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Title: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: Lamey on November 08, 2012, 06:40:00 PM
Forged from W2 round bar (1-1/2" x 4"), Overall 17", blade is 11-3/4" L x 2-1/4" W x 3/8" thick at ricasso.  Convex edge, sharp cplip, "working" polish to show hamon.  Handle is Ziricote,  which ive only used a few times, it sure works nicely.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8339/8165297400_90bef7343a_z.jpg)
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: kansas stik man on November 08, 2012, 06:55:00 PM
now thats a knife!!!
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: GRINCH on November 08, 2012, 07:38:00 PM
Very Nice
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Post by: GWV on November 08, 2012, 07:47:00 PM
Man!!!  That is a beautiful chunk of steel!
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: Lin Rhea on November 08, 2012, 08:17:00 PM
That's one beautiful knife Matt.
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: Lamey on November 08, 2012, 08:30:00 PM
thanks fellas, got to get the leather done now and get it shipped!
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: Ray Hammond on November 08, 2012, 08:45:00 PM
I really like that one Matt!  That hamon just popped - beautiful
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Post by: D.Ellis on November 08, 2012, 11:02:00 PM
Beauty, grip looks very comfortable.
Should be a choppin' machine.
Darcy  :)
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: PrarrieDog on November 08, 2012, 11:23:00 PM
Proper size for a bowie and beautiful too!
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: snakewood3 on November 08, 2012, 11:23:00 PM
Wow, that's a beautiful horse of a blade. I really like the way the hamon comes around the clip.
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: manitou1 on November 08, 2012, 11:50:00 PM
Another fine knife Matt.  You never disappoint.  I think you have those big knives "down pat"!  :notworthy:
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: Lamey on November 09, 2012, 05:02:00 PM
thanks fellas,  its a real handfull, but thats what the customer wanted.  I forged myself one today, a bit trimmed down from this beast though.
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: skullworks on November 09, 2012, 08:41:00 PM
Wowzer!!!!
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: amar911 on November 10, 2012, 12:56:00 AM
What a great looking knife! Excellent workmanship, Matt.

Allan
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Post by: Trapper Rob on November 10, 2012, 08:06:00 AM
Great looking knife how do you get the blade to look like that.
Rob
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: kbaknife on November 10, 2012, 08:54:00 AM
Is the guard stainless, Matt?
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: Lamey on November 10, 2012, 10:08:00 AM
hi Karl, no on this one the guard is mild steel, was going to blue it but decided to leave in the white for contrast.   Ive done a few in the white, and was worried about staining etc. but it doesnt seem to be a big problem with minimal maintanance.
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: akaboomer on November 10, 2012, 11:59:00 AM
Very nice Matt. I like everything about this one, as always with your knives.

Chris
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: Roughcountry on November 10, 2012, 09:24:00 PM
Wow, thats a quite a blade in every way. Really like it.
Title: Re: Ziricote & W2 "BIG" Bowie
Post by: Doug Campbell on November 10, 2012, 11:05:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup: