Souvenir from Montana

Raymond Richard

Raymond Richard

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On my trip back home from the MKA Show I spotted an outside flea market so I decided to take a look around. I spotted a bunch of old farm equipment and among that junk was this full rack of buggy springs. These springs followed me home. I forged this little bowie out of a piece of one of the springs. The blade is 9 3/4" and 15" overall. The guard was forged from a piece of buggy wheel. I also picked up a good supply of local stag. Believe the crown I used on this knife is mule deer.

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I saw the spring then nearly choked when I saw the blade! Nice work, as always Mr Richard:D.
 
WOW !! :thumbup: Thats a beauty Ray :thumbup: perfect in every way. I really love the shape of the blade on this one. Excellent work :thumbup:
 
It's amazing what can be done with someone elses "junk". That is beautiful. Being able to recycle old parts into useful art is one of the greatest skills in knifemaking. I hope someday I can come close to doing something like that.
 
Great find Raymond and that is one beauty of a knife. How do you heat treat the buggy springs I have a couple of stacks I have been saving for a few years and I am not sure what to heat treat them like.
 
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