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Progress Thread - The Redmeadow Bowies

The front spacers are that cabernet red paperstone Tim, just the back spacer will be black richlite.
 
I'll get everything except the end plate attached with epoxy and let that cure. That makes sure that I can get all the spacers lined up without gaps so when I do get to peening the tang over the end plate, everything is already cured up and correct. Finding an error in the spacers after peening the tang sucks!

After heat treat, I annealed the crap out of the end of the tang so it will move under the hammer. The peening is done with a tiny ball pein and a couple of punches with rounded heads to prevent digging things up to much.

The A/I Bowie is gonna have a polished end plate so I have to be careful with my taps. The bronze one is going to be textured so I don't have to worry about marring the surface when tapping with the hammer and punches.
 
Th'anks! When I asked Scott Maynard, RMK Shop foreman (the other RMK Shop foreman) the same question some many years ago, he told me they soldered a screw to the metal sheet stock, drilled a hole in the handle material, added some epoxy, then screwed it in place; shaping it after the fact. That wouldn't work with a full, or through-tang knife like yours. Thanks for the esplainin' stuff. :thumbsup:
 
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I posed the question elsewhere here, but would that rear spacer look better in maroon (like the front ones), or should I leave it black? Haste makes waste, and I want to get this blade right.
 
Maroon for symmetry, black to show your OCD who's boss! (Maroon)...
 
Haha! I have to force myself to break up patterns and symmetry, that's why I'm terrible at spacer layout. I was thinking the black might bring out the front spacers more, but I'm planning on a black sheath so it should pop no matter what. I'll get some mock ups made of both.
 
The maroons have it....except for the sheath! I'll get a new spacer attached and peened up, I should have some good shop time this coming week. Can't wait to shape these up. For my first S guards, I think they're gonna turn out nice.
 
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