WIP Wootz bowie "brute de forge" and Sambar

John L · Sep 15, 2015

I like looking at your hands as much as the knife process. They look like mine!

John Lloyd

stezann · Sep 15, 2015

I can't wait for the rest of the process!! This is a beautiful project, thank you for sharing!

JASON~ · Sep 15, 2015

Look forward to this knife

FengYang · Sep 15, 2015

nice work！Like this model！:thumbup:

DesRosiers · Sep 15, 2015

Your work is outstanding Brother!

Dawkind · Sep 15, 2015

Perfection!

Redsnake1997 · Sep 15, 2015

DesRosiers said:
Your work is outstanding Brother!

^ This!! Can't wait to see this one thru to completion.

j.louis · Sep 16, 2015

Thank you for your comment!
I continuous th WIP (I decided that the knife will "take down")

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The pommel inside

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Outdoor..

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rustyrazor · Sep 17, 2015

awesome thread. i love the ingenuity with hand tools. reminds me of my work... if i was smarter.

BladeScout · Sep 17, 2015

Chills down my spine....

Im keeping an eye on the progression of this one, that's fer sure.

j.louis · Sep 18, 2015

It's take shape!..

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PS: Sorry, the pictures are not in the right order! :ambivalence:

erik markman · Sep 18, 2015

Great work JL! I am want to make a wootz knife sometime.

RogerP · Sep 18, 2015

I absolutely LOVE the guard and ferrule. It's a shame you had to lose so much wonderful texture from the stag, though.

Kevin Jones · Sep 18, 2015

^Yep, I went from "WoW" to "ops" in one photo, but still going to be a beautiful knife.

bluejaunte · Sep 19, 2015

I think I own the same lathe!

Impressive work. Not being a huge fan of knobby stag, I think the handle looks great.

j.louis · Sep 19, 2015

Erick: you must come home!

I understand well for the Sambar, sometimes it was very fortunate of falling on the perfect (but I have no luck much).

But I am very happy this one!
I like a lot! :RÉ

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samclaymore · Sep 19, 2015

Amazing.

Kevin Jones · Sep 19, 2015

I love this Bowie's overall profile, which is greatly enhanced by the beautifully shaped guard IMO.

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etorix · Sep 20, 2015

great work to see in WIP, cheers

stezann · Sep 21, 2015

Beautiful shape and finishing!! and very interesting pattern!
I noticed the wootz pattern doesn't show in the upper part of the bevel...it seems to stop just a little above the hardening line, while usually when alloy banding is on a w2 blade the pattern is more evident in the unhardened part, and less visible under the hamon.