Small rustic bowie

[Raymond Richard]

I told myself before I finished any new knives I'd make a shadow box first. Now I just need to figure it out but my pictures do look better to me but that isn't saying much. This is the first knife I got together in the new shop. The blade is 7" hand forged from a piece of lumbermill saw steel. Anchor chain wrought iron half guard, mule deer crown, and a wagon wheel wrougt iron butt cap with ring and nut. 12 1/2" overall and it weights exactly 1lb. The props are from my jackalope hunting trip.

Coop, Thanks for the idea on the light box!

 

[Keith Montgomery]

I really like the blade shape and the finish on both the blade and the guard.

 

[Bruce Bump]

Ray, did you make that or dig it up out of your garden? It looks like John Smith may have lost it.

 

[RogerP]

Nice one Ray! Love the textured look of that saw steel.

Roger