3 Variations of Bowies

[Dave Cole]

Just finished these three up, but still have to make the sheaths.I wanted to do several versions with various materials.Dave

The first is a more period style, with a 9" 1080 steel blade.The guard is also 1080, the crown is Whitetail with a rawhide wrap and sinew.


This one has a 9 3/4" 1095 steel blade.The blade has been handrubbed and dipped for a nice patina.The guard and buttcap are copper and the handle is premium Sambar Stag.




This one is a dressy Gambler style bowie with a 9" Chad Nichol's damascus blade.I used brass for the guard and buttcap, with Water Buffalo spacers and European Red stag handle.


A little closer veiw of the pattern of the steel.

[Arizona Cattleman]

WoW! Very Cool... You does good work those are really nice knives,

AZ Cattleman

[Kid Terico]

Dave I really like the hand rubbed blade. KT

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[Dave Cole]

I finished up some leather for these three, so here ya go pards.Dave 

tried a design similar to one I saw in "Plains Indian Knife Sheaths"



This features a quilt pattern tooling inspired by my friend Paul Long, and a concho I made of ivory


A little Prarie Rattler for ya

[Josh Dabney]

Dave,

Lookin DURN good as usual buddy.

I'm LOVIN   the Prairy Rattler !!!   Perfect match with the antler.

Quilt Pattern, sweet !  The arrowhead concho is also a very nice touch.

May hafta swing by tomorrow and check'em out before they get sold 

-Josh

[Kid Terico]

Dave they look really good now. As before, but even better now. I cant beleave how big a difference a sheath makes to bring it all to gether. KT

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Excellent!  'Specially the hand rubbed one ... and the ... well, you get the idea.

[rebsr52339]

Very well done. "Rustic" is alwaye in vogue.

[northwestgrizzly]

I very much would like to have that middle one....