WIP Wootz bowie "brute de forge" and Sambar

[John L]

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

John Lloyd

 

[stezann]

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

 

[JASON~]

Look forward to this knife

 

[FengYang]

nice work！Like this model！:thumbup:

 

[DesRosiers]

Your work is outstanding Brother!

 

[Dawkind]

Perfection!

 

[Redsnake1997]

Your work is outstanding Brother!

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

 

[j.louis]

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]

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

 

[BladeScout]

Chills down my spine....

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

 

[j.louis]

It's take shape!..

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

 

[erik markman]

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

 

[RogerP]

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]

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

 

[bluejaunte]

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]

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]

Amazing.

 

[Kevin Jones]

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

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[etorix]

great work to see in WIP, cheers

 

[stezann]

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.