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I'm having a heck of a time getting good shots. I don't have an indoor setup with nice lighting, and the weather has been rainy and horrible around here for the last few days.
But, what the heck. Here's two new ones that were just finished. One is more-or-less a loose interpretation of a traditional older style Bowie, and the other has a more modern look.
Old Style
The Blade forged from 1084 and is differentially heat-treated. The blade is 8" with a sharpened curved clip. The oval guard and ferrule are fileworked Damascus of 1084 and 203E. The handle is African Blackwood.
I noticed in the shot above that there appears to be a line at the ricasso/guard joint that looks like I didn't get a real close fit. It's actually a reflection of some sort, because the fit is good. Let's zoom in a bit.
The shot above is closeup of the ricasso / guard / ferrule area.
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Modern
Again, the blade is forged from 1084 and differentially heat-treated. The blade is 8" with a sharpend straight clip. The guard is Nickel Silver, and the handle is stabilized Curly Maple from Ken McFall of K&G.
But, what the heck. Here's two new ones that were just finished. One is more-or-less a loose interpretation of a traditional older style Bowie, and the other has a more modern look.
Old Style

The Blade forged from 1084 and is differentially heat-treated. The blade is 8" with a sharpened curved clip. The oval guard and ferrule are fileworked Damascus of 1084 and 203E. The handle is African Blackwood.
I noticed in the shot above that there appears to be a line at the ricasso/guard joint that looks like I didn't get a real close fit. It's actually a reflection of some sort, because the fit is good. Let's zoom in a bit.

The shot above is closeup of the ricasso / guard / ferrule area.
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Modern

Again, the blade is forged from 1084 and differentially heat-treated. The blade is 8" with a sharpend straight clip. The guard is Nickel Silver, and the handle is stabilized Curly Maple from Ken McFall of K&G.