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SKIBO	GENTLEMANS "FILE" BOWIE	Lead	[-]
Posts: 137 (07/03/09 3:31 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None got this done today. Blade is 6" oal 10.5". I hammerd it some thhus it has that forged loo on the Blade (Ilove that look). elk antler handle.<>< The Church of God is an anvil that has worn out many hammers <><
Knifesmith		#1	[-]
Posts: 949 (07/03/09 3:41 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Like the coffin handle shape! -------------- Eric Dobratz Scarab Forge
SKIBO		#2	[-]
Posts: 138 (07/03/09 3:54 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Yeah It's easy to do with files LOL. I am making another one but it is a whole lot BIGGER. It's over a 1/4 thick and will have a 9" blade.<>< The Church of God is an anvil that has worn out many hammers <><
jamesGIII		#3	[-]
Posts: 1309 (07/03/09 4:26 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Great work Skibo. I like the looks of it.
wisconsinwalter	Real nice!	#4	[-]
Posts: 27 (07/03/09 6:52 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I really like it
prarieboy		#5	[-]
Posts: 93 (07/03/09 7:37 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	U Dunn it again! Look up it's all above Us.
Yotman		#6	[-]
Posts: 101 (07/04/09 7:06 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Looks like it would be real cumfee to handle
inuumarue		#7	[-]
Posts: 245 (07/04/09 2:25 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	The hammer marks and the brown on the elk antlers really add some character. I love it.
RC1947		#8	[-]
Posts: 67 (07/04/09 2:45 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	That's pretty nice, and you even included a choil to help with close-up work. Well done! RC ps have you tried soaking the Elk ivory in a thinned solution of linseed oil? 30 min., wipe it off - wet sand it if you want, prior, that helps bigtime - let it sit for a couple of months while you move on to other projects, and then check the patina on the stag. I also use pine tar in my mix, which adds a golden component to the brown of the oil. I buy it from a baseball supply place on the web, Spaulding Pine Tar. Last Edited By: RC1947 07/04/09 2:52 PM. Edited 1 times.
Phoenix 1967		#9	[-]
Posts: 2079 (07/04/09 6:10 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Brother, that is a great knife as usual.... one of these days though, I'm gonna talk you into a knife with bolsters and buttcap.... LOL Maybe a coffin handled bowie, with an "S" guard... Lawren http://phoenix1967.webs.com/index.htm
SKIBO		#10	[-]
Posts: 141 (07/05/09 5:38 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Ya mean like this? I have not done a butt cap yet / But i do have a huge file being made into a Bowie that will have bolster and butt cap..<>< The Church of God is an anvil that has worn out many hammers <><
Phoenix 1967		#11	[-]
Posts: 2080 (07/05/09 6:32 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Brother I LOVE that big bowie! If I wasnt busier than a one legged cat tryin to bury a turd on a frozen lake, I'd try to trade you outta one of those! Lawren http://phoenix1967.webs.com/index.htm
zammer		#12	[-]
Posts: 46 (07/05/09 8:25 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	That Bowie looks awesome skibo, nice pic under the skull. I hope you don't mind if I use that for inspiration when I get around to my next knife.
inuumarue		#13	[-]
Posts: 246 (07/05/09 9:40 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Oh man I think I just fell in love with that third knife! gorgeous!
SKIBO		#14	[-]
Posts: 142 (07/05/09 12:40 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks Guys. ya know I have had some people buy a knife from me and love it. Then had a couple say the finish is not top notch. When I try and explain to them that my knives are made to look rough(I like that look) I do not want a knife to look perfect. Now I am in no way knocking high end knife makers. They are pure artists at what they do. But my style knife is just what it is. I have no [problem using my knives. If the blade gets scratched up it's no biggie. I do have high end knives but do not use them. They are just way to nice to use. Am I the only one that thinks like this? I just find something spl about a knife with some grind marks here and there and that awesome forged look. Maybe I am just weird?<>< The Church of God is an anvil that has worn out many hammers <><
Knifesmith		#15	[-]
Posts: 954 (07/05/09 6:07 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I tend to try to make "scratch free" knives that are pretty schmancy, but to each their own. One of the things that makes me sad is when someone buys a "using" knife from me, and is afraid to use it and scratch it up. I think the folks who buy a rustic knife then crab about the finish obviously missed the point. One of my favorite pics is from a buddy of mine who got a damascus/1095 san mai hunter with desert ironwood handle from me. It's him sitting in the bed of his old beat to hell pickup with a "meat" deer, proudly holding the knife in front of the little buck. It's a "fancy" knife, but one that will be used well, show signs of use, and be a better knife for the scratches and discolorations. -------------- Eric Dobratz Scarab Forge
SKIBO		#16	[-]
Posts: 145 (07/06/09 6:49 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	ERIC you are a CLASS act. thanks<>< The Church of God is an anvil that has worn out many hammers <><
Orien M		#17	[-]
Posts: 2882 (07/07/09 7:03 AM) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Man, those all look great...nice proportions, and personally I like the hand-hammered, slightly 'raw' finish...I finish mine up the same way (if a blade is too shiny, it makes me worried to scratch it. If I leave a few scratches in to start with, then I don't worry...). That 2nd knife (with the puma skull) is really gorgeous, nice work!
Legba		#18	[-]
Posts: 266 (07/07/09 8:01 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Very well done! I also like the hammered finish look.

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