Garys4598 1,065 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) I order the below custom blade directly from Michael Stevenson, blacksmith, just over three weeks ago. He fabricates these "Primitive D-Guard Dueling Bowie" knives from spring steel. . . and the friggen thing is enormous! Just what every true-blooded American male needs for an EotW or SHTF or Zombie outbreak or whateverthehell event. The knife's overall length is 18 inches, and the blade length is 12 inches. I asked him to sharpen the top edge of the knife, but one can have that edge false as well. Whadda think? Oh. . . and it ran $375 which included the leather sheath and shipping. Not too bad for a custom handcrafted Bowie (although personally, I think of it as being more of a short sword, easily strapped to one's leg for carry). ~Gary Edited May 26, 2011 by Gary 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Desolo 55 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Now thats SWEEEEET..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigcec1 72 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I like it Christmas shopping early Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poolingmyignorance 2,191 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I'd be walking around the house saying "thats not a knife, THIS is a knife" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrance@iacwds.com 716 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Great looking mini-machete Gary! Just be sure you don't bring a knife to a gun fight. LOL I'm jealous, 1911 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GREYLUPO 358 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I love bowies, and thats focking sweet!! Its more like a hand sword! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FORKLIFT352 63 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Oh yeeeeeaaaaaa! I had been looking for somthing just like that!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
L5K 162 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Kenny 144 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 That is a nice knife, but I'm more interested in that Damascus tomahawk in the picture with it. Where'd you get that nice piece of steel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arik 565 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Now that's a knife! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Like a shorter Confederate Bowie! NICE! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bayoupiper 738 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 So that is what you are giving me for my birthday! Thanks! I love it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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BpS12 512 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Very nice and deffinantly worth every penny. Being a Farrier, I've been toying with the idea of making knives from my used rasps. Though I tend towards Scrama Sax styling, Bowies are handy too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marrok857 51 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Thats absolutely SICK!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ktcm7271 999 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 +1 Something like that may make me quit Spyderco and Kanetsune knives! Does he heat treat them too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 Very nice and deffinantly worth every penny. Being a Farrier, I've been toying with the idea of making knives from my used rasps. Though I tend towards Scrama Sax styling, Bowies are handy too. The best straight razors were made from the shoes of horses that pulled wagons over cobblestone streets, the cold forging made steel with a great grain structure! Should make great knives too! Old rasps are great for making tools and should make decent knives. I have a bearing scraper I made out of an old saw file and have used for 30 years or so without re sharpening it! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ktcm7271 999 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 Very nice and deffinantly worth every penny. Being a Farrier, I've been toying with the idea of making knives from my used rasps. Though I tend towards Scrama Sax styling, Bowies are handy too. The best straight razors were made from the shoes of horses that pulled wagons over cobblestone streets, the cold forging made steel with a great grain structure! Should make great knives too! Old rasps are great for making tools and should make decent knives. I have a bearing scraper I made out of an old saw file and have used for 30 years or so without re sharpening it! I disagree, G.O.B. The finest iron ore on the planet is in Japan. The most experienced blade forgers are also from Japan. If that wonderful pig sticker is not heat treated then polished properly, the rockwelL rating would render it useless. Steel is the heart of A blade. Heat treating is the soul. Spyderco and Kanetsune rule! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 Very nice and deffinantly worth every penny. Being a Farrier, I've been toying with the idea of making knives from my used rasps. Though I tend towards Scrama Sax styling, Bowies are handy too. The best straight razors were made from the shoes of horses that pulled wagons over cobblestone streets, the cold forging made steel with a great grain structure! Should make great knives too! Old rasps are great for making tools and should make decent knives. I have a bearing scraper I made out of an old saw file and have used for 30 years or so without re sharpening it! I disagree, G.O.B. The finest iron ore on the planet is in Japan. The most experienced blade forgers are also from Japan. If that wonderful pig sticker is not heat treated then polished properly, the rockwelL rating would render it useless. Steel is the heart of A blade. Heat treating is the soul. Spyderco and Kanetsune rule! I was going by Grandfather, he used a Sheffield straight razor into his 80's. He said that they held the sharpest edge because they were made from the shoes of dray horses. He was the one who taught me to rivet, and hammer weld, as well as 'spark testing' steel on a grinder to find the carbon content and how to draw and temper homemade steel tools. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mcswood 1 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I'm new here but came across this post while doing a google search. This knife is forged from 1095 carbon steel rod. The initial or primary edge is roll hammered during the firing. Once the overall profile and primary bevel is achieved the blade is brought to a red glow and quenched in strained, used motor oil. Test pieces are used to find the right mix (hard enough to break without planking). The blade is then brought back up in temp. till the edge can be struck with a file (but left unsharpened). Once the knife is finished the blade is sharpened (never polished). They hold an edge well. Mike 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
psl sniper 963 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 as an avid sword and knife collector, i gotta say thats a beutiful weapon. i may have to add a bowie to my collection some time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dieb4iwake 60 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 so where can one get ahold of one of these Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Hanlon 6 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 DO WANT!!! ... MUST HAVE!!!!!! ... That knife/Tomahawk combo is awesome.. wow.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnathan T 1 Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Oooooooooooo (oo, not oh) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daughertym 15 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 NICE! Make me think of the Predator Bowie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joseph 141 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 *Now THIS is a Short Sword! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TxStrat 5 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Did you know that it wasn't Jim Bowie that invented the Bowie knife... it was actually his older brother. Jim Bowie made it "famous" when he used it to kill a man defending himself in a fight! "and now you know the rest of the story" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colon Terminus 61 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Yeh, the knife is great ... just fucking wonderful! Now tell us about the tomahawk, please. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Garys4598 1,065 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) Yeh, the knife is great ... just fucking wonderful! Now tell us about the tomahawk, please. Okay. . . here's a weblink to the forum thread that I started on 20 June 2010, on how I put this hawk together: http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?/topic/55539-anyone-into-tomahawks/ The spiked hawk's head was forged by Craig Barr and is of damascus steel. I purchased the head off of eBay (Craig sells them from there, as well as knife blade blanks. . . at least he used to). I procured the unfinished hickory hawk handle from some website, and stained it in dark oak oil stain and applied clear satin Miniwax polyurethane to protect it. Lastly, I procured a spool of rawhide 'ribbon' and after letting the rawhide soak in warm water for approximately thirty minutes, I immediatly soaked it in dark brown oil leather stain, just before wrapping and stretching it around the hawk's handle. I performed two wrappings of the oil stained rawhide ribbon on my hawk (the second wrapping I conducted in the opposite direction of the first). That's about all I can think to convey about my custom Craig Barr hawk. Here are a few more photos of just the hawk: (Double-click on the images to make them larger.) ~Gary Edited July 20, 2011 by Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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