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[Turtle81]

Hi! Im here maybe after year, my thread was lost. Here s new..
"Man from Van Diemen land" knife..forged old spring from truck,stainless steel,iron,coper,walnut,deerskin, rawhide..Inspiration from Cormac McCarthy book "Blood Meridian"..

 

[tvandeventer]

Cool knife and sheath. Talk about forging to shape. I don't think that thing ever touched a grinder! Good job.

Cheers,


Terry Vandeventer


Terry L. Vandeventer
ABS MS

 

[Dusty One]

Very nice work !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Michael Starr]

I hope those aren't YOUR teeth!!!
Very rustic, very cool

 

[Turtle81]

After forging rough outline, incurve the blade..Forge curvature if needed. Methodically, left and right side of shape.Small place (forging die cube to anvil 3x3" ) is for start this method better.Clear blade and anvil before every step..(Sorry about my halting english, its long time from last conversation)

 

[Turtle81]

Kukri M43 WWII..military Mercedes truck spring,construction steel,walnut..

 

[xaman]

I love that bowie! Nice work.

 

[RogerP]

You did well with both of those - man, that bowie is a beast! Thanks for the peek.

Roger

 

[peterinct]

VERY nice knives... both of them.

Thanks for posting the pictures.

Peter

 

[Keith Montgomery]

You do excellent work. I think both knives are very good looking.

 

[jdm61]

I like the shape of the blade on that bowie.:thumbup:

 

[raylaconico]

WOW, I really like the bowie! The khukuri is great too!

 

[Turtle81]

Thanks!

 

[barrabas74]

Great looking knives. Love the look of the bowie, sucks about the little nick in the blade but that'll sharpen out I am sure. That Khukri looks awesome and I really like the leather sheath that it comes with. Both great looking knives.

 

[Turtle81]

I do that little nick on purpose..He gives old look to new bowie Oldschool artifact, stuff of the killer named "Man from Van Diemen land" from Glanton gang ...

 

[Turtle81]

"CoCo" 4" forged 1095 blade, stainless, fiber,elephant ivory,bronze, cocobolo..

 

[Jason Taylor]

That Bowie is awsome. Everything it should be and nothing it dosen't need.

 

[geerts]

Exellent,all three of them.My heart goes out to the Bowie.

G

 

[Rick]

Inspiration from Cormac McCarthy book "Blood Meridian".

One of my favorite books, and you definitely captured the spirit of the scalp hunters in that big, raw-looking Bowie; right down to what looks like dried human ears on the scabbard!

Excellent work! Fit for "the Judge."

 

[Turtle81]

Thanks!! Next knife of member Glanton gang will be soon..I want make all of them...