just looking at the picture like I usually do. I thought you had come down with a case of CRS or something worse. :D
 
Thanks for the feedback. This is the first knife I have posted here.

Even though this piece was stabilized I was able to stain it by adding acetone to the stain. I had a hunch it might work since the stabilizing resin is suspended in acetone. It took seven applications with each one making the wood slightly darker. I don't know if it will work on other stabilizing processes though.

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Ray, maybe it's the oxycodone I am on but what is CRS?
 
kbaknife said:
I love the whole idea of the materials list. I think we could all do some "recycling"!
Here in the midwest I could use some ol' osage fence posts for handles, wrought iron all over the place, farm machinery springs for blades, etc.
Beautiful work on that piece.
Nice job.
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One of the gentlemen in my blacksmith guild does this with every piece he makes. If you have something from A.D. there is a bill of materials, and he usually finds some neat stuff to use.

I like recycling, but sometimes I'm at odds with myself about using known steels.

-d
 
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