My first Bowie knife

pratik_mahale · Post by **pratik_mahale** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:24 pm

After making few small knives this is my first attempt of a big one
Total length is almost 12” & Handle length 4”
Specially took very much effort in making the Brass Bolster

Bowie.jpg

Handle-1.jpg

Handle-2.jpg

Handle-3.jpg

kshitij · Post by **kshitij** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:34 am

The appeal of big brutish knives has got you too

Cool bowie-cleaver

airgun_novice · Post by **airgun_novice** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:41 am

Dear Pratik,

One word for your creration - "laa-jawaab". After polishing the blade thoroughly it will be a delight to behold (and hold, if you let me

)

regs
A.

essdee1972 · Post by **essdee1972** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:15 am

God Pratik!! This is awesome!! Jim Bowie himself would have been proud to use this blade!!

kshitij · Post by **kshitij** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:06 pm

@pratik,
What steel have you used for this one? It doesnt seem to have come off a saw blade.

pratik_mahale · Post by **pratik_mahale** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:19 pm

Thanks guys
Yes kshitij it’s not a saw blade I brought this raw knife and gave a Bowie shape
Not very hard metal easy to work on it
Need to be harden but unfortunately don’t have any resources to do it
@AGN
There are lots of hammer marks on it some are very deep not possible to remove it
Next I will try with the car pata which you gave me long back

kshitij · Post by **kshitij** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:33 pm

If it was already a knife before you gave it the bowie shape, it should already have had some kind of heat treatment. The only way to find out is to put it to use

TC · Post by TC » Mon Apr 06, 2015 4:49 pm

Lovely job Pratik,
Love the Old West look. John Wayne carried one like this in one of his famous movies.... it was on protecting a fort.... can't remember the name right now.

TC

pratik_mahale · Post by **pratik_mahale** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:51 pm

Thanks TC
@ kshitij
You can’t drill a hole in saw blade using normal drill machine because it was harden but this knife metal was very easy to drill & very easy to file

pratik_mahale · Post by **pratik_mahale** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:00 pm

Some pic of original knife

Original Knife.jpg

After cutting.jpg

Final shape.jpg

astronomy.domaine · Post by **astronomy.domaine** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 1:30 am

nice one Pratik!
can u elaborate a bit on the bolster? what starting material (brass plate??) did you use, tooling details etc..

cheers

pratik_mahale · Post by **pratik_mahale** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 11:10 am

Yes used 4 mm thick brass plate for making Bolster
first drills the holes use needle file so the tang can go in perfectly than used dremel cutting wheels & sanding band to give the shape. Also used three 6 mm round brass rod as rivet in wooden handle & I put 6 layers of red cloths between wood, tang & bolster gives very nice impact

brihacharan · Post by **brihacharan** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 11:39 am

Wow!!!
Great job Pratik

Can see a lot of hard work --after seeing the original raw blade

Congrats man

Briha

pratik_mahale · Post by **pratik_mahale** » Wed Apr 08, 2015 11:39 am

brihacharan wrote:Wow!!!
Great job Pratik
Can see a lot of hard work --after seeing the original raw blade
Congrats man
Briha

Thanks Sir

kshitij · Post by **kshitij** » Wed Apr 08, 2015 11:59 am

pratik_mahale wrote:Thanks TC
@ kshitij
You can’t drill a hole in saw blade using normal drill machine because it was harden but this knife metal was very easy to drill & very easy to file

Pratik,
I doubt it is the drill machine that matters. Use a hard carbide tipped drill bit to drill the saw blade steel and it should work.

As for the hardening, cant it be done on a normal fire in a metal box? May take longer to reach the desired temperatures but it should work just fine right?

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