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I've been lucky lately in buying a couple of Bowie blades from Nick Wheeler. This blade was forged, HT'd and sanded to a medium grit by Nick himself. I gave it a spit shine to bring out Nick's famous hamon and then fixed it up with a semi clam shell guard (ala Mike Ruth Jr), filed spacer, and...

Thanks again gentlemen. I really appreciate the compliments.

Nice work Mikey. That's a heck of a good first try.

Thanks fellas.

Thanks guys, hope the new owner likes it.

I had always wanted to see Nick Wheeler's work up close so when he offered up some of his rough ground blades for sale I just had to buy one. Nick had forged and ground this blade, HT'd it for a beautiful hamon, and done some post HT grinding. All I really had to do was spit shine it a bit...

Here's one just done. It's a full-tang western style Bowie made as a mate for the owner's Ruger on a western-ish rig. Specs- - OAL is 14" with a 9" blade - Steel is 1/4" 1075 from Aldo w/ differential heat treat. - Handle has a tapered tang & nice stag from Culpepper's. - Clam shell...

That's really well done. He'll be very pleased.

Thanks Shawn. I like the one you just posted as well.

Thanks guys. Thanks Laurence, OAL is 28" and the blade is 20.25" long x 3" wide.

Here's a few pics of a sword build I'm finishing up. A friend & neighbor was interested in having his Albion blade (5160 steel) made into a finished sword so... I constructed a guard from 1095 steel and a great piece of dark black ebony. The handle is stabilized black & white ebony and the...

Thanks Eric.

I looks like it did well. I'm sure it means even more to him now that it has a story behind it. I'd love a shot at some of my old ones.

Thanks gentlemen.

Thanks mate.

Thanks guys.

+1 It just doesn't finish up evenly. Fine knife Eric.

Hello Dogs, I wanted to do something simple and aggressively profiled so here's a coffin handle fighter I'm just finishing. Just needs sharpening & leather. Specs: OAL is 10" with a 5 1/8" blade of 5/32" 1095. Flat ground and lightly etched for temper line. Guard is soldered 416...

Shop Talk would be the better forum. Get yourself some Ferric Chloride (aka pcb etchant) from Radio Shack. Mix one part FC with 2 to 4 parts water. Submerse your very clean blade and watch it oxidize. Presto.

Thanks Calvin, they just kinda' fell together.