Stacked Handle Bowie Knife


Memnos

Memnos

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alright guys, You may have seen the pic of this ole pakistan bowie my dad gave me...I know, I know, Its pakistan, buuuuut, I decided to do something with it anyway and see if I couldn't spruce it up a bit..

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some leather for the handle..

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and cedar..

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and antler

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this was the dust from cutting and sanding the antler, I had to step out for a bit..

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it takes a whiiiiile to get antler to fit right..

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some more antler that I got in a knife kit a long time ago..

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some more copper..

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getting there..

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i used quite a bit of epoxy

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got it stacked and ready to go in order of the way its going on..

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first piece on..

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and put together, with the antler tamped down and it is tight..

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the next day...everything seems pretty solid..

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starting the profile..

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well, there it is, I like it..thanks for looking!
 
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Easy_rider75 said:
WOW what a stunning handle. I love how ya used some copper in it with the cedar. Got a handle idea I'm kickin around and copper is going to be a part of it to
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yea i just used some copper pipe, cut it lengthwise with the angle grinder then flattened it out
 
Wow... I'm not sure how I feel about turning a full tang into a hidden tang. BUT!!! It came out looking awesome. I really love the contour of that handle. a definite improvement.
 
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