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Offline ChurchandSon

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My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« on: February 10, 2013, 05:26:59 PM »
Back in '79 Sam Elliott stared along with Tom Selleck in a movie called the "Sacketts". One of my all time favorite westerns...Elliott played "Tell Sackett" and carried a huge Bowie in a shoulder sheath...I've wanted to do one for a long time...
Here's Sam with his....




Mine is the version after he spent time with the friendly Indians....
15″ overall with 10″ sharp x 2″ deep….
Forged from a ’40′s Rio truck spring on charcoal,hot filed, quenched in water…No electricity used..
Bolster poured from pewter and non-lead fishing weights….
Handle is from a big whitetail….
Sheath is rawhide deer over veg-tan with an egg tanned Elk cuff and fringe…..
Shoulder belt is from an old hunting bag I made and didn’t like so it got its-self re-used…No dye on the sheath… dirt, grease and varnish with a few beads…












Kind of loses something with the 2013 attire but ya get the point....


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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2013, 08:04:21 PM »
Randy now thats what I call NICE. Over all a GREAT job. Thanks for showing.. Terry alias KT
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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2013, 10:46:12 PM »
Now that's a knife.
A work in progress.

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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2013, 03:27:23 AM »
Very nice indeed! How long did it take you to make it?

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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2013, 05:07:29 AM »
Wow, well, when you need a buckler to carry it, it's a sword!

That is extremely cool, very nice work indeed.
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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2013, 06:53:56 AM »
   Now that I like!  That is one of my favorite movies and they never seem to air it on tv.  The patina on the antler is really good; did you do anything specific to it?
     Keep up the good work,  I enjoy your stuff.

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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2013, 07:15:52 AM »
Great looking knife!  I wish I had the time to learn how to forge.  It is on my bucket list.   I did a bronze spear and sword eons ago, but that is completely different beastie than steel.   Love the blade.  I love the look of the forging process.  Next time you dry shave some mouthy bar patron, make sure to use plenty of rotgut to ensure it does not get infected!

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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2013, 04:48:28 PM »
Thanks Gents, each and all....

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How long did it take you to make it?
About 4-5 hrs. hot cutting, forging, filing and heat treatment...Takes a while when you choose not to use electrical tools...
I'd guess 10-12 hours in the sheath...I do most of that stuff at night instead of turning the rest of my brain to jelly watching TV....Plus I done the rawhide and tanned the hide....

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The patina on the antler is really good; did you do anything specific to it?
I boiled it with fat for a yellowish look (Thanks Chuck Burrows), rubbed in my grease/pine pitch/beeswax/compost dirt finish and hung it in the barn window for a couple of months....
Thanks again.....Randy
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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2013, 08:15:25 PM »
Now that ya got a good knife you can chop up that dang banjo! :)
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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2013, 10:19:26 PM »
Here's mine ;D I had to beat Sam at cards to get it! STUPID PHOTOBUCKET!!!!!! But as usual Randy your stuff is one of a kind and i would LOVE to have that one in my collection,fantastic work buddy,someday i'll save up and get one of yours..



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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2013, 04:22:57 AM »
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Now that ya got a good knife you can chop up that dang banjo!

I tried to chop it up my Banjo and it healed itself!!!
Now she rings out like a horny Banshee!!!
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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2013, 10:44:05 PM »
Hi,

I had been hoping someone else would post this, but he wore the same knife in a movie called "the Quick and the Dead" No, not the one with Sharon Stone ...  the one with Tom Conti and  Kate Capshow ... Okay: I'll admit it: I am a REAL Sam Elliot fan!

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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2013, 04:14:32 AM »
"That's a mighty handsome women you got there"
Yessir Mr. Ellis, that also is a great movie and harder to find than the "Sacketts"
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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2013, 06:58:45 PM »
Back in '79 Sam Elliott stared along with Tom Selleck in a movie called the "Sacketts". One of my all time favorite westerns...Elliott played "Tell Sackett" and carried a huge Bowie in a shoulder sheath...I've wanted to do one for a long time...
Here's Sam with his....




Mine is the version after he spent time with the friendly Indians....
15″ overall with 10″ sharp x 2″ deep….
Forged from a ’40′s Rio truck spring on charcoal,hot filed, quenched in water…No electricity used..
Bolster poured from pewter and non-lead fishing weights….
Handle is from a big whitetail….
Sheath is rawhide deer over veg-tan with an egg tanned Elk cuff and fringe…..
Shoulder belt is from an old hunting bag I made and didn’t like so it got its-self re-used…No dye on the sheath… dirt, grease and varnish with a few beads…












Kind of loses something with the 2013 attire but ya get the point....




Your is better in my opinion. Very nice work on the sheath.

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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2014, 09:24:05 PM »
Back in '79 Sam Elliott stared along with Tom Selleck in a movie called the "Sacketts". One of my all time favorite westerns...Elliott played "Tell Sackett" and carried a huge Bowie in a shoulder sheath...I've wanted to do one for a long time...
Here's Sam with his....




Mine is the version after he spent time with the friendly Indians....
15″ overall with 10″ sharp x 2″ deep….
Forged from a ’40′s Rio truck spring on charcoal,hot filed, quenched in water…No electricity used..
Bolster poured from pewter and non-lead fishing weights….
Handle is from a big whitetail….
Sheath is rawhide deer over veg-tan with an egg tanned Elk cuff and fringe…..
Shoulder belt is from an old hunting bag I made and didn’t like so it got its-self re-used…No dye on the sheath… dirt, grease and varnish with a few beads…

 

That's a wonderful piece of usable art.  Fancy enough to be eye-catching, rough enough to mean business.  I love it!   (That's yours-- although his isn't bad either.  Yours just has more character.)

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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2014, 11:46:45 PM »
Sam called he wanted it back,told him to look at yorn~


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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #16 on: April 09, 2014, 07:06:36 AM »
That's definitely one of a kind, . . . and a good kind at that.

Forging is one of those "bucket list" things for me too, . . . just don't know when.

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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #17 on: April 29, 2014, 07:50:02 PM »
You owe me a new keyboard. Mine's all covered in drool! ;D
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Re: My "Tell Sackett" Bowie
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2014, 11:27:05 PM »
For those who are looking to see either "The Sacketts" or the Elliot "The Quick and The Dead," you can find them on Netflix.
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