Yesterday I got 2 more forged as well as a large Persian Bowie Heat treated for a customer. I spent about 3 hrs being interviewed by the local newspaper, apparently with the forged in fire show on people are interested in bladesmithing now.
Well I have been commissioned to do a series of 11 Thanos bowies for Wilson Combat. These are slightly smaller than my Original Thanos bit not by much.
Firing up the forge to begin forging out the bowies.
Shaping the blade
Drawing out the tang
thermocycling the blade to refine grain...
I did not know you were there. i would have had you do my knives. I looked for you out where I brought my knife to you my first show but you were not out there.
This is the last knife I have left of my JS test knives. I call it the Thanos Bowie. It has a 12" blade 2.5 wide and 3/8 thick. Curly Koa handle with shoulder carry sheath. $1600 shipped
Koa Camp Chopper
11.5" 80crv2 Blade .36 thick. G10 bolster with curly Koa scales. This blade has my rustic finish on it which shows the forging and is scotchbright finished for a good working finish. This is a great all around work knife comes with a belt carry sheath. $750 shipped
I found that soaking the blade with wd40 before ht gives the same results. I was taught to use wd40 by Jason Knight when making damascus as a flux and it hought I wonder if it will help with decarb. I sprayed it on until it was dripping and stuck it in the oven. It flared up a little but left a...
Ok I need some input from you collectors. I am working on a run of 11 of my Thanos Bowies for Wilson combat. I am looking for input as to what the preferred handle material would be for most collectors. My original had Koa on it but high quality koa in the sizes I need are rare and very...
Here are a few of my knives. I will post them for sale in the for sale section as soon as I get better pictures but if you are interested you can pm me.
My JS Persian Fighter Bowie
My JS Thanos Bowie
My JS Fighter
My Persian Bowie
My Brute de Forge Chopper