CUSTOM BOWIE KNIFE MADE FROM FERRIERS RASP FILE
VERY CUSTOM BOWIE KNIFE MADE FROM 1095 STEEL FROM FERRIERS RASP FILE. THIS KNIFE WAS STARTED 2 YEARS AGO AND MOST OF THE PIECES WERE ROUGHTED OUT. THE HANDLE HAS OVER 50 STACKED PIECES OF LEATHER ,I WORKED ON AND OFF ON THIS KNIFE UNTIL I HAD WHAT CRAFTMANSHIP I THOUGHT WAS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS KNIFE AND SHEATH. OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS I WORKED ON AND OFF ON THIS KNIFE UNTIL THIS MONTH I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO FINISH THIS KNIFE AS I NOW THOUUGHT I COULD FINISH THIS TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS UP TO WHAT I WANTED THIS TO LOOK LIKE. I KEPT TRACK OF MY TIME AND NOW HAVE OVER 65 HOURS OF WORK ON THIS KNIFE AND SHEATH, MANY HOURS WENT INTO GRINDING AND POLISHING THIS BLADE, THE SHEATH HAS A DUEL SNAPS SEWN ON HOLD DOWN STRAP AND THE LEATHER HANDLE IS FINISHED IN 2 PART EPOXY AND GOLD FLAKES ADDED, THIS IS WHY I CALLED THIS KNIFE AND SHEATH " DOS ANOS " BECAUSE I STARTED THIS 2 YEARS AGO BUT NEVVER FINISHED IT. THE KNIFE IS 7.5 INCHES LONG AND IS 1/4 INCH THICH AND IS MADE FROM 1095 STEEL.. THE KNIFE WILL FIT INTO SHEATH FOR EITHER RIGHT HANDED OR LEFT HANDED PERSON. KEEP IN MIND I ONLY HAVE A 4 X 36 INCH BELT SANDER TO WORK WITH.
I ALSO STARTED A SECOND KNIFE BACK 2 YEARS AGO AND WILL NOW PUT ALL PARTS TOGETHER TO MAKE ANOTHER BOWIE KNIFE AND SHEATH IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ITEM NO. 55
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