W2 Bowie with hamon

[Gene Kimmi]

Here is a bowie I recently finished. The blade is forged from w2 with a hamon and a wrought iron guard from a piece of anchor chain. The handle is an heirloom/museum fit piece of koa.





For the sheath, I tried a design to compliment the blade.

 

[Richard338]

Outstanding! Did you have to etch the guard?

 

[Gene Kimmi]

Outstanding! Did you have to etch the guard?

Thank you! I did etch the guard in ferric for about 10 minutes.

 

[Richard338]

Excellent, I appreciate it. I have a 2lb chunk of WI anchor chain ready for an upcoming project, but I haven't worked with it yet.

 

[Jsega51]

Excellent looking knife, it looks very well thought out and executed!

 

[seanj]

Excellent work Gene!

 

[Dawkind]

Great job!!! Outstanding touch on the sheath…very nice and unique

 

[Mendoman]

Awesome knife and sheath. Really impressive

 

[jfk1110]

Beautiful job!! Blade and pants are awesome!!!!

 

[Barry H]

ManO-man, that's a thing of beauty! Your photos are good, but that knife begs for a pro-photo shoot.

 

[Robert Dark]

Outstanding job in all aspects. Thanks for sharing.

 

[mitch13]

You did well
The sheath is a nice touch.

 

[i4Marc]

Nice looking piece. Good lines.

 

[PDQ knives]

Great work, and very nice design!

 

[Gene Kimmi]

Thanks everyone! I do have photos sent off to have edited into a pro photo. I'll post when I get it.

 

[Gene Kimmi]

I received the pro photo today. I think Jocelyn did an outstanding job!

 

[Barry H]

That is out of this world!! Now the only thing is to get it on the cover of a nice cutlery magazine