Work in Progress, Tiger Bowie

[LucasPeres]

Hello everyone, I'm going to share a little bit of my process of creating this take-down bowie knife.
I apologize for not having photos of some of the forging steps.
Ignore the damascus texture, as it is just illustrative; the final pattern will be different.

Here is the final sketch of the knife

Any record of the forging

Okay, now the frame and rear reinforcements are assembled.

Handle material, desert ironwood

Once the alignment and guide holes were done, I started pommel nut is taking shape now

Adding m5 thread

start shape

Little confusion here

A look at the pattern, it looks incredible

 

[LucasPeres]

While I plan the next step, a lunch break

An overview of how things are here.

I will be back soon with new updates. I hope you enjoy the process.
Thank You.
Cheers!

Instagram: @lucasperesknives

 

[Shotgun37]

Very nice & thanks for sharing

 

[jfk1110]

EXCELLENT WORK...... Thanx for sharing this with us.......Looking forward to watching the whole deal.........

 

[SharpBits]

I love WIP posts! Thanks for bringing us along for the journey.

 

[Forrest Taylor]

I'm looking forward to the next edition.

 

[LucasPeres]

"Hello everyone! Thank you very much for your comments and support. We are in the final phase of the project, and the next post will bring the finished result.

Stay tuned so you don't miss the latest updates!"

Adjusting the guard

Tempered parts

Then I do all the sanding to remove the oil layer after tempering.

Adjusting the handle

An overview of how it's going.

A little sandpaper

 

[LucasPeres]

After a long period of sanding, we will reveal the damascus

Cleaning

Pattern revealed

"Coffee is used to enhance contrast excellently. Don't worry, it won't come off the blade as it is extremely resistant when applied correctly."

They will rest for 12 hours

I'm still thinking about how I'm going to make the color, black or blue. I'm in doubt.

(The next post will be finished, thank you all for following along.)

 

[jfk1110]

After a long period of sanding, we will reveal the damascus

Cleaning

Pattern revealed

"Coffee is used to enhance contrast excellently. Don't worry, it won't come off the blade as it is extremely resistant when applied correctly."

They will rest for 12 hours

I'm still thinking about how I'm going to make the color, black or blue. I'm in doubt.

(The next post will be finished, thank you all for following along.)

Beautiful work young man..........Thank you for sharing it...

 

[Barry H]

Spectacular!! Thanks for all the work-in-progress photos!!

 

[LucasPeres]

Hello everyone, last update until I take the final photos of the knife.

Thank you for following this far, I hope you like the final result.
Cheers!


Coffee revelation

Continuing with gluing the chassis to the cable.

Assembling the set to see how it looks.

 

[LucasPeres]

Starting construction of the sheath

 

[LucasPeres]

 

[jfk1110]

Excellent work

Thanx for bringing us along

 

[Matteo Escobar]

So cool, thanks for sharing! Incredible work.

 

[LucasPeres]

Thanks so much everyone

 

[LucasPeres]

Hello everyone, here is the final result. Thank you all for following along.

 

[SharpBits]

That is stunning! You are very talented. Thank you for the WiP thread.

 

[LucasPeres]

Thank you so much, Sir

 

[Lorien]

Outstanding WiP thread! Exquisite workmanship! Clear photos!


I may have usurped my moderator powers here, but I've added this to the sticky'd WiP thread