Author Topic: Cowboy belt knife  (Read 2345 times)

Offline Flinch Morningwood

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 346
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1
Cowboy belt knife
« on: October 17, 2020, 08:14:58 AM »
Made this from an old file.  I like to leave some of the file marks on the blade if possible to show it's good steel.

Handle is antler with a pewter bolster.

Mexican loop sheath inspired by a couple in the Tombstone book.

"I'll kill a man in a fair fight. Or if I think he's gonna start a fair fight."

- Jayne Cobb

Offline KenH

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 112
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 123
Re: Cowboy belt knife
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2021, 07:30:11 AM »
I just found this portion of the forum - Good looking knife, but I especially like the sheath.  You did REALLY good there.  With your permission I might use that as a pattern for a couple of sheaths.  Tell us more about the blade - how did you heat treat the file? 

Ken H>

Offline Flinch Morningwood

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 346
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1
Re: Cowboy belt knife
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2021, 07:41:18 AM »
Usually I heat till the steel won’t attract a Magnet, hold for a few seconds and quench in vet grade mineral oil heated to 150 F.

I temper in the oven.  This I did at 450 F for a hour.

Feel free to copy the sheath.  That’s what I did from the book...lol
"I'll kill a man in a fair fight. Or if I think he's gonna start a fair fight."

- Jayne Cobb

Advertising

  • Guest
Re: Cowboy belt knife
« Reply #3 on: Today at 12:46:04 PM »

Offline Sir Charles deMouton-Black

  • THE ANCIENT SUBSTANCE ENDURES - ALL LESSER PROPELLANTS SHALL FIZZLE
  • NCOWS Member
  • Top Active Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 6199
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 396
Re: Cowboy belt knife
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2021, 10:37:31 AM »
I just found this portion of the forum - Good looking knife, but I especially like the sheath.  You did REALLY good there.  With your permission I might use that as a pattern for a couple of sheaths.  Tell us more about the blade - how did you heat treat the file? Ken H>

I agree. In a belt sheath the pommel should not rise above the top of the belt.
NCOWS #1154, SCORRS, STORM, BROW, 1860 Henry, Dirty Rat 502, CHINOOK COUNTRY
THE SUBLYME & HOLY ORDER OF THE SOOT (SHOTS)
Those who are no longer ignorant of History may relive it,
without the Blood, Sweat, and Tears.
With apologies to George Santayana & W. S. Churchill

"As Mark Twain once put it, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

Offline 1961MJS

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 782
  • GAF #: 797
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 32
Re: Cowboy belt knife
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2021, 11:23:15 AM »
Hi Flinch

Looks great, useful, and a good sized knife.

Later
Mike
BOSS #230

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Division of Oklahoma

 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk

© 1995 - 2023 CAScity.com