Couple knives

[JamesG]

This is my version of a 1800 butch blade, forged from a mill file,handle is walnut with 1/4 brass pins pinned over.

The next one is a small bowie forges from a file,steel guard antler handle.

thanks

 

[rabjr]

Nice knives James. :thumbsup:

 

[smo]

Great work :thumbsup:

 

[tx-hunter]

Nice, I like the guard on the bowie. Good work. :thumbsup:

 

[davy]

Looks great sir! :hmm: :thumbsup:

Davy

 

[mazo kid]

Very nice! :thumbsup:

 

[PitchyPine]

Look great. :thumbsup:

 

[50cal.cliff]

Turned out real nice James!

 

[RickD]

Dang your making nice knives

 

[JamesG]

Thanks guys for the nice words. These two took my half the summer.I burned up a couple of knifes and some files was not paying watching them.

 

[chipper]

Nice knives....

How did you do the heat treating and hardening?

Regards
Loyd Shindelbower
Loveland Colorado

 

[Joe Yanta]

Looks great! My favorite is the one with the crown antler.

Joe

 

[JamesG]

I heat the blade up in a deep pile of charcoal coals tell in none mag. then i edge quached them in goop, conail oil parfen wax.then i sticked them in sand to cool off all the way sand and clena them to get the oil and sand off. then in the oven at 350 for an hour at a time tell it gets straw color.the top one has a ghost temper line when u look in the right light. thanks agion for the nice words

 

[chance]

Great knives..

 

[Blizzard of '93]

those really look authentic - is the antler handle pinned on? :thumbsup:

 

[JamesG]

The boxie is a hal tang. it a tight fitt with the tang and antle i had to use a hammer to drive it rest the way on , there epoxy on the inside, thanks for the nice words agio