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As I'm preparing for the Blade Show I started to think about what I could put on my table as a conversation starter. I came up with the idea of a wooden knife. Then I thought "what if it were a take-down so I could show the anatomy of the hidden-tang knives I make". Well, as I was thinking about what style to do I looked at one of the Bowies I had already started. So my next idea "I may as well build a model of a knife already on my table and why not this Bowie". Since having those thoughts a couple days ago here is what I've come up with. The obvious piece of steel will be the Bowie that I hopefully finish up before the show. The wooden knife blade is made of a specie of Cocobolo called "Yambar" here in Nicaragua. The guard is made of "Frijolio", the spacer and pin are brass and the handle is made of "Guapinol". This was quite a bit harder to make than I had imagined, mostly because it was more delicate to work with.
I'm hoping this will be a fun way to show folks how a hidden tang is made up and maybe dress my table up a little. Hopefully I'll get the real Bowie made up before the show. Then it will be that much more interesting. When I get the actual Bowie finished I'll post a pic of the two together.
Here's a closeup of the pieces.
I'm hoping this will be a fun way to show folks how a hidden tang is made up and maybe dress my table up a little. Hopefully I'll get the real Bowie made up before the show. Then it will be that much more interesting. When I get the actual Bowie finished I'll post a pic of the two together.
Here's a closeup of the pieces.
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( sorry just had to ask ) I reckon thats a great display and a good conversation starter! I have to agree with some here, you will definately have to put a price on that.
