Doc Holiday WIP

[AkWildman]

Havnt done a wip in a while so I thought I would do one on this knife as I'm doing a couple of things for the first time.
Frame handle and using S grade ivory substitute. So I forged the blade from 1084 bar stock cleaned it up and heat treated it,finish ground and hand sanded to 2000 grit then hit it with the buffer, the top sledge is ground to zero so its sharp. Next will be guard and spacer then the frame handle.I will be using S grade ivory substitute so that the blade will be legal in all states and will be scrimshawing a image of Doc Holiday played by Val Kilmer on one side and a smoking double barrel shotgun broken open on the other side.

 

[Justin Presson]

I love the movie Tombstone one of my favorites. The bowie is looking good.

 

[AkWildman]

I love the movie Tombstone one of my favorites. The bowie is looking good.

Me to one of my favorites !

 

[Kevin Zito]

I’ll be your huckleberry! Good looking knife.

 

[John Wilson]

that is sexy!!

 

[Sean Jones]

Very nice!

 

[Doug Lester]

Good job on the blade. Can't wait to see it finished.

Doug

 

[Rick Otts]

Very nice work!

 

[Von Gruff]

Beautiful polish on a really nice blade.

 

[opaul]

Looks great. What are the dimensions going to be.

 

[KenH]

Great Job!!! Nice polish - you could use it for a mirror.

 

[Chris Railey]

Yep, that is cool.

 

[Dennis Morland]

Looking forward to following along. Going to be a really nice piece.

 

[AkWildman]

Looks great. What are the dimensions going to be.

The blade is 9 1/4 long and 1 5/8 at its widest ,it measures a hair over 5/32 thick at the recoso for a fast blade with a distal taper.Thats considered thin by today's standards seems everyone wants a chopper but in reality the fighters and bowies of old were not thick heavy blades. I think when its complete it should be around 14 inches in total length.

 

[bladegrinder]

Great looking blade there Ak.

 

[Justin W.]

Well done

 

[AkWildman]

Wip on the Doc Holiday,today's progress was slotting the guard and press fitting,then shaping and polishing.Couldnt decide on a guard style as I didn't think a s guard would fit the motif and a elliptical was a tad boring so I went all cosmopolitan!

 

[Chris Railey]

Nice fit up sir. I still struggle on properly fit guards. I need to do more of them.

 

[John Wilson]

That’s a heck of a snazzy guard press you have there! Now I feel like a Cro Magnon because I chuck the blade in a vise and drive the guard on with a deep well socket and a mallet!

 

[Chris Railey]

I chuck the blade in a vise and drive the guard on with a deep well socket and a mallet!

Holy crap that is a good idea. I had no idea the talented makers drive guards on...I am so doing that soon.